Spacedots vs Hyperspace AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spacedots
Create dynamic visual art by drawing shapes and manipulating particle systems. Customize colors, gravity, and fill modes for a unique experience. The full version unlocks image import and video recording.
- 65000+ particles
- Draw lines, rects, circles, triangles
- Customizable particle colors
- Adjustable gravity field
- 60fps performance
- Import images (Full Version)
- Record videos (Full Version)
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Play with over 65000 particles in space. Draw lines, rects, circles or triangles and choose between different fill modes. You can change the particle colors and the gravity field behaviors and enjoy it all at 60fps. In the Full Version you can now also import images and record videos. Most enjoyable on an iPad :)
Hyperspace AR
Create a unique augmented reality art exhibition in your own space using 3D AR sculptures. Scan your environment and draw with a variety of tools that sample your surroundings' colors. Film and share your digital art installations.
- Site-specific AR sculpture creation
- LiDAR scanning for environment mapping
- 3D drawing tools
- Color sampling from environment
- Record and share creations
- AR art exhibition
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Hyperspace AR is a LiDAR augmented reality art experiment by Universal Everything. Create a site-specific exhibition of AR sculptures in your own space. Scan your space, then draw on the screen to create 3D AR sculptures. Your toolkit includes flowers, crystals, spikes and threads, which also sample the colours of your environment. Film and share your creation using #HyperspaceAR. This AR experiment has been designed using the LiDAR camera and will therefore only function on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPad Pro 2019 and up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spacedots at 4.5 against Hyperspace AR's 3.8. Spacedots also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 43 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Hyperspace AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Spacedots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hyperspace AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spacedots holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Spacedots's written reviews are positive against 71% of Hyperspace AR's.
Spacedots ships an update every 3 days, Hyperspace AR every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spacedots | Hyperspace AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (14 ratings) — better | 3.8 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 43 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 13.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johannes Pfahler | Universal Everything Ltd |
Customer experience
Spacedots
Hyperspace AR
In-app purchases
Spacedots
- Full Version$3.99
Hyperspace AR
No in-app purchases
