GlobeAR vs InStore Activation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GlobeAR
This app allows users to experience augmented reality content triggered by specific images. It offers a cloud-based system for easy content updates and customization, enabling a wide range of AR experiences from videos to 3D models.
- Cloud-based content system
- Customizable AR experiences
- Trigger image functionality
- Video and 3D model support
- Company-specific app options
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GlobeAR – Real World Immersive Experiences Create and experience immersive augmented reality (AR) directly in real-world locations—no QR codes or markers required. GlobeAR is a cloud-based platform that makes it easy to publish, manage, and update location-based AR experiences at scale. Using advanced Visual Positioning System (VPS) technology, digital content is precisely anchored to physical environments, enabling seamless markerless AR. Add and deliver: • Interactive 3D models and animations • AR video overlays and visual storytelling • Immersive, location-based experiences • Branded, company-specific AR content Built for marketing, retail, real estate, exhibitions, and training, GlobeAR helps you enhance communication and engagement through spatial computing. Key features: • Cloud-based content management • Fast publishing and updates • Markerless AR with VPS • Scalable, enterprise-ready platform Bring your ideas to life with next-generation immersive AR experiences. Contact: info@3dinteractive.se
InStore Activation
Visualize point-of-sale advertising models in your retail space using augmented reality. Place, move, and rotate 3D models on detected surfaces to plan layouts. Capture and share images of your arrangements.
- Augmented reality visualization
- Place and manipulate 3D POS models
- Surface detection for realistic placement
- Layout planning and adjustment
- Capture and share images
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Augmented Reality app that let you view POS advertising models in situ. - Place POS models on a detected surface, move and rotate them as wanted until you find an appropriate layout. - You can then take pictures of the current layout and share them! For more information visit our website at : https://retail-vr.com/solutions/instore-activation If you want to integrate your own objects, contact us !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: InStore Activation at 100% against GlobeAR's 25%. InStore Activation also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
GlobeAR ships an update monthly, InStore Activation every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GlobeAR | InStore Activation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 399 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 3D Interactive Sthlm AB | Retail-VR |
Customer experience
GlobeAR
InStore Activation
In-app purchases
GlobeAR
No in-app purchases
InStore Activation
No in-app purchases
