Comparison

tagSpace vs AR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

tagSpace

Experience the world with an enhanced view by blending digital content with your surroundings. Discover location-based games, find hidden 3D content, and create your own augmented reality tags. Capture and share mixed reality photos and videos of your interactive experiences.

Highlights
  • Mixed Reality experiences
  • Location-based games
  • Create and place digital tags
  • Remix 3D scenes
  • Capture MR photos/videos
  • Share experiences
  • Supports audio, images, video, 3D objects
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tagSpace is the Spatial AI creation platform that gives you an enhanced view of the world by seamlessly blending it with digital content. The app serves up Mixed Reality, holographic experiences that are “always on”, they respond to your current environment and are customizable for each user. Information • Exploration • Entertainment • Reimagined Explore a new city, play location-based games, find 3D content hiding in your neighbourhood, drop your own Tags to remember where you parked your car or where to meet friends. Most of the 3D characters can be repositioned so you can remix each scene to fit the real world around you. Using the built-in camera you can capture Mixed Reality (MR) photos & videos of your experience and share them with friends. Our app also supports the hosting of other MR experiences that are created by our clients and partners via a web link. The app supports audio files, images, videos, 3D objects and 3D special effects.

About

AR

Create engaging augmented reality videos by placing 3D animated celestial objects into your real-world environment. Capture photos and videos of your unique scenes and share them instantly on social media.

Highlights
  • Place 3D realistic models
  • 3D animated celestial objects
  • Take photos of scenes
  • Record videos of scenes
  • Share videos and photos
  • Create augmented reality scenes
Features
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AR Vid is an Augmented Reality App. Place 3D animated astronomical objects in your real world and make video for real fun. Use AR Video app to create own augmented reality scenes. Features: - Add 3d realistic models in your environment - 3d animated celestial objects - Take Photos of your scenes - Record videos of your scenes - Share your videos and photos on your favourite social media platforms SUBSCRIPTIONS - You can subscribe for PRO features with unlimited adding 3d realistic models in your environment, unlimited snapshot, recording videos, sharing and no ads. - Subscription options are: 1 year, 1-week. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Your Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period with the same cost you have started your subscription. - Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. - To restore your upgrade to AR Vid on a new device, go to the Settings screen, tap the “Restore” option and your subscription or previous purchases will become active free of charge. For more information : https://sites.google.com/view/appsplaces-video-converter

Screenshots

tagSpace4 screens
AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: tagSpace at every 3 weeks against AR's every 3 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. tagSpace sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and AR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for tagSpace against 4.9 for AR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tagSpace ships an update every 3 weeks, AR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
tagSpace versus AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertagSpaceAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings511 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.4
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertagSpace Pty LtdApps Places

Customer experience

tagSpace

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

AR

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

tagSpace

One-time4
  • A Tier 4 Premium Zone$5.00
  • Premium Zone - Tier 3$10.00
  • A Tier 2 Premium Zone$24.99
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  • Premium Zone - Tier 1$49.99
2 purchases

AR

Subscriptions2
  • Upgrade to Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Upgrade to Pro Yearly$12.991 Year

Questions

Is tagSpace free?
tagSpace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR free?
AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, tagSpace or AR?
AR is rated higher. tagSpace averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while AR averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do tagSpace or AR have ads?
Neither tagSpace nor AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tagSpace or AR?
tagSpace ships an update every 3 weeks, and AR every 3 months. Most recently, tagSpace was updated on October 24, 2026 and AR on October 30, 2026.

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