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At a Glance
ARKit
ARKit
Star Rating
(74)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ARKit
Unity
Unity
Star Rating
(358)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Unity

ARKit vs Unity

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Unity easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Unity overall.

  • ARKit and Unity both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Unity is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ARKit over Unity.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ARKit
No pricing available
Unity
No pricing available
Free Trial
ARKit
No trial information available
Unity
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
55
8.8
304
Ease of Use
8.2
57
8.6
303
Ease of Setup
7.2
16
8.4
51
Ease of Admin
7.4
14
7.9
44
Quality of Support
8.0
47
8.3
284
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
13
8.4
45
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
54
9.2
294
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.2
533
Design
Not enough data
7.9
44
Not enough data
7.5
45
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
7.6
45
Not enough data
8.5
50
Move
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
8.8
51
Store & Manage
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.5
50
Not enough data
8.0
48
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
998
Visual Fidelity
Not enough data
8.5
121
Not enough data
8.4
117
Not enough data
8.4
118
Creation Tools
Not enough data
8.2
101
Not enough data
8.2
106
Not enough data
7.8
103
Not enough data
8.3
119
Not enough data
7.4
106
Not enough data
7.8
107
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ARKit
ARKit
Unity
Unity
ARKit and Unity share no categories
Unique Categories
ARKit
ARKit is categorized as AR SDK
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ARKit
ARKit
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
55.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
15.3%
Unity
Unity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
73.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
7.8%
Reviewers' Industry
ARKit
ARKit
Computer Software
22.2%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Higher Education
5.6%
Entertainment
5.6%
Education Management
5.6%
Other
50.0%
Unity
Unity
Computer Games
39.8%
Computer Software
11.0%
Entertainment
6.9%
Information Technology and Services
4.9%
Animation
4.3%
Other
33.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
ARKit
ARKit
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
GH
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

ARkit uses the camera and motion sensors within an iOS device to track the environment, and overlay virtual data with a high degree of accuracy.

Most Helpful Critical Review
IT
Iven T.
Verified User in Computer Software

I disliked the implementations from the version 1.0 , now with ArKit 2.0 we have seen a drastic improvement over the competitors. Such as 3D scanning the room in all dimensions.

Unity
Unity
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Alonso P.
AP
Alonso P.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

The best thing that I like about Unity is once you understand how to use a big part of the tools that Unity gives you, create any project will be a process that you enjoy from the beginning. You can use the programming Language that you can feel comfortable...

Most Helpful Critical Review
ID
Ieva D.
Verified User in Computer Games

Since updating to Unity 5.5 version I'm experiencing a lot of visual glitches like random red lines, some spaces suddenly becoming black etc. My coworkers experience similar problems as well. No such problems occured in 5.4 version. It also has some little...

Alternatives
ARKit
ARKit Alternatives
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Unity
Unity Alternatives
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Blender
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Discussions
ARKit
ARKit Discussions
Need to have a common solution for ARCloud
2 comments
Vlad K.
VK
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Will we see a VDI I/O and protocol with ARKit?
1 comment
Vlad K.
VK
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How do I use Vuforia an
1 comment
Vlad K.
VK
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Unity
Unity Discussions
Is Unity PLUS subscription need to pay monthly for a year?
2 comments
Zack B.
ZB
Hey Zulkifli, good question! In the jump between Unity Personal and Unity Plus, it doesn't seem Unity has a month-to-month subscription option. If you're...Read more
will unity always will have only one language support?
2 comments
Ernesto S.
ES
I agree with Luuk, It doesn't look like unity developers have in mind that, they are implementing DOTS (Data-Oriented Technology Stack) so it will change...Read more
What are the most compatible tools for models
2 comments
Matt A.
MA
3DS Max outputs its models as right handed models which most 3D packages use, Blender outputs models that are left handed. Unity uses the left handed...Read more