Artemis Prime vs Spatial Media Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artemis Prime
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Artemis Prime is a physical director's viewfinder like no other. Built upon the Artemis Director's Viewfinder application for iOS. It adds a new set of tools to the Cinematographer and Director's arsenal. Designed by a cinematographer with 30 years experience in commercials, music videos, concert films, TV drama, feature films and a project the NSA simply won't discuss, Artemis Prime is designed to enhance collaboration on set. By offering a visual, comprehensive method to discuss and refine lens, framing, lighting and grading choices, Artemis Prime will be an indispensable part of the collaborative process in the new digital age of filmmaking. One viewfinder for all your needs, covering all formats up to Super 35mm. with a large format version under development. Able to accurately display any motion picture camera recording format using spherical or any anamorphic format lenses. No more need to change ground glasses and more accurate than any viewfinder ever made.
Spatial Media Toolkit
Transform your 2D photos and videos into immersive 3D Spatial experiences using advanced AI. Add adjustable depth, trim content, and convert to VR formats. Batch process entire folders and save your creations for later viewing on devices like Vision Pro or Quest.
- AI-powered 2D to 3D Spatial conversion
- Adjustable depth slider
- Video trimming
- VR side-by-side conversion
- Batch folder conversion
- Save to Photos or Files
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Convert any 2D photo or video to 3D Spatial! - Using our cutting-edge AI, step into photos and videos as if you're there - Use the slider to add just the right amount of depth - Trim videos before converting to select just what section you want - Convert Spatial to VR side-by-side - Batch convert entire folders and albums at once - Save to Photos or Files to view alongside your other Spatial media - Convert side-by-side and top-and-bottom VR media to Spatial Convert on the go and send to your Vision Pro or Quest for viewing later. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://strangemesa.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spatial Media Toolkit at Free against Artemis Prime's $99.99. Spatial Media Toolkit also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and device support (4 vs 1). Artemis Prime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Spatial Media Toolkit is free to download; Artemis Prime costs $99.99 up front. Spatial Media Toolkit sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Artemis Prime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Artemis Prime ships an update every 4 months, Spatial Media Toolkit monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artemis Prime | Spatial Media Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (158 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 158 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chemical Wedding | Strange Mesa |
Bugs and requests
Artemis Prime
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Spatial Media Toolkit
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes during video conversion
- Rendering fails for longer videos (5+ minutes)
- Side-by-side video conversion fails
- Zero-byte files created on conversion failure
- App force closes on certain OS versions (Sequoia beta)
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- Rendering stops when user walks behind video
- Videos get stuck in loading state indefinitely
- Converted videos won't play properly
- Photos/panoramas not viewable in visionOS 2.0
- Depth slider has no effect
- Cross-eye/Wiggle settings not remembered on timeline
- Saved videos convert to 2D instead of 3D
- Hidden folder save functionality broken
- Performance issues on Mac Pro despite high core count
- Restore purchases required repeatedly
Requested features
15 requests- Batch processing for multiple files
- Default output type setting to avoid manual changes
- MPO stereo image format support
- 2D to VR 180/360 degree conversion
- Manual depth adjustment (select regions to adjust depth)
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- Video trimming capability
- Full video preview without rendering
- Auto-rename files when saving
- Preserve original file dates
- Larger preview window
- Phone rotation capability in preview
- Multi-threaded/multi-core processing optimization
- Error messaging for failed conversions
- Background conversion processing
- Load images from file system (not just Photos library)
In-app purchases
Artemis Prime
No in-app purchases
Spatial Media Toolkit
- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro$39.99
- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro$59.99
