Spatial Phone vs Vertical
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.
Vertical
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Every other alarm lets you cheat. Snooze, dismiss, roll over, and you're asleep again. Vertical takes that option away. When the alarm goes off, silencing it is only step one. To actually turn it off you complete a short wake-up mission. Dismiss the app without finishing and the alarm re-arms and comes back. It ends when you're genuinely awake, not when you tap a button. CHOOSE YOUR MISSION - Math: a few quick problems. No camera needed. - Push-ups: counted by the front camera. - Scan the sky: point your phone at daylight. - Touch grass: get outside for real. WHY IT WORKS - No snooze. No dismiss-and-roll-over. No hidden escape hatch. - The alarm keeps coming back until the mission is done. - Every camera mission has a "do math instead" option, so you're never stuck. - One job, done well. A calm, focused design. Wake up on time. Actually get up. Vertical Pro unlocks the full app. Monthly and yearly plans, each with a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.wakevertical.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.wakevertical.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spatial Phone at none against Vertical's 2. Spatial Phone also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Vertical's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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. Vertical sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Spatial Phone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spatial Phone ships an update every 2 months, Vertical every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spatial Phone | Vertical |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gulzar Ahmed | Sumit Maithani |
In-app purchases
Spatial Phone
No in-app purchases
Vertical
- Vertical Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Vertical Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
Questions
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