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Apple ARKit vs Google ARCore comparison

Apple and Google are both solutions in the Augmented Reality Development Platforms category. Apple is ranked #4, while Google is ranked #1. Apple holds a 7.1% mindshare in ARDP, compared to Google’s 19.5% mindshare.
Apple ARKit
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Google ARCore
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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Apple ARKit
Ranking in Augmented Reality Development Platforms
4th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google ARCore
Ranking in Augmented Reality Development Platforms
1st
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Augmented Reality Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Apple ARKit is 7.1%, down from 13.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google ARCore is 19.5%, down from 26.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Augmented Reality Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Google ARCore19.5%
Apple ARKit7.1%
Other73.4%
Augmented Reality Development Platforms
 

Comparisons

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PTC Vuforia Studio vs Google ARCore
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EasyAR vs Google ARCore
Compared 48% of the time
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Also Known As

ARKit
ARCore
 

Overview

Build unparalleled augmented reality experiences for hundreds of millions of users on iOS - the biggest AR platform in the world. With ARKit 2 on iOS 12, your AR apps can now be experienced by multiple users simultaneously, and resumed at a later time in the same state. You can also incorporate real-world objects into your AR experiences, giving your users even greater immersive opportunities.

Apple

ARCore is Google’s platform for building augmented reality experiences. Using different APIs, ARCore enables your phone to sense its environment, understand the world and interact with information. Some of the APIs are available across Android and iOS to enable shared AR experiences.

Google
 

Sample Customers

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Streem, TendAR, Curate
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