Augmented Reality

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

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

AR GPS Compass Map 3D (4.6@3,675) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-05-06
Compass (4.4@1,264) Ǥ 9 2
3D Compass Plus (4.3@6,874) Ǥ 15 4
AR Bearing + Baseplate Compass (4@569) Ǥ 7 3 LastUpdate: 2015-07-07

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

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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
AR GPS DRIVE/WALK NAVIGATION (3.5@5,546) Ǥ 14 5 LastUpdate: 2023-12-24
Hikar (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-07-22 GitLab; overlays camera with virtual sign posts; data from OSM

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

PeakFinder (4.7@14,510; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
FlippAR Go (4.4@186) Ǥ 12 9
World Around Me (4.2@22,619) Ǥ 11 4 LastUpdate: 2021-06-30 / World Around Me - WAM Pro (4.4@677; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 10 4 LastUpdate: 2021-04-04 Augmented Reality Travel Guide
Geo Reality (3.5@162) Ǥ 12 3 LastUpdate: 2019-12-08 Augmented Reality Travel Guide
TMB App (Metro Bus Barcelona) (2.6@10,571) Ǥ 22 5 Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (public transport)
Wikitude (2.3@17,787) 7 3 LastUpdate: 2019-07-31 Wikipedia

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Star Tracker - Mobile Sky Map (4.5@81,017) Ǥ 16 29
SkEye | Astronomy (4.3@15,157) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / SkEye Pro (5@364; ~EUR 10.00) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Star Chart (4.1@174,406) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-04-11
Satellite Pointer (4.1@32,730) Ǥ 12 4 LastUpdate: 2021-06-21
Sky Map (4@485,288) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Video Walk-Through 6/2017 | 6/2018
SatFinder Lite - TV Satellites (3.7@3,779) Ǥ 15 3 / SatFinder - Find TV Satellites (4.5@154; ~EUR 9.50) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Planet Finder (3.6@2,876) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
SkyView® Lite (3.5@57,498) Ǥ 19 1 / SkyView® Explore the Universe (4@7,742; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Star Walk - Night Sky Map (3.1@7,196) Ǥ 12 6 LastUpdate: 2024-01-15 / Star Walk 2 Plus: Sky Map View (4.5@559,472) Ǥ 18 11 / Star Walk 2 Pro：Night Sky View (4.6@31,989; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 2/2016

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Marker to display AR objects upon

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

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Vivechrom Visualizer (5@5,246) Ǥ 17 10 / Dulux Visualizer PK (4.2@676) Ǥ 17 10 / Sikkens Expert DE (4.1@117) Ǥ 16 8 see your room in any color (wall color selector)
Google Lens (4.8@2,827,817) Ǥ 9 2 successor of Google Goggles that is based on Google Assistant, see Wikipedia: Google Lens
GlassesOn | Lenses & Pupils (4.8@36,172) Ǥ 7 6 Measure your PD and get your glasses prescription; if you don't mind the trackers that is…
Vuforia Chalk (4.4@174) Ǥ 14 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@22,015) Ǥ 15 3 Video Review 5/2020
Google Goggles (4.3@43) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Wikipedia; The ultimative AR Tool; discontinued since 8/2018 and replaced by Google Lens
Google Translate (4.2@9,052,640) Ǥ 25 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ with live translation of e.g. street signs / Live-Übersetzung
ARLOOPA: AR Camera 3D Scanner (4.2@40,186) Ǥ 19 28
WiFi App: passwords, hotspots (3.9@142,075) Ǥ 17 6
Fectar | Meet in AR Metaverse (3.6@11,585) Ǥ 13 7
The vOICe for Android (3.5@1,632) 15 4 See with your ears
Augment - 3D Augmented Reality (3.4@31,683) Ǥ 14 4 LastUpdate: 2024-01-04
AR Anatomy (0@0) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
vSite AR (0@0) 14 4

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 - 9/2021)
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)

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