Immerse Yourself in the World of visionOS Apps
As the highly anticipated Vision Pro hits the market, users are eager to explore the innovative apps designed for Apple’s groundbreaking AR/VR headset. While well-known companies like Disney+, Max, TikTok, Zoom, and Reddit have already made their mark, a plethora of independent developers have also created captivating visionOS-optimized apps.
From mind-bending spatial puzzles to immersive interior design experiences, we’ve curated a list of must-try visionOS apps from up-and-coming developers. As more apps are released, we’ll continue to update this collection, ensuring you stay on the cutting edge of the visionOS ecosystem.
Embark on Gaming Adventures
Soul Spire
Image Credits: Soul Assembly
Dive into the mesmerizing world of Soul Spire, an exclusive spatial puzzle game for the Vision Pro. Your mission? Liberate the adorable ghosts trapped within enigmatic, color-shifting cubes.
Blackbox
Image Credits: Ryan McLeod
Prepare for a one-of-a-kind spatial puzzle experience with Blackbox. Instead of traditional tapping or swiping, interact with floating bubble puzzles using unconventional methods like singing, rotating, and more – all without lifting a finger.
Ploppy Pairs
Image Credits: Tempuno/Michael Temper
Gather your loved ones for a delightful game of Ploppy Pairs, a card-matching adventure playable via SharePlay during FaceTime calls. Customize the game by moving, scaling, and rotating the cards to fit your living room’s coffee table or even expand them to floor size. Keep an eye out for “Where is Ploppy?”, a hidden-object game also developed by Michael Temper.
Doodle Draw
Image Credits: Sindre Sorhus
Unleash your creativity with Doodle Draw, a user-friendly digital drawing pad perfect for brainstorming ideas and sketching doodles. Experiment with a variety of brushes, pens, markers, and colors to bring your imagination to life.
Tiny Fins
Image Credits: Ditached GmbH
Embark on an adorable underwater adventure with Tiny Fins. Guide a school of fish through bubble rings while evading menacing sharks and cunning squid.
Loóna
Unwind and relax with Loóna, a soothing spatial puzzle game that challenges you to construct 3D dioramas that transform into enchanting animated scenes.
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Immersive Music and Productivity Apps for Apple Vision Pro
Music and Audio Apps
Djay, an AI-powered DJ app, aims to recreate the live DJ experience with its interactive, hyperrealistic 3D turntable. Users can control knobs and buttons, choose from various futuristic environments, and access a built-in music library.
Spool, a music video editor, lets users create music videos and add visual effects in real-time by tapping visual pads as they perform.
Image Credits: AmazeVR
AmazeVR Concerts allows users to watch live-action 3D footage of their favorite artists in rendered virtual environments. Previously, AmazeVR has hosted VR concerts with artists like T-Pain, Megan Thee Stallion, Zara Larsson, and UPSAHL.
Spatial Symphony, a gesture-controlled synthesizer, acts as an instrument when users move their hands in the air. Inspired by the real-life Theremin, Spatial Symphony offers controls for waveform, reverb, distortion, chorus, scale snapping, and more, along with a three-dimensional waveform visualization.
Image Credits: Moog
Animoog Galaxy provides a virtual synthesizer playing experience, combining generative visuals and audio with the user’s environment. With over 120 presets, including a futuristic sci-fi theme, users can play and modulate sounds using various physical gestures.
Image Credits: deej
tappr.tv enables users to create laser shows with their fingers while listening to music. Users can also choreograph dances and publish them for others to enjoy.
Productivity Apps
Image Credits: MindNode
MindNode, a visual brainstorming app, helps users outline and organize notes using thought bubbles that float around their virtual space.
Image Credits: Cynapse
Numerics, a dashboard app, allows users to bring their KPIs from over 90 tools like HubSpot and Google Sheets into one place to view all their tasks.
Image Credits: The Omni Group
Project management tool OmniPlan introduces a dedicated app for the Vision Pro, allowing users to visualize Gantt charts in a large
Productivity Apps for Vision Pro
Focus: Pomodoro Timer and Task Management
Focus is a productivity app that combines the Pomodoro technique with task management features. It allows you to start and stop timers, track your progress on various tasks, and even display a small focus timer window while using other apps. The app is free for the first year on Vision Pro, after which users can opt for an annual subscription of $39.99 to access it across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.
Image Credits: Meaningful things
Focused Work: Simple Timer App
If you’re looking for a straightforward timer app without the task management features, Focused Work is the perfect choice for you.
Image Credits: Focused Work
Things 3: Comprehensive To-Do List Manager
Things is a powerful to-do list app that helps you stay organized. It offers a variety of interaction methods, including eye tracking, hand gestures, and voice commands. You can easily rearrange windows or hide the sidebar to concentrate on a single list at a time.
Image Credits: Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
Parchi: Voice-to-Sticky-Note App
Parchi is a user-friendly note-taking app that converts voice recordings into virtual yellow sticky notes, making it easy to capture and organize your thoughts.
Image Credits: Squircle Apps LLP
Utility Apps for Vision Pro
Tizipizi: Time Zone Converter and World Clock
Tizipizi is a handy app for converting time zones and scheduling meetings with team members across the globe. It enables you to compare availability with colleagues and personalize clocks by assigning them to specific events or individuals living in different time zones.
Image Credits: Axel Le Pennec
Navi: Real-Time Translation for FaceTime Calls
Navi provides live captions and real-time translations during FaceTime calls, making it easier to communicate with people who speak different languages.
Image Credits: Good Snooze/Jordi Bruin
World Clock Widgets: Exactly What It Sounds Like
As the name suggests, World Clock Widgets provides a collection of world clock widgets for the Vision Pro device.
Educational Apps for Vision Pro
Study Snacks: Playful Word Learning
Study Snacks is an engaging app that scatters words you’re learning across the virtual space, challenging you to
Immersive Stargazing and Home Design Apps Reimagined for Apple Vision Pro
Sky Guide: An Out-of-This-World Constellation Experience
Sky Guide has taken its constellation finder app to new heights with the Apple Vision Pro. The immersive experience, tailored for spatial computing, allows you to stargaze from the comfort of your living room. Gaze detection enables you to point a laser at celestial bodies, while hand gestures let you zoom in or pluck constellations from the virtual sky.
Image Credits: Fifth Star Labs
Planner 5D: Designing Your Dream Home in Virtual Reality
Planner 5D, the versatile home improvement tool, is making its mark on the Vision Pro. Users can immerse themselves in 3D design projects, personalizing items with their eyes and hands. Explore an extensive catalog of furniture and decor, and step into your creations with renders and 360° panoramas in VR mode.
Image Credits: Planner 5D
AR Art Projector: Unleashing Your Inner Artist
Da Vinci Eye’s AR Art Projector lets artists project a transparent image or stencil onto any surface, simplifying tracing, sculpting, or cutting. Imagine projecting a reference image onto a wall to outline a grand mural. The app also offers editing features like filters and the ability to break down photos into components.
Elite Hoops: Bringing Basketball Plays to Life
Elite Hoops, the go-to app for creating basketball plays, has launched on visionOS. Coaches can now draw up plays and defenses, watching their drills come to life right in their living room.
Image Credits: Elite Hoops
Juno: The Unofficial YouTube App for Vision Pro
With YouTube opting out of creating a Vision Pro app, indie developer Christian Selig, known for the Apollo Reddit client, stepped up to the plate. The $5 Juno app uses YouTube’s embed API to load videos in a web view, complete with playback controls. (Read more about Juno here).
Image Credits: Christian Selig
Söka: Tracking Your Bucket List Goals in Style
Söka is a sleek goal tracker app that lets you create and monitor various bucket lists. Mark countries you’ve visited on a virtual globe, browse and add photos to your goals with Unsplash integration, and discover exciting new activities to pursue.
Image Credits: Söka
Art Universe: Decorate Your Home with Masterpieces
Zenitzer provides a comprehensive mindfulness experience. With features like meditation timers, daily tracking, and immersive sounds, Zenitzer helps you cultivate a consistent meditation practice.
Lungy: Interactive Breathing Spaces
Lungy: Spaces invites you to engage in interactive breathing exercises within a calming virtual environment. Listen to soothing music, interact with floating objects, and explore virtual instruments to enhance your relaxation experience.
Odio: Artistic Soundscapes
Image Credits: Odio
Escape everyday distractions with Odio, a wellness app that combines artistic animations with ambient sounds to create immersive spatial soundscapes. Share your favorite sessions through SharePlay and experience 3D audio using head-tracking-enabled devices like AirPods Pro and Beats Fit Pro.
Endel Realms: Adaptive Audiovisual Journey
Endel takes you on an interactive audiovisual journey where you can control particles of light resembling celestial phenomena like shooting stars, warm sunsets, or luminous rays. The soundscapes adapt in real-time based on factors such as time, weather, your heart rate, and location, creating a personalized and immersive experience.
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