Comparison

Looking Glass Go vs Simulon

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Convert photos to holograms
  • View photos with depth and detail
  • Create holographic memories
  • Stream 3D holograms over WiFi
  • Works with Looking Glass Go device
Features
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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.

About

Simulon

Bring your imagination to life by placing custom or real-world objects into augmented reality. Create lifelike images and videos by describing actions, with no animation experience required. Develop ideas or share your creations with the world.

Highlights
  • Create from words, photos, or designs
  • Clone real-world objects
  • Place subjects in augmented reality
  • Direct video action with descriptions
  • Personal subject library
  • AI rendering for lifelike scenes
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Simulon. The camera for your imagination. Bring imagined characters, real objects and your own designs into the world around you. Compose with your camera, capture a lifelike image and turn it into a video by describing what happens next. No 3D or animation experience needed. CREATE FROM AN IDEA Start with words, a photo or your own design. Turn a sketch into a character or take a concept off the page and into a real setting. CLONE REALITY Create from photos of something real, whether it's your pet, a favourite car or a sculpture. Keep its familiar look or imagine something different. Give your pet a new outfit, shrink a car onto your desk or bring a statue to life. MAKE THE WORLD YOUR SET Place your subject in augmented reality. Adjust its size and position, then move around to find your angle. AI rendering brings it into the scene with lifelike lighting, shadows and reflections. DIRECT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Describe how your subject moves and what happens in the scene to create a video. From a small gesture to an unexpected adventure, you direct the action without animating by hand. Keep your subjects in a personal library and return to them in new locations and new stories. Make something just for fun, develop an idea or create something to share with the world. GET STARTED Try Simulon with starter assets and included free usage. Creating custom assets requires a paid plan. Simulon Plus and Pro offer additional features and monthly usage. Usage limits apply. Shape reality.

Screenshots

Looking Glass Go3 screens
Simulon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Looking Glass Go at none against Simulon's 10. Looking Glass Go also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Simulon's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (36 vs 9). On price, review sentiment, 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. Simulon sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Looking Glass Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Looking Glass Go holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Looking Glass Go's written reviews are positive against 65% of Simulon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Looking Glass Go ships an update every 2 weeks, Simulon every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Looking Glass Go versus Simulon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLooking Glass GoSimulon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings) — better4.2 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better65.0% of reviews
Number of ratings936 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLooking Glass Factory, IncSimulon

Customer experience

Looking Glass Go

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Simulon

All ratings31 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

Looking Glass Go

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Simulon

Subscriptions8
  • Plus$14.991 Month
  • Lite7 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$24.991 Month
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  • Core$29.001 Month
  • Pro$39.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$55.001 Month
  • Studio$200.001 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$239.001 Year
One-time2
  • 1,000 credits$18.99
  • 1,000 credits$19.99

Questions

Is Looking Glass Go free?
Looking Glass Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simulon free?
Simulon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Looking Glass Go or Simulon?
Looking Glass Go is rated higher. Looking Glass Go averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Simulon averages 4.2 from 36 ratings.
Do Looking Glass Go or Simulon have ads?
Neither Looking Glass Go nor Simulon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Looking Glass Go or Simulon?
Looking Glass Go ships an update every 2 weeks, and Simulon every 6 days. Most recently, Looking Glass Go was updated on October 30, 2026 and Simulon on November 4, 2026.

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