With the Vision Pro finally available, many consumers are curious about Apple's AR/VR headset and the apps that come with them. While some come from companies you recognize (Disney+, Max, TikTok, Zoom, Reddit, and others), there are plenty of independent developers who have released apps optimized for visionOS.
From space puzzle games to an app where you can view interior design projects in 3D, these are some of the visionOS apps from smaller developers that users can try out when their headset arrives. We will continue to add more to this list as they are implemented.
Games
soul needle
Image credits: soul assembly
soul needle is a space puzzle game developed exclusively for Vision Pro. Players must free friendly little ghosts trapped inside color-changing cubes.
black box
Image credits: ryan mcleod
black box is a unique space puzzle game where instead of tapping or swiping, players must interact with puzzles, which appear as floating bubbles in the physical world, in other creative ways, such as singing and rotating, among other methods that do not They involve the use of the hands. .
loose pairs
Image credits: Tempuno/Michael Temper
loose pairs is a card matching game that can be played with friends and family via SharePlay during FaceTime calls. You can also move, scale and rotate the cards so they appear on the coffee table in front of you or make them as big as the floor. Additionally, Michael Temper, the developer behind Ploppy, is releasing a hidden object game called “Where's Ploppy?”.
Draw doodles
Image credits: Sindre Sorhus
Draw doodles is a simple digital drawing pad where you can brainstorm and use your creativity to draw doodles with various brushes, pens, markers and colors.
small fins
Image credits: Ditached GmbH
small fins is a cute underwater game in which you guide a school of fish through rings of bubbles, avoiding enemies like sharks and squid.
loona
loona is a relaxing space puzzle game in which you will have to assemble 3D dioramas that transform into animated scenes.
Music
playing now
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playing now is for all your music discovery and knowledge needs. Search your favorite song to get detailed information about artists, see recommendations, experience 3D models of the Grammys and other music awards, and even win trophies that can be displayed on a virtual shelf. Thanks to its integration with ShazamKit, you can also identify what song is playing in your environment, whether it's from a vinyl record or a TV show playing in the background.
DJAY
Image credits: algoriddim
DJ app and ai mixer DJAY aims to recreate the live DJ experience, featuring an interactive and hyper-realistic 3D turntable with controllable knobs and buttons, different futuristic-looking environments/backgrounds and a built-in music library.
Reel
music video editor Reel allows you to create music videos and add visual effects while playing by tapping the visual panels.
AmazeVR Concerts
Image credits: AmazeVR
AmazeVR Concerts allows you to view live 3D images of your favorite artist in rendered virtual environments. Also available on Meta Quest, AmazeVR has previously hosted virtual reality concerts with T-Pain, Megan Thee Stallion, Zara Larsson and UPSAHL.
space symphony
Pinch gestures are the main points for interactions with the VisionOS interface. space symphony It is a synthesizer controlled by hand gestures, which acts as an instrument when you move your hands in the air. The developer said the idea came from the Theremin, a real-life instrument that generates sound by moving your hands in the air. There are controls for waveform, reverb, distortion, chorus, scaling, and more. Additionally, Spatial Symphony includes a three-dimensional waveform display, making sound waves move toward you in 3D.
Animoog Galaxy
Image credits: Moog
Animoog Galaxy offers a virtual synth playback experience, combining generative images and audio with your environment. Using various physical gestures, you can play and modulate sounds, as well as change the background of the over 120 available presets, including a futuristic sci-fi theme.
tappr.tv
Image credits: deej
tappr.tv Basically, it allows you to create a laser show with your fingers while listening to music. You can also choreograph dances and post them for other users to enjoy.
Productivity
mental node
Image credits: mental node
mental node is a visual brainstorming app that helps you outline and organize notes in the form of thought bubbles that float around your virtual space.
Numeric
Image credits: cynapsis
Numeric is a dashboard app that lets you bring together your KPIs from 90+ tools like HubSpot and Google Sheets to see all your tasks in one place.
OmniPlan
Image credits: The Omni Group
Project management tool OmniPlan features a dedicated app for Vision Pro that allows you to view Gantt charts in a large window the size of your room. Omni Group is also bringing its other apps to the headset, including OmniFocus, OmniGraffle, and OmniOutliner.
JigSpace
Image credits: JigSpace
JigSpace allows anyone to showcase their ideas using 3D content, audio, video and text in spatial presentations. The company uses its collaboration with the Alfa Romeo F1 team as an example (image shown above), bringing its life-size C43 car built to scale.
Focus
Focus is a task management app that applies the Pomodoro method. You can start and stop timers and track your progress on different tasks. You can also place a small focus timer window to the side while you explore other apps. The app is free for the first year on Vision Pro. After that, users can pay an annual fee of $39.99 to use it on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.
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in focus Work
If you don't want any part of task management, but just want to create timers, Focused work is the app for you.
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Things 3
Image credits: Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
Things Keeps track of all your to-do lists. You can interact using your eyes, hands, and voice, moving windows, or hiding the sidebar to focus on one list at a time.
Utilities
Frozen
Image credits: Axel Le Pennec
Tizipizi is a time zone and world clock converter that allows you to convert the time to schedule a team meeting with staff from around the world. The app also allows you to compare availability with colleagues and personalize watches by assigning them to a certain event or renaming them based on someone who lives in that time zone.
navigation
Image credits: Good sleep/Jordi Bruin
navigation translates conversations in real time, allowing you to see live captions during FaceTime calls.
World Clock Widgets
Well, the name says it all. Is world clock widgets for Vision Pro device.
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Education
Study Snacks
Study Snacks Divide the words you are learning into space and then you have to put them together to guess the correct word.
Subjects
He Subjects The app, which helps students keep track of classes, assignments and grades, is launching its version for Vision Pro.
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Other fun apps
sky guide
Image credits: Fifth Star Laboratories
sky guide reinvented its constellation finder app for Apple Vision Pro, giving you an immersive experience designed for spatial computing so you can imagine you're stargazing inside your home. The app also uses gaze detection to point a laser pointer at planets and stars, as well as hand gestures to zoom in or out of constellations in the sky.
5D Planner
Image credits: 5D Planner
5D Plannera 2D/3D home improvement tool, brings its interior design features to Vision Pro. Users can view design projects in 3D, customize elements using their eyes and hands, explore a large catalog of furniture and home decor. home, as well as experience 360 renders and panoramas in VR mode.
AR Art Projector
Da Vinci's eyes AR Art Projector Allows artists to project a transparent image or stencil onto any surface so they can easily trace, sculpt, or cut. For example, they can use the app to project an image on a wall to help draw the outline of a large mural they are painting in a room. There are also editing features like image filters and the ability to deconstruct any photo.
elite hoops
Image credits: elite hoops
elite hoopsbasketball playmaking app, launched its visionOS app so basketball coaches can design plays and defenses and see their drills come to life in their living rooms.
Juno
Since YouTube decided not to create an app for Vision Pro, independent developer Christian Selig, best known for Reddit third-party client Apollo, created one. The $5 Juno app uses the YouTube Embed API to load videos into a web view and provides playback controls. (Read more about Juno here).
Image credits: Christian Selig
Look for
Look for is a goal tracking app where you can create different wish lists and keep track of them. It lets you do things like mark countries you've visited on a virtual map, search for photos to add to your lens with the Unsplash integration, and discover new activities.
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Meditation
zenitzer
Vision Pro launches with Mindfulness from Apple. But if you are looking for other applications, zenitzer It has features like meditation timers, daily tracking, and surround sounds for your session.
Lungy: Spaces
Lungy: Spaces provides a variety of interactive breathing exercises that allow you to listen to relaxing music, touch floating objects, and play virtual instruments.
I hate it
Image credits: I hate it
Wellness app I hate it offers immersive spatial soundscapes: artistic animations combined with ambient sounds designed to help you escape everyday distractions. Odio also lets you share your favorite soundscape sessions via SharePlay, as well as experience 3D audio using head-tracking enabled devices like AirPods Pro and Beats Fit Pro.
Endel Kingdoms
Part offers an audio-visual experience where you can interact with gesture-controlled light particles that can resemble shooting stars, a warm sunset, or lightning bolts. Additionally, soundscapes adapt in real time, Endel explains on his website. For example, they can react to inputs such as time, weather, heart rate, and location.
