Comparison

DeepAR Effect Tester vs Surfacevue

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

DeepAR Effect Tester

DeepAR Studio companion app

Client App

About

DeepAR Effect Tester

This companion app lets you preview and test AR effects created in DeepAR Studio. It provides a quick way to see your augmented reality creations come to life before finalizing them.

Highlights

Test AR creations
Preview effects
DeepAR Studio companion
Quick testing

Features

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The DeepAR Effect Tester app is a companion app for our asset creation tool DeepAR Studio. It shows you what you can create in the DeepAR Studio, and allows you to quickly test all your amazing AR creations.

About

Surfacevue

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SurfaceVue empowers sales and marketing teams in indoor & outdoor surfacing businesses to showcase products digitally anywhere and everywhere in 3D visualization with photorealistic spaces and materials. Interactive & Immersive ! Be it in-store, online or mobile!

Screenshots

DeepAR Effect Tester4 screens

Surfacevue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Surfacevue at weekly against DeepAR Effect Tester's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeepAR Effect Tester ships an update every 6 weeks, Surfacevue weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level

DeepAR Effect Tester versus Surfacevue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	DeepAR Effect Tester	Surfacevue
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 6 weeks	Weekly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.6	12.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	123 MB	14 MB
Age rating	17+	17+
Developer	I Love IceCream Ltd.	DEFT AND TACT SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

DeepAR Effect Tester

No in-app purchases

None

Surfacevue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeepAR Effect Tester free?

DeepAR Effect Tester is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Surfacevue free?

Surfacevue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do DeepAR Effect Tester or Surfacevue have ads?

Neither DeepAR Effect Tester nor Surfacevue shows ads.

Which is updated more often, DeepAR Effect Tester or Surfacevue?

DeepAR Effect Tester ships an update every 6 weeks, and Surfacevue weekly. Most recently, DeepAR Effect Tester was updated on September 25, 2026 and Surfacevue on October 8, 2026.