Play3D Camera vs Looking Glass Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play3D Camera
Create lifelike 3D hologram stories by placing photorealistic AR characters on any surface. Record and share your augmented reality moments easily.
- Photorealistic AR holograms
- Place holograms on any surface
- Create and record 3D stories
- Share directly to Messages
- New holograms added weekly
- ARKit powered
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With super high-resolution photorealistic imagery that’s lightning fast to place, Play3D is more than just 3D photo stickers, it’s an Augmented Reality (AR) experience that is so lifelike it’s amazing. Place holograms anywhere on any surface and create your very own stories. Optimized for iOS 12 and powered by ARKit, Play3D brings you the next generation of Augmented Reality capture technology and offers a line-up of exciting, breathtaking holograms that you’re going to love. More will be added every week! Play3D is fun and easy to use. Look for the surface, choose a character and place. Then record and share your fun moment. It’s that simple! You can even share directly to Messages in your iPhone. Whether you’re looking for an Extended Reality, Mixed Reality or Augmented Reality experience, there’s nothing more real than Play3D. Bring the power of Play3D into your videos. Download today! Officially Licensed Product of National Football League Players Inc. © 2018
Looking Glass Go
Transform your photos into holographic displays with this app, designed to work with a portable holographic device. Capture new memories or convert existing photos from your archive into immersive 3D holograms viewable over WiFi.
- Convert photos to holograms
- View photos with depth and detail
- Create holographic memories
- Stream 3D holograms over WiFi
- Works with Looking Glass Go device
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Looking Glass Go is a portable holographic display for spatial experiences and memories. This app is designed to work with your Looking Glass Go. ANY PHOTO CAN BECOME A HOLOGRAM Shoot photos with your phone and view them with incredible depth and detail as holograms. Or turn older memories from your archives into a stream of 3D holograms delivered to your Looking Glass Go over WiFi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Looking Glass Go at none against Play3D Camera's 6. Play3D Camera's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 13.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Play3D Camera sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Looking Glass Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
Play3D Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Play3D Camera's written reviews are positive against 67% of Looking Glass Go's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play3D Camera | Looking Glass Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | 4.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Altered Reality Corporation | Looking Glass Factory, Inc |
Customer experience
Play3D Camera
Looking Glass Go
In-app purchases
Play3D Camera
- JuJu Smith-Schuster3 variantsFree
- Saquon BarkleyFree
- Baker MayfieldFree
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- Sony MichelFree
Looking Glass Go
No in-app purchases
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