Top 10 Vision Pro Apps

[Dremmel]

The main reason some Apple application stores have less support from developers, is because there is less money to be made or it's not just suited for a lot of developers.

Or maybe it's because Apple didn't "fly straight"?

When the iPhone store got big they got greedier and greedier:

1. They changed rules and moved goalposts so they could delete apps that had up until then been entirely legitimate and successful. Many developers went bust.

2. They curated app positions in searches so they could decide what apps succeeded.

3. They introduced ads everywhere meaning the apps bringing in the most money could keep their positions by simply buying search ads.

4. They turned a blind eye to various scams.

5. They bury some great apps in the search because they don't screw users with excessive in app purchases or subscriptions.

6. They locked developers out of updating apps unless they changed other totally unrelated apps.

7. They allow any new successful app idea to be copied mercilessly so that original ideas have little value. It's all rather stale.

8. There IS money to be made in the new stores, but by Indies with less overheads ... but Apple burned most of them. The Indies make it successful then the big names follow ...

9. The goalposts keep moving but most of the time they have to guess what they are because Apple is so secretive. If a musician releases a song, they know the chart is based on sales.

I mean the list goes on. If they had flown straight and developed the best possible store for the customer, not the most lucrative one, they would have 5 successful stores, and actually earn more money.

But at the end of the day any developer with a Vision Pro skillset would surely go for the Quest right now? 20,000,000 units vs the Vision Pro's 20,000 ...

 

[HMFIC03]

eesh... this is not selling it

I venture to guess the adult industry is a larger driver than those apps..

 

[Harry Haller]

I venture to guess the adult industry is a larger driver than those apps..

Is that a euphemism?

 

[cardfan]

Or maybe it's because Apple didn't "fly straight"?

When the iPhone store got big they got greedier and greedier:

1. They changed rules and moved goalposts so they could delete apps that had up until then been entirely legitimate and successful. Many developers went bust.

2. They curated app positions in searches so they could decide what apps succeeded.

3. They introduced ads everywhere meaning the apps bringing in the most money could keep their positions by simply buying search ads.

4. They turned a blind eye to various scams.

5. They bury some great apps in the search because they don't screw users with excessive in app purchases or subscriptions.

6. They locked developers out of updating apps unless they changed other totally unrelated apps.

7. They allow any new successful app idea to be copied mercilessly so that original ideas have little value. It's all rather stale.

8. There IS money to be made in the new stores, but by Indies with less overheads ... but Apple burned most of them. The Indies make it successful then the big names follow ...

9. The goalposts keep moving but most of the time they have to guess what they are because Apple is so secretive. If a musician releases a song, they know the chart is based on sales.

I mean the list goes on. If they had flown straight and developed the best possible store for the customer, not the most lucrative one, they would have 5 successful stores, and actually earn more money.

But at the end of the day any developer with a Vision Pro skillset would surely go for the Quest right now? 20,000,000 units vs the Vision Pro's 20,000 ...

You forgot stealing features from some apps and putting into iOS. Journal being the latest.

 

[Dremmel]

I could list 100, no problem. Maybe I will 😂

 

[cardfan]

The Vision Pro launched with its own dedicated App Store, and last Friday, there were more than 600 Vision Pro-optimized apps available for download. We thought we'd pull out 10 of the best apps to check out on Vision Pro, both for day-to-day use and for showing off the capabilities of the headset.

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• Spatial Cam (Free) - With Spatial Cam, you can watch the camera feed from an iPhone on your Vision Pro. The app lets you connect to your iPhone, and then you can view the feed from afar, which is ideal for keeping an eye on kids and pets. Using this as a window in your workspace is useful for when you're fully immersed in a Vision Pro experience.
• Juno for YouTube ($4.99) - There's no official YouTube app for the Vision Pro, so Juno from developer Christian Selig is a good alternative. It offers a better Vision Pro interface than the Safari web interface, and provides quick access controls for creating a home theater experience. Juno is not without its bugs, however, and it does not remove YouTube ads.
• Crouton (Free, in-app purchases) - Crouton is a recipe management app that lets you save recipes from websites, recipe books, and more, saving them in an easy-to-browse interface. You can get step-by-step cooking instructions that you can follow while wearing the Vision Pro and add timers for different meal components. The app does say not to cook while wearing Vision Pro, but there are a lot of handy cooking tools if you want to break the rules.
• Blackbox ($19.99) - Blackbox is a puzzle game where you manipulate orbs, bubbles, and other objects to explore different visuals and sounds on Vision Pro. It is one of the more unique experiences on Apple's headset. The game is under active development and new puzzles will be added over time.
• Spatial Symphony (Free, $6.99 for Pro)- Spatial Symphony gives you a way to visually interact with and create music. You can sculpt sounds by moving your hands to adjust pitch, volume, and more.
• NowPlaying (Free, in-app purchases) - You can connect NowPlaying to Apple Music to get a more immersive, visual listening experience. The app provides album artwork, lyrics, facts and trivia about what you're listening to, and song displays so you can watch your music while it plays.
• SynthRiders (Apple Arcade) - SynthRiders is a rhythm game where the idea is to match the color on your hands with the balls coming at you, keeping up with the rhythm. It's similar to Beat Saber and other games like that.
• FloatNotes (Free) - FloatNotes is a free app that lets you put little sticky notes anywhere in your workspace.
• Shortcut Buttons ($7.99) - With Shortcut Buttons, you can create Shortcut buttons that can be put anywhere and launched with a tap.
• PGA Tour Vision - Golf fans can see a model of select holes on the PGA Tour, with the models able to be rotated and explored in-depth. There's also a leaderboard, videos to watch, shot tracking, and more.

We have even more great Vision Pro apps in our Vision Pro app guide, but if you have a favorite Vision Pro app, let us know what it is in the comments below.

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I know top 10 is subjective and the vision apps aren’t the greatest right now. But is this really your top 10?

 

[Marty80]

Oh yeah when the ivision pro comes down under i am going to shell out over 5000 dollars for these great apps & motion sickness.

VR or whatever Apple likes to call it, is not the future of computers, but AI is so Apple should focus on AI in its phones, computers & tablets.

 

[lilkwarrior]

VR or whatever Apple likes to call it, is not the future of computers, but AI is so Apple should focus on AI in its phones, computers & tablets.

Because you said so instead of letting the market play itself out?

Also, Apple can focus on both: They're slowly a spatial computing business (headsets, smart glasses, and so on) in addition to focusing more on AI, which they were ahead of their time in the consumer space with their neural engine dedicated hardware on their silicon–Microsoft (Windows), Intel, and AMD have yet to catch-up.

Heck, the Adult Entertainment industry disagrees with your stance on VR, with their highest-end content being VR content with 5K-16K at fast refresh rates and faster being available on headsets.

Various computer use cases are expected to be more optimal and more maximized or more convenient on VR/AR platforms by human-computer-interaction (HCI) computer science.

Just like not everyone needs a tablet or desktop, it's definitely a higher-end computing platform that often is scrutinized by people with very basic needs of computing, low understanding of tech, or cannot afford ideal forms of it that are superior to traditional computing form factors.