ARKit Downloads Dominated by Gaming Apps

It's not surprising that gaming apps are the leaders in adopting AR, particularly after Pokemon Go last year disseminated the technology among millions of smartphone users. But purveyors and retailers are also making headway with AR, as Sensor Tower's data show. The Ikea Place app that makes people target virtual furniture in their homes was the No. 4 free ARKit app behind three activity entitlements. Interior design app Homecraft ranked as the No. 10 free app, measuring practicality AR MeasureKit was No. 5 and the recreation app Paint Space AR was No. 9.

In its higher-ranking of ARKit-only apps, Sensor Tower didn't include other apps that have substantial peculiarities such as AR photo modes, mini-games and other ARKit-based boasts computed onto otherwise usual apps. Snapchat and Facebook are among the apps that use AR to apply filters and screens on photos, while Perfect and Modiface gave consumers devote virtual makeup to selfies.

Augmented reality, the technology that overlays digital personas on a real background seen through a smartphone camera, is quickly being adopted by application makes that are seeking to distinguish their portable apps from a packed field, the Sensor Tower data suggest. Apple CEO Tim Cook has said in interviews that he's stimulated about AR, and told the Independent this week that his companionship is focused on tackling technological impediments to give millions of makes focus their efforts on imaginative employments for the technology.

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