The Best Apple Vision Pro Apps!

TLD

6 Feb 202411:04

Summary

TLDRTechnology YouTuber Travis Scott shares his 16 favorite apps for the newly released Apple Vision Pro augmented reality headset. He spotlights apps that take advantage of the headset's immersive 3D capabilities for areas like cooking, weather, gaming, art, meditation, and education. Standout apps highlighted include an interactive 3D recipe planner, a snarky AI weather app with a live 3D globe, classic iOS games now in 3D like Fruit Ninja, an app for tracing images to real-world surfaces, a digital chess board that renders pieces in 3D space, and a flight tracking app that shows airport terrain and air traffic in 3D.

Takeaways

😊 Travis shares his 16 favorite Apple Vision Pro apps after the first week of release
🍎 Popular categories include immersive games, creative tools, productivity, and education
🥘 Crouton is an impressive recipe app with 3D step-by-step cooking instructions
⛅ Carrot Weather has funny jokes and interactivity with a 3D globe visualization
✂️ Classic iOS game Cut the Rope is now in 3D with eye and pinch controls
🖌 DaVinci Eye lets you trace images in 3D space for art and creativity
🤯 Jigspace shows incredibly detailed 3D models like planes and cars
🛋 Lowe's Style Studio plans kitchen remodels in 3D
🎼 Synth Riders is a rhythm game using only hand gestures to slice blocks
✈️ Voyager displays live air traffic control data from airports globally

Q & A

How many native apps are available for the Apple Vision Pro at launch?
-Apple says there are about 600 native apps available for the Vision Pro as of day one.
What types of apps are available for the Vision Pro?
-There is a little bit of everything, from immersive entertainment to art to weather to games.
What does the Crouton app allow you to do?
-Crouton is an immersive recipe app that allows for step-by-step instructions and detailed breakdowns of everything you need for a recipe shown in multiple windows.
Why does Travis think the Vision Pro could be useful for cooking?
-It mixes real world use cases like cooking with a 3D immersive space, being able to show recipes and ingredients in a spatial way while still seeing your full environment as you cook.
What weather app does Travis recommend since Apple does not have a native weather app?
-Travis recommends the Carrot weather app which has a full breakdown of current weather information and an interactive 3D Earth model.
How does the game Cut the Rope work on the Vision Pro?
-Cut the Rope is fully 3D and immersive on the Vision Pro. You use your eyes and pinching gestures to cut the rope.
What does the Da Vinci Eye app allow you to do?
-Da Vinci Eye allows you to take a 2D image and place it on a physical surface in your environment, change the opacity, and trace over it. You can also collaborate with others to make 3D murals.
What meditation app does Travis highlight?
-Travis highlights the indle app which takes your real environment and transforms it into an immersive lightscape to help you meditate and focus.
What classic rhythm game is available on the Vision Pro?
-Synth Riders is available, offering a Beat Saber/Guitar Hero-style rhythm game using just your hands and movements.
What does Travis compare the current Vision Pro apps to?
-Travis compares the apps to the first generation iPad apps which were mostly novelties but improved dramatically over time. He expects Vision Pro apps to have a similar evolution.