What Are the Best AR Apps and Games for iPhone and iPad?

CARROT Weather

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The popular sassy weather app CARROT Weather goes high-tech with its latest iteration, announcing its "hilariously twisted" weather forecasts live in the world around you. Price: $4.99

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Dubface

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Once you've downloaded Dubface, all you need to do is take a single candid selfie in order to open an entire world of goofy characters that come to life in the world around you. Price: Free

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Fitness AR

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See your bike rides and run routes in a way you've only imagined in your wildest dreams with Fitness AR, and record those routes right in the app to share your discoveries with friends and family. Price: $2.99

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Giphy World

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Drag and drop all of your favorite GIFs right into your living room with Giphy World, the popular GIF search engine's newest entry to the AR universe. Price: Free

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HoloGrid Monster Battle

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Inspired by the legendary HoloChess scene in Star Wars HoloGrid Monster Battle is "a board game come to life" and is the best way to get a taste for exactly what it is that AR can do. Price: Free

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IKEA Place

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It goes without saying that everyone could use a little help when it comes to our favorite Swedish outlet – and with IKEA Place, it's never been so easy to figure out exactly what piece of furniture will fit perfectly in any room of your house. Price: Free

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AR MeasureKit

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Throw all those old, complicated tape measures away – with AR MeasureKit you can easily pinpoint the exact measurement of any room, item, or person right on your iPhone. Oh, and did we mention that it's not just a ruler but can also measure trajectory, distance, angle, height, and, size. Plus, it acts as a level. Price: Free

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Paint Space AR

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The world is your canvas in Paint Space AR, which lets you draw or paint or sketch anywhere in the world around you. Price: Free

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Stack AR

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Stack AR brings the delightful fun of an addictive stacking game directly into your home: pile the blocks in succession to see how many you can balance before they topple over and fall. Price: Free

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The Machines

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The Machines is one of the most incredible AR games available to date. It's a visually stunning battle game, where the battlefield is the world around you – and you can easily play against a friend or family member while sitting side by side. Price: $4.99

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Thyng

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For the more creative iPhone or iPad user, Thyng opens up an entire world for you to play with – easily enabling you to try each and every feature that comes along with augmented reality while enabling you to share what you've learned along the way with others. Price: Free

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Vuforia Chalk

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Finally, an easier way to help your parents solve their most complicated tech dilemmas! Vuforia Chalk enables you to share a live view of the world around you, and draw on the screen to provide tips, help, and advice to the loved one that needs it. Price: Free

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World Brush

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World Brush lets you change your surroundings into a Photoshop image, easily applying brushes to any scene you can possibly imagine. Price: Free

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