Reflo vs Looking Glass Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reflo
Create and send custom hologram messages that appear in your recipient's home using augmented reality. Personalize your messages with various themes and share them privately with friends and family. Experience a new way to connect and share memories.
- Custom hologram messages
- Augmented reality experience
- Themed hologram messages
- Private sharing
- Control over access
- Record and share videos
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Send custom hologram messages to friends and family and appear right in their home. Share your holograms from the app and the recipient gets the message with the full AR experience. Try the HoloBot theme and beam your message just like the rebels did a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... Wishing someone Happy Birthday? Use the birthday theme and your hologram will include dancing presents and balloons! Unlike other message apps, Reflo uses the video you capture and makes it appear in the room along with your selected theme. Record your child singing Happy Birthday with Reflo, then share it and they will see them singing right in the room with them. Through the magic of Augmented Reality (AR), connect with friends and family in a new and exciting way. Reflo makes sharing easy. Using a text, or your favorite messaging service, share a hologram with your friends and family, all from within the app. Privacy is important for these kinds of memories, so all Reflo holograms are shared privately, and you are always in control of who has access. Simply remove someone from the share list and your hologram message will be removed from their list. Reflo is free to download, and includes one theme for free. Additional themes are available through a subscription to Reflo Premium. Reflo premium will also fund future development of themes and features.
Looking Glass Studio
This application transforms various video formats, including Cinematic Mode and RGBD media, into holographic experiences for a specific display. It allows filmmakers and developers to showcase their 3D visual creations without the need for VR headsets.
- Holographic video playback
- Supports Cinematic Mode
- Supports RGBD media
- Supports Quilt media
- No VR headset required
- 3D visual experience
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A video player for your Looking Glass display, transforming Cinematic Mode, RGBD, and Quilt media into life-like holograms. Whether you’re a filmmaker shooting with Apple’s Cinematic Mode or a developer innovating with RGBD depth data, Looking Glass Studio seamlessly brings your creations to the Looking Glass for an awe-inspiring 3D visual experience. Requires a Looking Glass holographic display. Does not require any headsets, as always.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Looking Glass Studio at 100% against Reflo's 50%. Looking Glass Studio also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Reflo's advantage is ratings volume (171 vs 6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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. Reflo sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Looking Glass Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Looking Glass Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reflo has 171 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Reflo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Looking Glass Studio's.
Reflo ships an update fortnightly, Looking Glass Studio monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reflo | Looking Glass Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (171 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Driven Catalyst | Looking Glass Factory, Inc |
Customer experience
Reflo
Looking Glass Studio
In-app purchases
Reflo
- Reflo Premium$2.991 Year
- Unicorn Theme$0.99
- Beach Theme$0.99
- Birthday Theme$0.99
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- Halloween Theme$0.99
- HoloBot Theme$0.99
- Magic Mirror Theme$0.99
Looking Glass Studio
No in-app purchases
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