Comparison

8th Wall XR Remote vs spatial fields

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

Head to head
About

8th Wall XR Remote

This utility app transforms your iOS device into a remote control for testing AR applications on your computer. It streams essential data like touches, camera feed, and sensor readings directly to your development environment, streamlining the AR development workflow.

Highlights
  • AR app preview and testing
  • Device as remote control
  • Streams touches, camera, and sensor data
  • Supports 6DoF camera position
  • Environmental sensing data
Features
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8th Wall XR Remote allows you to preview and test AR apps directly in your development environment on your computer without having to compile and deploy it to a device. It turns your iOS device into a remote control that streams data to your development computer such as touches, camera image, camera position (6DoF), field of view, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and environmental sensing data (e.g. light level, detected surfaces and anchor points). Documentation is available at: https://docs.8thwall.com/xr/

About

spatial fields

Immerse yourself in 3D Gaussian Splats with high-fidelity rendering and augmented reality viewing. Easily import and manage your 3D content, with offline access and Apple TV control. Perfect for presentations and creative exploration.

Highlights
  • High-fidelity 3D rendering
  • Augmented Reality (AR) viewing
  • Home & Lock Screen widgets
  • Easy file importing (PLY, SPZ)
  • Offline access with previews
  • Apple TV control via iPhone/iPad
  • Seamless integration with other apps
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Explore, showcase, and immerse yourself in your 3D Gaussian Splats like never before. Spatial Fields brings full-fidelity rendering, immersive AR viewing, and seamless integration with your Apple devices, all in one powerful app. Key Features: High-quality rendering — Full-fidelity viewer with spherical harmonics and PLY/SPZ/LCC file support. Augmented Reality mode — Place and explore your splats directly in your space. Widgets on Home & Lock Screen — Create widgets from your splats or gallery splats that open instantly with a tap. Easy importing — Bring in PLY and SPZ splats directly from iCloud Drive or other Files locations. Offline access — Save favorites locally, with a SuperSplat-based image preview creator for quick browsing. Apple TV control — Use your iPhone or iPad to drive the Apple TV app, turning your TV into a giant screen that mirrors your interactions. Seamless app integration — Open PLY and SPZ files in Spatial Fields from other apps. For example, export directly from Scaniverse into Spatial Fields in one step. Perfect for presentations, creative exploration, or enjoying your 3D content anywhere — at home, in the office, or on the go.

Screenshots

8th Wall XR Remote4 screens
spatial fields4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 8th Wall XR Remote at 100% against spatial fields's 0%. 8th Wall XR Remote also leads on price (Free vs $24.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). spatial fields's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

8th Wall XR Remote is free to download; spatial fields costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

8th Wall XR Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 8th Wall XR Remote's written reviews are positive against 0% of spatial fields's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

8th Wall XR Remote ships an update monthly, spatial fields every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
8th Wall XR Remote versus spatial fields: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8th Wall XR Remotespatial fields
PriceFree — better$24.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB124 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer8th WallContrast Media Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

8th Wall XR Remote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

spatial fields

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

8th Wall XR Remote

No in-app purchases

None

spatial fields

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 8th Wall XR Remote free?
8th Wall XR Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is spatial fields free?
spatial fields costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 8th Wall XR Remote or spatial fields?
8th Wall XR Remote is rated higher. 8th Wall XR Remote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while spatial fields averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 8th Wall XR Remote or spatial fields have ads?
Neither 8th Wall XR Remote nor spatial fields shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 8th Wall XR Remote or spatial fields?
8th Wall XR Remote ships an update monthly, and spatial fields every 2 months. Most recently, 8th Wall XR Remote was updated on November 13, 2026 and spatial fields on October 30, 2026.

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