What Can You Do with ARKit and What Apps Are Using It?

ARKit helps app makers move beyond simple 2D camera overlays, and at the same time it’s simpler to use than more complex solutions like Snapchat’s.

To use ARKit-enabled apps on iOS 11, you must have an iOS device with an A9, A10, or A11 processor.

can be used to improve individual elements of existing AR apps;

makes iPhone and iPad tracking capabilities available to a wider number of developers;

could significantly cut development time.

Apple’s advantage with ARKit is that it works with iOS, which has a less fragmented ecosystem than Android, as Apple controls both the hardware and software for all its devices.