Augmented Reality

Just a raw overview of possibilities, and far from being complete.

Compass

2019-08-12

A normal compass is simply boring? OK, then take a look at these:

Compass (4.4@186) Ǥ 9
AR GPS Compass Map 3D (4.3@2,831) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / AR GPS Compass Map 3D Pro (4.6@731; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 5
3D Compass (for Android 2.2- only) (4.2@7,393) 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-09 / 3D Compass Plus (4.2@6,418) Ǥ 14 / 3D Compass Pro (for Android 2.2- only) (4.1@292; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-09
Camera Compass (4.2@387) 6 LastUpdate: 2017-05-03
AR Bearing + Baseplate Compass (4.1@534) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2015-06-15

GeoTags / Air Tags

2019-08-13

Whatsthat? Play doggy, leave your markings – for yourself or for others:

Skope (5@22) Ǥ 10
WAR - Widespread Augmented Reality II (4.5@490) Ǥ 16

Navigation

2019-08-13

For sure there must be more, so these are just some examples:

iOnRoad Augmented Driving Lite (4.5@11) Ǥ 17 LastUpdate: 2016-05-16 Review 11/2013 Navi-Addon
CamOnRoad Car DVR & AR-driver assistance (4.2@16,362) Ǥ 20
Easy Auto (4.1@31,307) Ǥ 9 / Easy Auto PRO (4.1@145; ~EUR 0.50) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-01-23
ARnav Lite (3.3@66) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-11-23
Magic Earth Pro Navigation (0@11) Ǥ 20 LastUpdate: 2017-09-26 Vorstellung 8/2013; subscription fees

POIs

2019-08-12

What's better suited for Augmented Reality than Points of Interest? Exactly!

World Around Me (4.5@21,709) Ǥ 11 / World Around Me - WAM Pro (4.7@587; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 9 Augmented Reality Travel Guide
FlippAR Go (4.5@119) Ǥ 14
Geo Reality (4.3@152) Ǥ 11 Augmented Reality Travel Guide
eyeMaps: Augmented Reality Map (4.3@15; ~EUR 2.00) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-09
Street Lens (4.2@4,434) Ǥ 10 LastUpdate: 2016-09-19
Wikitude (4@17,844) 9 Vorstellung 6/2013; Wikipedia
pAnoRama AR (3.8@13) Ǥ 10
ViewPoint (3.6@33) Ǥ 11 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
TMBAPP (Metro Bus Barcelona) (3.3@3,090) Ǥ 10 Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (public transport)

Misc Map Overlays

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Layar (3.3@89,564) Ǥ 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-29 Testbericht 7/2011; Video Review 6/2013; Intro 8/2013

Night Sky

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Sky Map (4.5@468,053) 8 Github; Video Review 10/2012 | 3/2014; Video Walk-Through 6/2017 | 6/2018
Star Chart (4.3@139,251) Ǥ 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Star Chart Cardboard (4.2@34; ~EUR 3.25) 7 LastUpdate: 2016-06-03 / Star Chart Infinite (4.4@2,473; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 5 Review 8/2013; Video Review 10/2013
SkyView® Lite (4.3@29,677) Ǥ 9 / SkyView® Explore the Universe (4.3@1,867; ~EUR 1.50) 7
Satellite Pointer (4.3@15,594) Ǥ 11
SkEye | Astronomy (4.3@13,906) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / SkEye Pro (4.7@302; ~EUR 6.50) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Short intro 8/2015
Star Walk - Night Sky Guide: Planets and Stars Map (4.3@4,037; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 14 LastUpdate: 2017-03-18 / Star Walk 2 - Sky Guide: View Stars Day and Night (4.5@13,620; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 22 Video Demo 12/2013 | 3/2014; Test 1/2014; Vorstellung 2/2016
Satellite AR (4.1@9,782) Ǥ 10 Vorstellung 2/2012 | 3/2012
Night Sky Lite™ (4@13,822) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2015-12-06 Review 2/2012 | 5/2013
SatFinder Lite - TV Satellites (3.9@3,609) Ǥ 9 / SatFinder - Find TV Satellites (3.7@150; ~EUR 9.50) Ǥ 10
Planet Finder (3.8@2,408) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Planet Finder + (4.4@152; ~EUR 2.25) 7
Star finder (3.5@2,740) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2017-12-19

Cybercodes

2019-08-13

Marker to display AR objects upon

HP Reveal (3.8@13,940) 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 9/2013
ModelAN3DPro: Easy 3D modeling (3.8@467) 5 Video Demo 12/2012; Create & View
Humanoid 4D+ (3.8@209) 10 learn anatomy

Cardboard

2019-08-16

Most of these apps are rather Virtual Reality than Augmented Reality – but the boundaries between the two often overlap …

Near Sighted VR Augmented Aid (4.2@147) 5 LastUpdate: 2016-12-11

Miscellaneous AR Apps

2019-08-13

bountyy - Die Augmented Reality Gutschein Jagd (4.6@17) 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Google Lens (4.5@209,413) Ǥ 11 successor of Google Goggles that is based on Google Assistant, see Wikipedia: Google Lens
Google Translate (4.4@6,514,203) Ǥ 19 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Review 3/2014; Youtube review 6/2013; with live translation of e.g. street signs (Live-Übersetzung)
Currency Converter [augmented reality] (4.4@1,495) 5 LastUpdate: 2016-07-12
Science Experiments For Kids (4.3@45) Ǥ 13 LastUpdate: 2017-08-11
Google Goggles (4.3@43) Ǥ 1 Review 8/2012; Video Review 6/2013; Intro 1/2014; Wikipedia; The ultimative AR Tool
Free WiFi App: WiFi map, passwords, hotspots (4.2@137,958) Ǥ 21
Augment - 3D Augmented Reality (4.1@28,232) Ǥ 13
Vivechrom Visualizer (4.1@4,785) Ǥ 18 / Dulux Visualizer PK (4.3@485) Ǥ 16 / Sikkens DE (4.2@81) Ǥ 11 see your room in any color (wall color selector)
Mast Tuner (4.1@9) 3 LastUpdate: 2010-08-10 Sail away...
Arloon Anatomy (4@87; ~EUR 3.00) 6 LastUpdate: 2017-12-30
AR Car Locator Free (3.7@68) 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-05-20
The vOICe for Android (3.6@1,315) Ǥ 15 See with your ears
IKEA Place (3.6@901) Ǥ 12 Vorstellung 3/2018 | 3/2018
Colorblind Augmented Reality (3.6@57) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2013-10-12
Vuforia Chalk (3.5@15) Ǥ 14 Video Intro 6/2019; Video-talk, draw on screen to point out things: get a tech person help you fix things, for example

An overview in English (as of 6/2012) can be found at AndroidPolice. While the apps from there can be found in above list as well, there they go with a closer description.

Further Readings:

Best augmented reality apps for Android (11/2018)
Von Pappe bis Plastik: Preiswerte Virtual-Reality-Brillen im Test! (3/2015)
Cardboard Apps: Virtual Reality für Jedermann! (3/2015)
Best Android VR games and apps (2/2015 - 1/2018)
Best Google Cardboard apps: Top games and demos for your mobile VR headset (2/2015 - 10/2018)
Top 5 Augmented Reality Apps (Youtube 5/2013)
Top 20 Augmented Reality Apps for Android and iPhone/iPad Users (4/2013)

2019-08-16

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