10 augmented reality apps for iPhone and iPad you should be using right now
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- Sky Guide ($2.99)
- Sun Seeker Sun Tracker Compass ($9.99)
- JigSpace (Free)
- Smash Tanks! ($1.99)
- AR Runner ($0.99)
- AR Dragon (Free)
- Zombie Gunship Revenant AR (Free)
- Vuforia Chalk (Free)
- IKEA Place (Free)
- Dance Reality (Free)
Vuforia Chalk (Free)
Whenever I imagine AR becoming part of our everyday future lives, I think of something like Vuforia Chalk. It’s a little like FaceTime in that it’s basically a video call, but in this case you can “circle” items you’re looking at through the camera and draw arrows, all the better to, say, point out faulty pieces of equipment or to show someone which buttons to press.
It’s a little wonky sometimes, perhaps because the rear iPhone lenses still don’t have proper TrueDepth sensors that can accurately map out a surface. Both of the people on the call need to have a Chalk account, so there’s some setup involved. And then the free version only lets you use it for three minutes at a time. Still, it’s fun to try out.
Once this kind of technology gets built into FaceTime itself, I think we’ll be taking a giant leap toward the AR-powered future that Apple wants us to get excited about.
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