Outtakes vs Spatial Media Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outtakes
Transform text prompts into unique AI-generated art directly on your device. Explore your imagination with advanced AI technology and an intuitive interface. Share your creations and connect with a community of artists.
- Generative AI image creation
- On-device processing
- Negative prompt support
- Built-in sharing options
- Community feed
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Introducing Outtakes, the Generative AI Dream Machine. Our cutting-edge AI image generator is designed to help unleash your creativity and explore new levels of imagination. With Outtakes, you can transform simple prompts into stunning visual creations using advanced AI technology. Our creative AI runs entirely on your device, making it more accessible and user-friendly than ever before. Explore the vast possibilities of your own creativity and let your imagination run wild. With Outtakes, you can create anything from beautiful desert oases to a herd of zebras in Times Square, or even a skier doing a 360 on an endless field of candy. The only limit is your own imagination. • Advanced AI technology that generates stunning visuals in seconds • An easy-to-use interface that makes creating and sharing your ideas simple • Negative prompts which allow you to define what you don't want to see in your creations • Powerful built-in sharing options to help you share your creations with the world • A vibrant community of like-minded creatives to connect with on the Outtakes feed Best of all, Outtakes is completely free. It runs on your own device giving you full control. Join us as we usher in a new era of creativity. Download Outtakes today and unleash your imagination like never before.
Spatial Media Toolkit
Transform your 2D photos and videos into immersive 3D Spatial experiences using advanced AI. Add adjustable depth, trim content, and convert to VR formats. Batch process entire folders and save your creations for later viewing on devices like Vision Pro or Quest.
- AI-powered 2D to 3D Spatial conversion
- Adjustable depth slider
- Video trimming
- VR side-by-side conversion
- Batch folder conversion
- Save to Photos or Files
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Convert any 2D photo or video to 3D Spatial! - Using our cutting-edge AI, step into photos and videos as if you're there - Use the slider to add just the right amount of depth - Trim videos before converting to select just what section you want - Convert Spatial to VR side-by-side - Batch convert entire folders and albums at once - Save to Photos or Files to view alongside your other Spatial media - Convert side-by-side and top-and-bottom VR media to Spatial Convert on the go and send to your Vision Pro or Quest for viewing later. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://strangemesa.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Outtakes at none against Spatial Media Toolkit's 6. Outtakes also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). Spatial Media Toolkit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (158 vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Spatial Media Toolkit sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Outtakes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Outtakes against 4.6 for Spatial Media Toolkit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spatial Media Toolkit has 158 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Outtakes's written reviews are positive against 66% of Spatial Media Toolkit's.
Outtakes ships an update every 3 weeks, Spatial Media Toolkit monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outtakes | Spatial Media Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 4.6 (158 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 66.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 158 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Outtakes | Strange Mesa |
Customer experience
Outtakes
Spatial Media Toolkit
Bugs and requests
Outtakes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Spatial Media Toolkit
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes during video conversion
- Rendering fails for longer videos (5+ minutes)
- Side-by-side video conversion fails
- Zero-byte files created on conversion failure
- App force closes on certain OS versions (Sequoia beta)
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- Rendering stops when user walks behind video
- Videos get stuck in loading state indefinitely
- Converted videos won't play properly
- Photos/panoramas not viewable in visionOS 2.0
- Depth slider has no effect
- Cross-eye/Wiggle settings not remembered on timeline
- Saved videos convert to 2D instead of 3D
- Hidden folder save functionality broken
- Performance issues on Mac Pro despite high core count
- Restore purchases required repeatedly
Requested features
15 requests- Batch processing for multiple files
- Default output type setting to avoid manual changes
- MPO stereo image format support
- 2D to VR 180/360 degree conversion
- Manual depth adjustment (select regions to adjust depth)
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- Video trimming capability
- Full video preview without rendering
- Auto-rename files when saving
- Preserve original file dates
- Larger preview window
- Phone rotation capability in preview
- Multi-threaded/multi-core processing optimization
- Error messaging for failed conversions
- Background conversion processing
- Load images from file system (not just Photos library)
In-app purchases
Outtakes
No in-app purchases
Spatial Media Toolkit
- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro$39.99
- Spatial Media Toolkit Pro$59.99
Questions
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