Hoverlay Browser vs BlippAR OpenAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoverlay Browser
Experience augmented reality by overlaying digital content onto your physical space. View art, e-commerce items, and holograms in real size, or place links and media at specific locations to augment events and businesses.
- Camera-based augmented reality
- Overlay digital content in your room
- Place links and media at locations
- Augment events and businesses
- View 3D models and holograms
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Hoverlay’s camera-based Augmented Reality browser extends your browser, social feed, or email to make content appear directly in your room. From art, to e-commerce to holograms, Hoverlay brings digital twins into your space, in real size. Use Hoverlay to also place links, social or professional profiles, contact info, videos, 3d models, audio or images at any location. Augment your next event, popup store, concert or store with content that others can unveil using the Hoverlay camera. To learn about latest Hoverlay news and updates follow @hoverlayAR on Twitter or Instagram, like us on Facebook or check the hoverlay.com webpage. Questions or feedback: feedback@hoverlay.com
BlippAR OpenAR
Explore the world through augmented reality. Scan everyday objects, famous faces, landmarks, and more to unlock interactive experiences and learn new information. Discover hidden content on packaging, magazines, and posters.
- Scan everyday objects to learn more
- Unlock AR experiences from everyday places
- Discover content on packaging and magazines
- Identify famous faces, landmarks, and more
- Interactive augmented reality experiences
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Via the realms of augmented reality, Blippar helps you see, experience and learn more from the world. Unlock augmented reality experiences from everyday objects and places with the Blippar app. Scan and see what you can discover. Perhaps you’ve seen a celeb but can’t quite place them? A logo you want to know more about or that adorable dog? Or who painted that amazing art piece? Scan them with blippar to learn more. Scanning with Blippar is easy: 1. Download, then tap and hold to scan almost anything, see what you discover (we may not always get it right, but we’re working on it!). Try any famous face, dogs, cars (US only), landmarks, flowers, everyday objects… even a banana! 2. Look out for the Blippar logo on packaging, products, magazines and posters. Scan the item as instructed to experience incredible augmented reality. Follow @blippar on Instagram & Twitter, like us on Facebook or check the blipp.it webpage for more blipps. Any questions or feedback, email: ios@blippar.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hoverlay Browser at 4.4 against BlippAR OpenAR's 3.0. Hoverlay Browser also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 2) and device support. BlippAR OpenAR's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hoverlay Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoverlay Browser has 42 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Hoverlay Browser | BlippAR OpenAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (42 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 410 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hoverlay, Inc. | blippar.com |
In-app purchases
Hoverlay Browser
No in-app purchases
BlippAR OpenAR
No in-app purchases
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