Hoverlay Browser vs Trace
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
Trace
Easily build and share immersive 3D holographic tours and augmented reality experiences. Add interactive elements, spatial videos, images, and 3D models to bring your creations to life. Publish instantly to any device, from phones to XR headsets.
- Create 3D holographic tours
- Design spatial content
- Add interactive elements
- Publish to any device
- Capture 3D scenes
- Add spatial videos and images
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Create and share 3D holographic tours in seconds. Bring your ideas to life with Trace — the fastest way to build and publish immersive AR experiences directly from your device. With the Trace Creator app, you can design world-class spatial content, add interactive elements, and instantly publish to any device. Capture and create 3D tours, product demos, and training scenes. Add spatial videos, images, 3D models, and interactive guides. Share insights and stories from curators, educators, and experts — as if they were there in person. Seamlessly viewable on phones, tablets, and next-generation XR headsets. --- Terms of service: https://www.trace3d.app/traceuser-termsofservice Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trace at 5.0 against Hoverlay Browser's 4.4. Trace also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Hoverlay Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (42 vs 13). On price, ads and device support 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. Trace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. Hoverlay Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Hoverlay Browser's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trace's.
Hoverlay Browser ships an update every 6 weeks, Trace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoverlay Browser | Trace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 410 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hoverlay, Inc. | Trace3d Inc |
Customer experience
Hoverlay Browser
Trace
In-app purchases
Hoverlay Browser
No in-app purchases
Trace
- Trace Creator - Monthly$20.001 Month
- Trace Creator - Yearly$191.991 Year
