Spatial Phone vs Fwrd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spatial Phone
Stream your phone's screen and audio directly into your VR headset. Enjoy high-quality video and audio passthrough for activities like reading, watching videos, and listening to music without leaving your virtual environment.
- Phone mirroring in VR
- High-quality video passthrough
- High-quality audio passthrough
- Read PDFs in VR
- Watch videos in VR
- Listen to music in VR
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You can mirror your phone directly in your VR headset. Which offers high quality video and audio passthrough. You can use this to read pdf, watch videos and listen to music without leaving the VR headset.
Fwrd
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Forward incoming iPhone text messages to your own Discord, Slack, or Telegram destination with Apple Shortcuts. Create a Message Personal Automation, choose a message keyword, and pass the message body to Fwrd. The setup guide walks you through the steps. Fwrd sends from your iPhone and keeps forwarding history on your device. No Fwrd account is required. Start with 15 free forwards per calendar month. Fwrd Pro removes the limit for $3.99/month or $29.99/year in the US. Eligible customers can try the annual plan free for 7 days, then pay $29.99/year. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in Apple subscription settings. Prices vary by region and are shown before purchase. Delivery depends on Apple Shortcuts, an iPhone that is on and online, and the destination service. After a restart, unlock your iPhone once before forwarding while locked. You must create the Personal Automation in Shortcuts and supply your own destination details. Privacy Policy: https://fwrdsms.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spatial Phone at none against Fwrd's 2. Spatial Phone also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price and ads 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. Fwrd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Spatial Phone asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Spatial Phone | Fwrd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gulzar Ahmed | Alan Tom |
In-app purchases
Spatial Phone
No in-app purchases
Fwrd
- Fwrd Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Fwrd Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
