Spatial Media Toolkit vs AI Augmented Reality
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
AI Augmented Reality
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Drillin AIR turns your camera into a window onto AI-generated reality. Point your phone at a desk, a corner, a chair — anywhere — describe what you want to see, and Drillin AIR dreams an entire scene into that spot. Hold still for a moment and the generated world fades in, anchored to the real space in front of you. Look around and it stays put, sitting in your room like it was always there. This isn't 3D stickers or face filters. The whole scene is generated by a state-of-the-art video model and stitched into a steady, gyroscope-stabilized viewport. Move gently and you can peek around the edges of the scene; move away and reality quietly returns; aim back and the scene is still waiting for you. HOW IT WORKS • Frame a spot and describe it in your own words. • Hold the camera steady for a beat while the scene is generated. • Your generated world fades in, locked to that location. • Tilt to look around inside it; step back to return to the real camera. • Save your favorite generations to a library and re-place them any time. FEATURES • Generative AR — the scene is created by AI, not modeled by hand. • Anchored scenes that stay put as you move around them. • A growing library of your past generations, reusable without re-generating. • Pane actions — turn any scene into a button that plays a generated moment. • A choice of multiple state-of-the-art image-to-video models. Drillin AIR is an evolving experiment in "reality on demand." We start on iPhone today and are building toward live, prompt-conditioned reality. Note: scenes are created by third-party generative AI. The photo you capture and the words you type are sent to our generation service to produce your scene. SUBSCRIPTIONS Drillin AIR offers optional auto-renewable monthly subscriptions. Each plan gives you a monthly allowance of AI video generations that you anchor in your real room in AR and keep in your Library. The allowance resets every month and does not roll over; longer or higher-quality clips use more of it. • Starter — $9.99 / month — about 6 AI video generations per month • Medium — $29.99 / month — about 20 AI video generations per month • Ultra — $199.99 / month — about 130 AI video generations per month Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://us-central1-drillin-air.cloudfunctions.net/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AI Augmented Reality at every 10 days against Spatial Media Toolkit's monthly. Spatial Media Toolkit's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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. Spatial Media Toolkit sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and AI Augmented Reality sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spatial Media Toolkit ships an update monthly, AI Augmented Reality every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spatial Media Toolkit | AI Augmented Reality |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (159 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Strange Mesa | DRILLIN OU |
Bugs and 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)
AI Augmented Reality
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
AI Augmented Reality
- Starter$9.991 Month
- Medium$29.991 Month
- Ultra$199.991 Month
Questions
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