Augmented Reality

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

2019-10-05

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

Compass (4.6@222) Ǥ 9
3D Compass Plus (4.5@6,433) Ǥ 14
AR GPS Compass Map 3D (4.5@2,895) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / AR GPS Compass Map 3D Pro (4.7@753; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 5
AR Bearing + Baseplate Compass (4.2@533) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2015-06-15
Camera Compass (4.2@387) 6 LastUpdate: 2017-05-03

2019-10-06

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

2019-10-05

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
Easy Auto (4.2@31,287) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2018-03-28 / Easy Auto PRO (4.1@145; ~EUR 0.50) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-01-23
CamOnRoad Car DVR & AR-driver assistance (4.2@16,362) Ǥ 20
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

2019-10-04

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

World Around Me (4.7@21,911) Ǥ 11 / World Around Me - WAM Pro (4.7@591; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 9 Augmented Reality Travel Guide
FlippAR Go (4.5@119) Ǥ 10
Street Lens (4.4@4,408) Ǥ 10 LastUpdate: 2016-09-19
eyeMaps: Augmented Reality Map (4.3@15; ~EUR 2.00) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-09
Geo Reality (4.2@154) Ǥ 11 Augmented Reality Travel Guide
TMBAPP (Metro Bus Barcelona) (3.7@3,203) Ǥ 10 Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (public transport)
ViewPoint (3.6@33) Ǥ 11 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
pAnoRama AR (3.6@15) Ǥ 10
Wikitude (3.1@17,870) 9 Vorstellung 6/2013; Wikipedia

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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

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Star Chart (4.5@140,279) Ǥ 5 / Star Chart Cardboard (4.3@26; ~EUR 3.25) 7 LastUpdate: 2016-06-03 / Star Chart Infinite (4.4@2,494; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 5 Review 8/2013; Video Review 10/2013
SkEye | Astronomy (4.5@13,920) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / SkEye Pro (4.7@300; ~EUR 6.50) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Short intro 8/2015
SkyView® Lite (4.4@30,457) 7 / SkyView® Explore the Universe (4.4@2,000; ~EUR 1.50) 7
Satellite Pointer (4.4@16,586) Ǥ 11
Star Walk - Night Sky Guide: Planets and Stars Map (4.2@4,136) Ǥ 13 / Star Walk 2 - Sky Guide: View Stars Day and Night (4.5@13,923; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 21 Video Demo 12/2013 | 3/2014; Test 1/2014; Vorstellung 2/2016
Sky Map (4.1@467,332) 5 Github; Video Review 10/2012 | 3/2014; Video Walk-Through 6/2017 | 6/2018
Night Sky Lite™ (4@13,822) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2015-12-06 Review 2/2012 | 5/2013
SatFinder Lite - TV Satellites (3.9@3,616) Ǥ 9 / SatFinder - Find TV Satellites (3.7@149; ~EUR 9.50) Ǥ 10
Planet Finder (3.9@2,417) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Planet Finder + (4.4@156; ~EUR 2.25) 7
Satellite AR (3.5@9,806) Ǥ 10 Vorstellung 2/2012 | 3/2012
Star finder (3.2@2,751) Ǥ 10

2019-10-05

Marker to display AR objects upon

2019-10-10

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

2019-10-06

bountyy - Die Augmented Reality Gutschein Jagd (4.6@17) 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-01
Google Translate (4.5@6,574,079) Ǥ 20 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Review 3/2014; Youtube review 6/2013; with live translation of e.g. street signs (Live-Übersetzung)
Google Lens (4.5@260,207) Ǥ 11 successor of Google Goggles that is based on Google Assistant, see Wikipedia: Google Lens
Free WiFi App: WiFi map, passwords, hotspots (4.3@137,603) Ǥ 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
Augment - 3D Augmented Reality (4.1@28,476) Ǥ 13 LastUpdate: 2018-03-02
Currency Converter [augmented reality] (4.1@1,491) 5 LastUpdate: 2016-07-12
Vivechrom Visualizer (4@4,801) Ǥ 18 / Dulux Visualizer PK (4.3@485) Ǥ 16 / Sikkens DE (4.2@80) Ǥ 10 see your room in any color (wall color selector)
Arloon Anatomy (4@90; ~EUR 3.00) 6 LastUpdate: 2017-12-30
Mast Tuner (4@7) 3 LastUpdate: 2010-08-10 Sail away...
The vOICe for Android (3.9@1,320) Ǥ 15 See with your ears
AR Car Locator Free (3.7@69) 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-05-20
Colorblind Augmented Reality (3.5@56) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2013-10-12
Vuforia Chalk (3.4@16) Ǥ 13 Video Intro 6/2019; Video-talk, draw on screen to point out things: get a tech person help you fix things, for example
IKEA Place (3.1@988) Ǥ 7 Vorstellung 3/2018 | 3/2018

Further Readings:

8 Futuristic Augmented Reality Apps You Must See to Believe (8/2019)
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)

2019-10-21

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