Augmented Reality is now at the front and center of Apple’s mobile software efforts. With iOS 11, the company added a dedicated API called ARKit, allowing developers to build AR-enabled applications as well as games effortlessly. While the selection of such titles is still relatively limited on the App Store, there are still a bunch of competent titles worth your time. Hence, here we discuss the best of them.
IKEA Place
IKEA’s new app — IKEA Place, lets you superimpose furniture in your home before actually purchasing the item. The ARKit-powered app, additionally, scans the floor to precisely evaluate which products will fit. It’s free, and you can download it from the link below. One of the best implementations of AR from a tier-1 company.
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Dance Reality
Dance Reality is a nifty little app that lets you practice common dance patterns by placing digital footprints onto the floor in front of you. Of course, it cannot a replace a professional instructor but can certainly help you “practice steps and rhythm anywhere, anytime.”
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PLANAR
Planar makes use of AR to fabricate floor plans for a particular space by capturing its various dimensions. In addition to that, you can merge multiple rooms for producing your entire’s home blueprint. It’s free and can be downloaded from the link below.
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Night Sky
Popular Astronomy app Night Sky added support for ARKit as well for visualizing stars, planets, constellations, and satellites in the real world. It packs an exhaustive catalog of items such as the ongoing space missions in our Solar System.
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BigBallAR
BigBallAR is yet another ARKit-based game which lets you shoot virtual hoops in the space around you. The app also comes with a ton of challenges you can enroll in. Unfortunately, there’s no multiplayer mode as of now.
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Human Anatomy Atlas 2018
As the name suggests, this ARKit app offers the ability to explore the human body. The app features a detailed set of information including data about each and every muscle, nerve, and body part. It, however, costs $0.99 which I think is not a lot considering you’re a medical student or teacher.
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Kidu: A Relentless Quest
“Kidu: A Relentless Quest” is an adventure game that lets you explore 4 different worlds and 14 levels through Augmented Reality. In addition to that, it utilizes the accelerometer so that you can jump, move and roll with just gestures eliminating the need for touching the screen. The app costs $1.99 and is available from the link down below.
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Kings of Pool
Don’t have time for playing Pool in an arcade? No problem, ARKit support on the “Kings of Pool” iOS game now enables you to project a Pool table in your living room.
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Quartz
The news outlet, Quartz, updated its iOS application to bring new ARKit features recently. The app can now project objects mentioned in articles like a satellite in the world around you and lets you explore them by tapping its different sections.
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Egg, Inc.
This game probably doesn’t need any introduction. “Egg, Inc.” is a comprehensive farm simulator, and the developers have added an AR mode that essentially brings the simulation to real life.
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