Membit vs Looking Glass Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Membit
Create and experience augmented reality stories tied to specific locations. View 3D objects, images, audio, and video precisely where they were intended, or add your own content to share with others.
- Geolocative augmented reality
- View AR content at specific locations
- Create AR content (images, 3D, audio, video)
- Markerless AR technology
- Human Positioning System™
- Share AR content with friends
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Membit(tm) is a geolocative augmented reality application. With membit you can view augmented content exactly where it was meant to be including images, 3d objects Audio and Video. You can also add yourself to become part of the AR fun. Membit's patented Human Positioning System™ allows for markerless Augmented Reality to be used anytime, anywhere, by anyone. To view a membit: Go to the spot shown on the map, line up your camera using the target image, click the "Here" button, and view the AR content. To make a membit: Use the app to create a target image and put your photo back where it belongs. Record video or still images to share with your friends. View the "how to" videos for more details.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Looking Glass Go at 4.8 against Membit's 4.3. Looking Glass Go also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Membit's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Looking Glass Go holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Membit's written reviews are positive against 67% of Looking Glass Go's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Membit ships an update every 5 weeks, Looking Glass Go every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Membit | Looking Glass Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Membit Inc. | Looking Glass Factory, Inc |
Customer experience
Membit
Looking Glass Go
In-app purchases
Membit
No in-app purchases
Looking Glass Go
No in-app purchases
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