Looking Glass Go vs Scanomy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Looking Glass Go
Transform your photos into holographic displays with this app, designed to work with a portable holographic device. Capture new memories or convert existing photos from your archive into immersive 3D holograms viewable over WiFi.
- Convert photos to holograms
- View photos with depth and detail
- Create holographic memories
- Stream 3D holograms over WiFi
- Works with Looking Glass Go device
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Looking Glass Go is a portable holographic display for spatial experiences and memories. This app is designed to work with your Looking Glass Go. ANY PHOTO CAN BECOME A HOLOGRAM Shoot photos with your phone and view them with incredible depth and detail as holograms. Or turn older memories from your archives into a stream of 3D holograms delivered to your Looking Glass Go over WiFi.
Scanomy
Transform photos, scans, and imported models into interactive 3D explainers. Add annotations, explore in AR, and create engaging product videos. Requires a Pro subscription for photo-to-3D generation.
- Photo to 3D model generation
- Add labels, callouts, and arrows
- Augmented Reality (AR) model exploration
- Create animated product demos
- Import USDZ models
- Collaborative features
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Scanomy helps you create 3D product explainers from photos, scans, and imported models. Add labels and callouts, explore your models in AR, and create videos to share your ideas. PHOTO TO 3D Choose a clear photo of one object and generate a 3D model with a Scanomy Pro subscription. Photo-to-3D requires an internet connection. Results and processing time vary with the photo and subject. SCANOMY PRO Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription for photo-to-3D generation. Generation credit packs are no longer offered. Restore your subscription through Apple on supported devices, and manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. No separate Scanomy account is required. EXPLAIN IN 3D Add editable labels, callouts, and arrows to your models. Place annotations manually to highlight the parts that matter. Visualize objects in AR and create animated product demos. Import USDZ models from Files to start with content you already have. Subscription payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Prices are displayed in the app before purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.realityapps.biz/post/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://scanomy-api.realityapps.vision/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Looking Glass Go at 67% against Scanomy's 0%. Looking Glass Go also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.6). Scanomy's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Scanomy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Looking Glass Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
Looking Glass Go ships an update every 2 weeks, Scanomy every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Looking Glass Go | Scanomy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Looking Glass Factory, Inc | Reality Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Looking Glass Go
Scanomy
In-app purchases
Looking Glass Go
No in-app purchases
Scanomy
- Scanomy PRO3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Scanomy PRO3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Scanomy PRO$79.991 Year
Questions
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