Augmented Reality
Just a raw overview of possibilities, and far from being complete.
Compass
2023-05-29
A normal compass is simply boring? OK, then take a look at these:
- AR GPS Compass Map 3D (4.5@3,677) 5
/ AR GPS Compass Map 3D Pro (4.6@1,025; ~EUR 4.25) Ǥ 6
- Compass (4.4@1,174) Ǥ 9
1
LastUpdate: 2021-03-26
- 3D Compass Plus (4.1@6,869) Ǥ 15
4
- AR Bearing + Baseplate Compass (3.8@568) Ǥ 8
3
LastUpdate: 2015-07-07
- Augmented Reality GPS Compass (0@0) 4
GeoTags / Air Tags
2023-05-31
Whatsthat? Play doggy, leave your markings – for yourself or for others:
Navigation
2023-05-31
For sure there must be more, so these are just some examples:
- Easy Auto (4.1@31,302) Ǥ 7
1
LastUpdate: 2020-03-12
- Hikar (0@0) 7
LastUpdate: 2021-07-22 GitLab; overlays camera with virtual sign posts; data from OSM
POIs
2023-05-31
What's better suited for Augmented Reality than Points of Interest? Exactly!
- PeakFinder (4.6@11,915; ~EUR 4.75) Ǥ 12
- FlippAR Go (4.4@159) Ǥ 11
9
- World Around Me (4.2@22,935) Ǥ 11
4
LastUpdate: 2021-06-30 / World Around Me - WAM Pro (4.5@671; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 10
4
LastUpdate: 2021-04-04 Augmented Reality Travel Guide
- Street Lens (3.8@4,485) Ǥ 11
3
LastUpdate: 2020-08-21
- Geo Reality (3.5@162) Ǥ 13
3
LastUpdate: 2019-12-08 Augmented Reality Travel Guide
- TMB App (Metro Bus Barcelona) (2.6@6,239) Ǥ 20
4
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (public transport)
- Wikitude (2.3@17,870) 9
3
LastUpdate: 2019-07-31 Wikipedia
Misc Map Overlays
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Night Sky
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- Star Tracker - Mobile Sky Map (4.5@67,875) Ǥ 14
11
- SkEye | Astronomy (4.3@15,118) 4
/ SkEye Pro (4.8@353; ~EUR 11.00) 4
Short intro 8/2015
- SkyView® Lite (4.2@51,728) Ǥ 19
1
/ SkyView® Explore the Universe (4@6,011; ~EUR 1.50) Ǥ 9
1
- Satellite Pointer (4.2@32,106) Ǥ 13
4
LastUpdate: 2021-06-21
- Sky Map (4.1@491,983) Ǥ 10
3
Github; Video Walk-Through 6/2017 | 6/2018
- Star Chart (4@171,858) Ǥ 5
LastUpdate: 2019-10-03 / Star Chart Infinite (4@3,254; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 5
LastUpdate: 2018-09-12
- SatFinder Lite - TV Satellites (3.8@3,819) Ǥ 11
4
/ SatFinder - Find TV Satellites (2.7@152; ~EUR 9.50) Ǥ 11
- Satellite AR (3.3@10,040) Ǥ 10
LastUpdate: 2020-06-17
- Star Walk - Night Sky Map (3.3@6,785) Ǥ 14
6
/ Star Walk 2 Ads+ Sky Map View (4.6@470,507) Ǥ 24
10
/ Star Walk 2 - Night Sky View (4.6@26,073; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 22
5
Vorstellung 2/2016
- Planet Finder (3.2@2,783) 8
/ Planet Finder + (5@195; ~EUR 3.00) 7
Cybercodes
2023-05-25
Marker to display AR objects upon
- Humanoid 4D+ (3@243) Ǥ 9
learn anatomy
- ModelAN3DPro: Easy 3D modeling (2.9@485) 5
4
LastUpdate: 2019-04-26 Create & View
- Aruco Android (0@0) 3
/ Aruco Camera Calibration (0@0) 1
Github / Github
Cardboard
2023-05-22
Most of these apps are rather Virtual Reality than Augmented Reality – but the boundaries between the two often overlap …
Miscellaneous AR Apps
2023-05-26
- Vivechrom Visualizer (5@5,246) Ǥ 17
10
/ Dulux Visualizer PK (4.1@614) Ǥ 16
10
/ Sikkens Expert DE (4.2@113) Ǥ 16
8
see your room in any color (wall color selector)
- GlassesOn | Pupils & Lenses (4.7@17,237) Ǥ 8
9
Measure your PD and get your glasses prescription; if you don't mind the trackers that is…
- Google Lens (4.6@1,851,575) Ǥ 11
2
successor of Google Goggles that is based on Google Assistant, see Wikipedia: Google Lens
- bountyy - Die Augmented Realit (4.6@17) 10
LastUpdate: 2018-03-01
- Vuforia Chalk (4.4@154) Ǥ 18
2
Video Intro 6/2019; Video-talk, draw on screen to point out things: get a tech person help you fix things, for example
- WiFi AR (4.3@12,753) Ǥ 13
3
Video Review 5/2020
- Google Goggles (4.3@43) 9
LastUpdate: 2018-08-20 Wikipedia; The ultimative AR Tool; discontinued since 8/2018 and replaced by Google Lens
- WiFi App: passwords, hotspots (3.9@147,682) Ǥ 17
5
- Google Translate (3.7@8,704,101) Ǥ 21
1
with live translation of e.g. street signs / Live-Übersetzung
- AR Car Locator (3.6@74) 6
LastUpdate: 2013-05-20
- Augment - 3D Augmented Reality (3.5@32,084) Ǥ 10
4
- The vOICe for Android (3.5@1,470) Ǥ 16
5
See with your ears
- Phobys (1.6@186) 4
1 LastUpdate: 2021-10-28 Vorstellung 11/2021; hilft, Angst vor Spinnen zu überwinden
- Colorblind Augmented Reality (1@56) Ǥ 6
1
LastUpdate: 2013-10-12
- AR Anatomy (0@0) 3
3
- vGIS AR (0@0) 14
2
Further Readings:
- The 9 Best AR Apps for Education (11/2022)
- 6 Best AR Interior Design and Decorating Apps for Android (11/2020)
- 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)
2023-05-31