Air Pixels vs Reality Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Air Pixels
Create pixel art in augmented reality by moving your device as a brush. Customize your drawing tools, manage layers, and export your creations.
- Augmented reality drawing board
- Customizable 9x9 brush canvas
- Undo/redo functionality
- Fill color tool
- Layer management
- Area selection and transfer
- Canvas size adjustment
- Export pixel data and screenshots
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This APP uses ARKit to locate devices and show a drawing board in real world . The device can be moved as a brush to drawing pixels . Functions: - Customize brush on a 9x9 canvas - A regular polygon used for drawing lines - Undo and redo - Fill color - Choose different colors - Add or delete layers - Choose a color from the layer - Transfer the selected area on the layer - Set the width and height of the canvas respectively (1-256) - Exporting all the pixels in the canvas or screenshots
Reality Browser
Experience an augmented reality world at a specific event, uncovering hidden channels for interactive content, navigation, and local information. Users can leave virtual stickers and view event schedules within the AR environment.
- Augmented reality event experience
- Discover hidden Reality Channels
- Virtual photo walls
- Event navigation with virtual signage
- Local information discovery
- Interactive sticker placement
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An experimental slice of the Real-World Metaverse made for the Niantic Lightship Summit 2022. Open this app at the event to uncover the hidden Reality Channels around you: - Summit Channel - Experience a fantastical augmented world, tightly woven into the physical architecture of the venue. Take photos with each other, and post them to the virtual photo walls. - Navigation Channel - Find your way around and check what's on now/next, with virtual signage that displays the event schedule. - Sights Channel - New to San Francisco? Find out more about the things around you, from the buildings on the skyline to the coffee in the snack bars. - Stickerverse - The venue is a giant canvas for you (and everyone else) to fill with your stickers. - VPS Channel - Take a peek under the hood to see how Niantic Lightship VPS is powering the experience. The Reality Channels are ONLY viewable at Lightship Summit 2022 in San Francisco. If you are not at the venue, you can view a 3D invite in AR. Designed by Liquid City
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Air Pixels at 5.0 against Reality Browser's 1.0. Air Pixels also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Reality Browser's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Air Pixels holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Air Pixels ships an update every 2 months, Reality Browser every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Air Pixels | Reality Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 驰 王 | Liquid City |
Customer experience
Air Pixels
Reality Browser
In-app purchases
Air Pixels
No in-app purchases
Reality Browser
No in-app purchases








