Sphere vs shARe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sphere
This XR solution empowers businesses globally to boost operational efficiency and reduce costs. It offers broad device support and integrates seamlessly with existing tools for diverse enterprise use cases like collaboration, training, and sales.
- Interoperable XR solution
- Supports AR/VR headsets, mobile, and PC
- Five enterprise XR use cases
- Flexible deployment options
- Integrates with conferencing tools
- No-code content creation
- Backend system integration
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Sphere is the most complete, interoperable, and enterprise-ready XR solution on the market, helping businesses of all sizes and around the globe achieve operational efficiencies and cost savings across a variety of job functions. * Most supported devices and platforms, including AR and VR headsets, monocular devices, mobile devices, and PC * A single application with turnkey support for five major enterprise XR use cases: spatial collaboration, sales showcasing, remote assistance, workflow guidance and training, and immersive build planning * Flexible deployment options, including SaaS (standard), private cloud, and on-prem * Out-of-the-box integration with existing conferencing tools like Teams * Built-in CMS that enables usage of existing 2D and 3D assets for rapid, no-code content creation * Integration-ready, with a trusted network of partners to deliver backend systems integrations with PLM, LMS, ERP systems
shARe
Transform real-world locations into interactive augmented reality spaces. Create, customize, and share digital content like avatars, 3D models, and games that persist in physical locations for real-time collaboration.
- Transform real-world spaces into AR environments
- Place and customize 2D avatars, 3D models, images, and videos
- Create persistent AR content that remains in location
- Real-time collaboration with others in shared AR spaces
- Build experiences for education, tourism, and retail
- Supports games like pool and chess within AR
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shARe transforms real-world spaces into interactive AR experiences. Turn the places around you into digital spaces where you can create, customize, and experience content together. All supported devices can view, edit, collaborate, and shARe in existing AR-enabled spaces. Creating and scanning a new space requires an iPhone Pro device with LiDAR capabilities. Scan a location and bring it to life with 2D avatars, 3D models, games like pool and chess, images, videos, and much more. Place content around you, move it, edit it, and create experiences that feel like they truly belong in the space. Build immersive AR experiences for education, tourism, hospitality, real estate, retail, events, and entertainments. Whether for business or just for fun, shARe helps anyone create and share interactive digital worlds. What you place stays in the space. Your creations remain exactly where you put them, so when you return later, or when someone else visits the same location, they can see and interact with the same content. Leave content behind for others to discover, and come back anytime to find it right where you left it. shARe is designed for real-time collaboration. Everything you create can be seen and experienced by others at the same location instantly, allowing friends, students, customers, and communities to interact together in a shared AR environment. shARe with your friends! shARe with your students! shARe with your customers! shARe with your community! With shARe, everyday places become spaces for creativity, connection, and shared experiences. See Our Terms & Conditions & EULA: https://www.visionsolutionsar.com/tos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sphere at none against shARe's 4. shARe's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 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
Both are free to download. shARe sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Sphere asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sphere against 5.0 for shARe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
Sphere ships an update every 2 months, shARe weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sphere | shARe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 301 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Comptex Solution Engineering GmbH | James Lynch |
Customer experience
Sphere
shARe
In-app purchases
Sphere
No in-app purchases
shARe
- shARe Basic1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- shARe Plus$24.991 Month
- shARe Pro$79.991 Month
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- shARe Enterprise$174.991 Month









