Comparison

Spatial Media Toolkit vs Photos Like This

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Photos Like This

Discover hidden connections within your photo library by finding images similar to any selected photo. Explore your collection from new perspectives and even compare your photos to artworks in a museum collection.

Highlights
  • Find similar photos in your library
  • Compare personal photos to museum art
  • Create albums of similar images
  • View photo metadata and location
  • Explore results individually or all at once
  • Use built-in starting points for exploration
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The Art Authority Museum presents: Photos Like This. View your world in new ways. Choose any photo or file from your world, and Photos Like This will display images from your photo library that are most "like" your selection. Explore your collection from unexpected perspectives, finding surprising connections across time and space and gaining new insight into your world as a whole. Or maybe just realize that you’ve taken too many pictures of your favorite pet! Select any result to continue your Photos Like This journey with that photo. Or bring your world into our museum by using that photo and the “Art Like This” option to view works in the Art Authority Museum’s collection that are most similar to the photo from your world. Other features of Photos Like This include: • Create an album of results in the Photos app and continue exploring from there • View date, location and other information for each result (as available) • View the result’s location on a map, or in the Maps app • Begin your journey with our built-in Starting Points, including highlight photos and Art Authority Museum art • Start by imagining and describing any image (requires Apple Intelligence) • Explore results all at once, or one at a time We hope your “Photo Like This" adventure also leads you to our immersive Art Authority Museum, where you can create and explore whole rooms filled with your world's Art Like This. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Spatial Media Toolkit4 screens
Photos Like This4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photos Like This at none against Spatial Media Toolkit's 6. Photos Like This also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Spatial Media Toolkit's advantage is ratings volume (159 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Spatial Media Toolkit sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Photos Like This asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photos Like This holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spatial Media Toolkit has 159 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spatial Media Toolkit ships an update monthly, Photos Like This every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spatial Media Toolkit versus Photos Like This: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpatial Media ToolkitPhotos Like This
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (159 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings159 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.7
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStrange MesaArt Authority LLC

Customer experience

Spatial Media Toolkit

All ratings159 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative25.3%

Photos Like This

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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)

Photos Like This

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Spatial Media Toolkit

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time2
  • Spatial Media Toolkit Pro$39.99
  • Spatial Media Toolkit Pro$59.99
None

Photos Like This

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spatial Media Toolkit free?
Spatial Media Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photos Like This free?
Photos Like This is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spatial Media Toolkit or Photos Like This?
Photos Like This is rated higher. Spatial Media Toolkit averages 4.6 out of 5 from 159 ratings, while Photos Like This averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spatial Media Toolkit or Photos Like This have ads?
Neither Spatial Media Toolkit nor Photos Like This shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spatial Media Toolkit or Photos Like This?
Spatial Media Toolkit ships an update monthly, and Photos Like This every 5 weeks. Most recently, Spatial Media Toolkit was updated on October 30, 2026 and Photos Like This on October 31, 2026.

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