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Leading Augmented Reality Apps for Android And iOS

With technological perspectives changing dynamically over the years, mobile apps are fast combining the two worlds of virtual and real into a fine mesh. Augmented reality literally means heightened or enhanced reality. Augmented reality apps are helping people to convert digital information into physical world relevance. Mobile app development is taking a high road with each passing day. AR brings your movie experience alive, gives you quick information on roads, streets, weather, traffic, satellites and numerous other things. AR accentuates your mobile presence. Here is a list of AR apps that allows discovery through interactive information.

Lookator

This is an excellent Android app that will allow you to just point your smart phone and find nearby Wi-Fi hotspots. You will receive all Wi-Fi signals along with their respective directions and strengths. Actual location of the spots is displayed using the mobile device’s compass and GPS to pinpoint accurate hotspots. With AR being on its toes it will help you use your screen to move towards proper direction in order to get improved signal if needed. The app comes for free but works best with the WeFi app (the online hotspot indicator which has a database of more than 1000 hotspots).

AR Invaders

This is a true gaming app. Turn your immediate environment into a warzone. Designed for Andoid and iOS platforms with AR Invaders you just need to put up and point your mobile device anywhere and get a 360 degree view of the surrounding. Soon after this you can place and start shooting space invaders. Your Smartphone will be turned into an AR window. You can invite friends and create your own army in the multiplayer mode.

Satellite AR

If you want to know about the satellites that float above your head then this is the app. By launching Satellite AR and pointing your phone camera in the sky will allow you to get started on your AR satellite journey. While operating this app moving your phone on all three dimensions will be possible only when your mobile device is in the “view satellites” mode. As long as your campus readings turn strong there will be a display at the bottom saying – compass calibration is poor. As soon as a good calibration is detected this message will disappear.

There are several options to detect, scan and view active satellites. You can opt for menus like manual steering, ‘Touch for Information’, Performance and sky watching.

Google Goggles

This AR app has been developed by Google for iOS and Android. This is an image recognition app that generates fast and accurate information on barcodes, landmarks, QR codes and logos. All you need is to scan a book or an item and Google search will lay all the information on your screen. Audio CD labels, paintings and DVDs can also be recognized with this app.

AcrossAir

This is an amazing 3D navigator that will make your location finding and reaching easier. You can view geotagged entries like restaurants, cinemas, landmarks and hotels. Floating balloon images will provide you with information on a chosen picture. You can store and share location photos across Flickr, Facebook and Twitter that have been integrated in this app.

You can hold your phone horizontally to get your position on Google maps. This is handy in finding your vehicle location, etc.

iOnRoad

Finally we have an app for road safety and prevention of collision. Augmented driving finally takes shape with this app. You can simply place your mobile phone on your car’s windshield and your iOnRoad will start working. The app uses your phone’s GPS and other sensors to provide you with audio-visual warnings as to where and how close other vehicles are. You can also receive information (the navigator will click a photo of the parking area) on your parking area for you to reach there later during the day.

Augment

If you own a business take note of your audience engagement as this app will surely target your customers. Augment allows users to visualize furniture, books and characters in their preferred rooms. Home settings can be included without having to make any physical changes in the environment.

SpecTrek

This is a fun-gaming app that will let you enjoy exercises along with gaming. You will need to capture virtual ghosts with a net. Virtual ghosts will appear in your real life surroundings. After capturing the ghosts you need to run towards them in real environment. There are bonus points, records and titles for you to keep it going.

Google Sky Map

If you are a sky gazer this app will bring you closer to the constellations. Whenever you need to identify a starry maze just point your Smartphone camera and Google Sky Map app will provide information on all that you need to know.

AR Invaders

Get ready to turn your immediate environment into a warzone. This app works on Android and iOS. Point your phone towards your surroundings to get a 360 degree view. Your phone turns into a window as you start shooting the space invaders. You can choose a multiplayer mode and invite your friends to have your own army.

Layar

Layar is a popular augmented reality app that is downloaded for Blackberry, Android and iOS. Acting as a browser Layar will help you find nearby locations and services. Use your Smartphone to scan the building on a street you are walking in and let the app do its wonders by providing information like tweets from nearby areas and thousands of digital content. Save your favourite spot on Layar and share them across social media.

SpotCrime

iOS users can start keeping track of local crime scenes with this app. While walking down the street SpotCrime will help you with GPS updates on your phone and ask you to take a safer route. You can point your camera towards a street and check whether it is a safe one or not. Your phone will have a set of criminal records showcased with varied coloured icons.

Perceptions of your surroundings can change drastically with the use of AR apps. Smartphone technologies along with mobile app development are made to reach great heights as their technologies are put to maximum use by these apps.

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