Best Tools for Building Augmented Reality Mobile Apps

Augmented Reality in USA started through entertainment technology. Later the technology received wide acceptance and was used in multiple industries like Healthcare, eCommerce, architecture, and other popular sectors. AR/VR solutions are the new trendsetter in the digital world. The most famous AR game PokemonGo was installed by thousands of people across the globe. 

However, tech-savvy conduct more and more experiments to unleash the true potential of AR. Looking at its current potency, companies have started implementing the technology to create product demos, interactive advertising, and to provide real-time information to their customers.


If we look at the survey made by Statista, we can expect to have a market size of $215 billion in 2021 of augmented and virtual reality. AR's capabilities have attracted SMEs as well as giants like Google, Apple, Facebook, and more to invest in the technology.

Whether you are an AR VR app development company in USA or planning to hire one for your android app, you should check out these tools that can leverage the capabilities of AR.

6 Best Tools for developing Augmented Reality Mobile Apps

Vuforia 

One of the best tools for developing Augmented Reality Mobile Apps. This tool recognizes multiple objects when developing a gaming app like boxes, toys images, etc. Vuforia comes with a myriad of useful features like text recognition, customized Vumarks, turn static images into motion videos, and provides unity plugin. It also supports all major platforms. 

ARToolkit

Another major tool for augmented & virtual reality application development. ARToolkit is an open-source platform that also supports all major platforms and multiple languages. To unlock some of its advanced features, you will have to take its paid version. This tool supports cameras - both single & dual, digital compass, and GPS for building location-based AR apps effortlessly.

Google ARCore 

Goggle isn't behind in the league of creating robust and creative AR apps. The Google ARCore toolkit works with Java/OpenGL, Unity, and Unreal. ARCore is designed to work on devices that run on Android 7.0 and above. This tool offers motion tracking, environmental understanding, and light estimation feature, which are free to use.

Apple ARKit

Just like the Google AR android app toolkit, Apple too introduced its ARKit in June 2017. Robust as any other AR solution, Apple ARKit has visual-inertial odometry, which is capable of tracking the environment accurately. Other than that, this toolkit has a face-tracking feature, track light level environment, detect horizontal planes like floors & tables, detect 2D objects, and easily integrate with third-party tools like Unity & unreal engine. The only drawback of this toolkit is it works only on Apple devices.

Maxst

This open-source tool has visual simultaneous localization and mapping features to track and map the environment. You can save files for further use within this feature to render 3D objects & provide immersive AR experiences. Maxst has a barcode and QR scanning feature, extended time tracking feature, multi-target tracking feature, and allows unity plugin integration. The best part about Maxst is it supports all platforms - Android, iOS, Mac OS, and Windows.

Wikitude SDK7

A competitive AR toolkit that has recently jumped in the market, Wikitude SDK7 is a great tool for augmented reality app development. This toolkit too supports simultaneous localization and mapping features for AR experiences. Wikitude also offers 3D recognition & tracking, image recognition & tracking, cloud recognition, supports location-based services, smart glasses integration, and allows third-party plugins like Unity integration. This tool supports all android, iOS devices, and smart glasses. 

How do you Choose the Right Augmented Reality SDK

The list of AR toolkit providers are numerous, but it is essential to note certain criteria when picking one for your android or iOS app development.

1- Type of License 

2- Which platforms are supported?

3- Do they support smart glasses?

4- Do they allow unity integration?

5- Do they support cloud recognition?

6- Do they support 3D tracking?

7- Do they have Simultaneous localization and Mapping feature?

8- Do they allow Geolocation?

In the Nutshell -

However, AR is one of the most disruptive technologies which is supporting AR/VR development companies in USA to build extraordinary apps. The AR toolkit supports companies to integrate various features of AR, which makes these apps fun and captivating.

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