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Asteroid
Asteroid is an augmented reality development tool designed for creating 3D applications that interact with their environment.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Create augmented reality apps for iPhone with a graphical interface and no scripting.
Who should look elsewhere
Limited to ARKit apps for iPhone
Pros
- +No scripting required for basic AR app development
- +Intuitive graphical interface for connecting objects and defining reactions
- +Direct integration with CoreML for intelligent environmental responses
- +Exports directly to Xcode projects for easy iOS deployment
Cons
- −Limited to ARKit apps for iPhone
- −Python scripting is available but might still require some coding knowledge for advanced behaviors
Key features
- ✓Graphical interface for AR app creation
- ✓Lightweight game engine with visual objects (GameObject, Mesh, Light, Text Sprite, Camera)
- ✓AR-specific sensor input handling (CameraInput, MicrophoneInput, ARTracker)
- ✓Python scripting for game object behavior control
- ✓CoreML model integration with graphical input/output display
- ✓"Graph Mode" for defining object relationships and reactions
- ✓"Reactions" for bundling CoreML models, scripts, and 3D functionality
- ✓Export to Xcode projects for iOS deployment
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | $0 | month | Mac app downloads on asteroid.zone official; Versions 1.0 through 1.4 listed; No paid SKU on the site |