Reality Browser vs X.AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
X.AR
Explore a real-world open-world AR adventure, turning everyday walks into quests. Discover fantastical creatures, collect resources, and battle monsters. Use collected items to build and decorate anywhere in your environment.
- Open-world AR exploration
- Collect resources and items
- Battle and collect from monsters
- Build and decorate in AR
- Plant and harvest virtual gardens
- Discover hidden creatures and items
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Step into an open-world AR adventure where every walk becomes a quest, every corner hides a surprise, and the world is yours to shape. This is not your average stroll. In this playful AR game, you’ll explore the real world to discover flying whales, glowing gardens, and mischievous bugs. Collect seeds, coins, tools — and the occasional mystery item — just by moving through your day. But stay alert! You might run into wild monsters. When they attack, you dodge, shoot back, and gather the voxels they drop. Use your collected voxels to build. From tiny emoji farms to futuristic sculptures, you can place them anywhere in the real world. Make the sidewalk your stage. Make your park your playground. Plant seeds in virtual pots, watch them bloom, and harvest rare voxels from the petals. You never know what will grow next. Whether you're boss hunting, bug chasing, or casually decorating your favorite café with floating windmills, this is your world — remixed. Start walking. Start wondering. The world’s waiting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: X.AR at 5.0 against Reality Browser's 1.0. 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.
X.AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Reality Browser | X.AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 292 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liquid City | XAR PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
Reality Browser
X.AR
In-app purchases
Reality Browser
No in-app purchases
X.AR
No in-app purchases








