Comparison

Reflo vs Looking Glass Studio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Custom hologram messages
  • Augmented reality experience
  • Themed hologram messages
  • Private sharing
  • Control over access
  • Record and share videos
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Reflo4 screens
Looking Glass Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reflo ships an update fortnightly, Looking Glass Studio monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Reflo versus Looking Glass Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefloLooking Glass Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (171 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings171 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.3 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDriven CatalystLooking Glass Factory, Inc

Customer experience

Reflo

All ratings171 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Looking Glass Studio

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Reflo

Subscriptions1
  • Reflo Premium$2.991 Year
One-time6
  • 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
None

Looking Glass Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reflo free?
Reflo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Looking Glass Studio free?
Looking Glass Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reflo or Looking Glass Studio?
Looking Glass Studio is rated higher. Reflo averages 4.4 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while Looking Glass Studio averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Reflo or Looking Glass Studio have ads?
Neither Reflo nor Looking Glass Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reflo or Looking Glass Studio?
Reflo ships an update fortnightly, and Looking Glass Studio monthly. Most recently, Reflo was updated on September 18, 2026 and Looking Glass Studio on June 1, 2026.

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