Reality Mixer vs Spatialify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reality Mixer
Capture virtual reality gameplay and applications in mixed reality. Create videos with or without a green screen, and without a PC. Compatible with popular VR games and applications, offering easy calibration and multiple recording modes.
- Mixed reality video capture
- Green screen or no green screen recording
- PC-free recording
- Easy 4-step calibration
- Multiple recording modes
- Augmented reality recording options
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Reality Mixer is your new app for capturing your favorite virtual reality games and applications in Mixed Reality! Together with the iOS/iPadOS screen recording feature, you can use it to create Mixed Reality video recordings with or without a green screen, and without a PC. Features: * 100% Free and Open-Source. * Compatible with the most popular virtual reality games and applications. * Easy calibration with only 4 steps. * 4 modes: Virtual Green Screen, Avatars, Green Screen, and Spectator. * No green screen required (for devices with an A12 chip or newer). * No Mac/PC required. * It includes options for hiding or filtering the "background layer", allowing you to create "augmented reality" recordings as well. * You can use the screen recording button on the Control Center to record your Mixed Reality video or to use another app to stream the video. Requirements: * A compatible standalone virtual reality headset: Oculus Quest 1 or 2. * iPhone or iPad with an A12 chip or newer if you wish to use it without a green screen. A device with LIDAR is recommended for better results. * WiFi network. A 5 GHz WiFi with a strong signal is highly recommended for better results.
Spatialify
Capture, preview, and export spatial photos and videos. Supports various viewing modes and conversion to common 3D formats for VR devices and social sharing. Create spatial media from other 3D formats.
- Capture 4K HDR spatial videos and photos
- Preview spatial media in multiple modes
- Stream to AR glasses or large screens
- Export to common 3D formats
- Create spatial media from 3D formats
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Spatialify is a utility app built around spatial photos and videos: Capture: (iPhone 15 Pro series, iPhone 16 or newer only) • Capture 4K HDR spatial videos • Capture Apple Log ProRes stereo videos with real-time LUT preview • Capture 12MP HDR spatial photos with Live Photo and Portrait Depth • Launch the camera via Camera Control, Action Button, Lock Screen, or Shortcuts Playback & Streaming: • View spatial videos and photos on your phone using parallel viewing, anaglyph glasses, wigglegram, or Cardboard • Check detailed media parameters via the "Media Info" panel • Connect to supported AR glasses or large screens to quickly browse spatial videos and photos Export & Make: • Convert spatial media into common 3D formats for viewing on other VR devices or sharing to social platforms • Create spatial videos and photos using other 3D formats
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Reality Mixer at Free against Spatialify's $2.99. Reality Mixer also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.5). Spatialify's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (67% vs 34%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Reality Mixer is free to download; Spatialify costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spatialify holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 63 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Reality Mixer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Spatialify's.
Reality Mixer ships an update every 6 weeks, Spatialify every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reality Mixer | Spatialify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (71 ratings) | 4.0 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | 67.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #48 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabio de Albuquerque Dela Antonio. | 天 吴 |
Customer experience
Reality Mixer
Spatialify
User reviews
Reality Mixer
From 71 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Great for mixed reality without green screen
- 👍 Easy setup compared to PC
- 💡 Innovative technology
- 💰 Free to use
- 🚀 Works well for Beat Saber
Room to improve
- ❌ Frequent connection issues
- 🐛 Significant lag and freezing
- ⚠️ Calibration problems
- 😵 Confusing setup process
- 🚫 Incompatible with newer Quest models
Spatialify
From 63 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great for recording 4K spatial videos
- 👍 Allows viewing spatial photos and videos on VR/AR devices
- 👍 Useful for converting spatial media to common formats
- 👍 Provides more features than native camera app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes or doesn't work on newer devices
- 🐛 Issues with video quality and compression
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with other apps and camera modes
- 🐛 Spatial media not detected on Vision Pro
Bugs and requests
Reality Mixer
Reported bugs
15 issues- Latest update broke mixed reality on Beat Saber
- Mixed reality camera positioned incorrectly
- Unknown error when loading mixed reality
- App freezes during calibration
- Connection errors after calibration
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- VR lag and freezing during gameplay
- Controllers not tracking correctly
- Gray background instead of MR
- Flickering blocks and sabers in Beat Saber AR
- App makes all Oculus apps unlaunchable
- Audio out of sync with video
- Lag between hand and VR
- Does not work with iOS 15.2
- Calibration requires frequent headset removal
- Mixed reality doesn't connect after calibration
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for front camera
- Add in-headset calibration companion app
- Make app available on Windows 10
- Update for Quest 3 compatibility
- Add support for both front and back cameras
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- Allow resolution scale factor without recalibration
Spatialify
Reported bugs
4 issues- Spatial video export issues and compatibility problems
- Crashes when converting or viewing spatial media
- Blurry/distorted output on one side of spatial photos
- Spatial media not working as expected on Vision Pro
Requested features
4 requests- Add bitrate/quality selection options for exports
- Improve video stabilization and color processing
- Allow manual adjustments for spatial photos
- Add support for spatial Live Photos
In-app purchases
Reality Mixer
No in-app purchases
Spatialify
No in-app purchases
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