Spark AR Studio vs. Unreal Engine

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Spark AR Studio
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Spark AR Studio is an augmented reality SDK, from Facebook.N/A
Unreal Engine
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Originally designed in 1998, Unreal Engine is a game engine designed to build games of all type, with sharp graphics and control, using the C++ language.N/A
Pricing
Spark AR StudioUnreal Engine
Editions & Modules
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End User License Agreement for Publishing
Free
5% of royalties after gross product revenue exceeds 1M
End User License Agreement for Creators
Free & Royalty Free
Custom Licenses
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Spark AR StudioUnreal Engine
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Spark AR StudioUnreal Engine
User Ratings
Spark AR StudioUnreal Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Spark AR StudioUnreal Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
Meta Platforms Inc
Spark AR Studio is used to create AR experiences for the Brand Partners. The AR experience is created so interactive that the user is attracted to use the filter many times
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Epic Games
It's really well suited for experiential uses. Sure, games are made with it, but I'm guessing that more non-gaming assets are being made with it than anyone realizes. It's a fantastic post-production for 3d modeling tasks. It's fantastic for fast nearly photo real rendering. It's almost as good at rendering truly photo real assets now that Path Tracing is becoming mature. It's fantastic for creating background and matte plates for video and film production. There are few things that do that as well as it can. It's not well suited to modeling the initial 3d object so you really need to have something to build the 3d assets in. Hard asset modeling and creating is the one area that it's lacking. But, even if it never rises to the level to compete with 3ds Max or Maya, etc., that's ok, because it's just another tool and it does what it does so well, that modeling deficiencies can be overlooked
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Pros
Meta Platforms Inc
  • Creating AR filters in a short duration of Time.
  • AR concept bridges the Gap between user and the products.
  • It is simplest tool to get started with the career of AR Creator.
  • It has a rich & numerous support of assets in Spark AR Library.
  • It is easy to launch the effect on our Social Media Platform.
  • It is an Open-Source platform. One needs to login with Facebook and can get started to it.
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Epic Games
  • Achieving proper depth effect of the background layer
  • Walkthrough videos of any given layout can be easily prepared and made more immersive
  • Creating the most detailed 3D models
  • Takes very little time to produce the required renders depending on the complexity of the input
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Cons
Meta Platforms Inc
  • It requires high computation power to run this software.
  • It is having a frequent updates within a months.
  • The AR experience created in Spark AR is only supported in Instagram & Facebook.
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Epic Games
  • The modeling tools are getting better but have a good way to go to really be intuitive
  • They are trying to bridge the gap between coders and artists and have done well but more needs to continue to happen to enable users who have little experience writing code to be able to use it effectively. It's not that this is a "room for improvement" thing per se, it's just that more of it needs to be done and I think they know that and are on it.
  • It's so powerful, it's difficult to find anything else that needs improvement. It's kind of mindblowing what it's capable of.
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Alternatives Considered
Meta Platforms Inc
I have used Spark AR Studio for the first time to create AR experiences and it deeply satisfies me. I have never used other software similar to this. It is most simple and creative software which I have ever found till now.
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Epic Games
Despite the fact that the Unreal Engine user interface took some getting used to, it was rather simple to navigate once we got the hang of it. Furthermore, Unreal Engine offers unrivalled flexibility and fine-tuning tools. Twinmotion has a slightly complicated UI as well, but the number of options for personalization and fine adjustment is limited
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Return on Investment
Meta Platforms Inc
  • Open-source platform to create immersive AR experience.
  • Creates a better reach on our social media platform.
  • Easy & creative tool to get start as AR creator.
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Epic Games
  • It's helped a tiny studio like mine to compete with larger and more financially sound studios.
  • It gives me another product from which I can derive a revenue stream.
  • Unless you are publishing a game for sale or a packaged product, UE is free to use and tinker with. You can use it to build something amazing to use in your portfolio which in turn can help you sell your skills.
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