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Augmented reality platform that can be used as a marketing tool. Businesses can create AR effects, publish them & connect with experts.

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Pros:

I have used this product several times to upload lenses to instagram and its a pretty straightforward process as far as fields that need to be filled out as well as the requirements.

Cons:

It was difficult to publish and share for review.

Spark AR ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
3.8
Customer Service
4.0
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.5

Likelihood to recommend

8.5/ 10

Spark AR has an overall rating of <span class="">4.5</span> out 5 stars based on <span class="">30</span> user reviews on Capterra.

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Abhishek Kumar
Abhishek Kumar
Intern in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

"The Ultimate Tool for Augmented Reality"

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

It is the most user-friendly tool for starting a career as an AR Developer.It is an open-source platform. One needs to use Facebook to log in before starting.a useful conversational companion. Excellent characteristics with a variety of impacts.

Cons:

I also enjoy that we can test a filter there before releasing it when we make one there. How did this phone filter become ours? Then, we can publish.

khaled
freelancer in Saudi Arabia
Computer & Network Security, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Rating review (spark AR)

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Use Cases and Scope of DeploymentWith the help of the augmented reality (AR) platform Spark, brands can broadcast their just launched products on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram and begin marketing them. Also, it is utilized to generate AR effects on a personal level in order to network with other developers and get freelancing work. To help our clients launch a brand campaign on their social media profiles and increase the visibility of their products, we are using Spark AR to develop immersive augmented reality experiences. Because customers may view the product in their own environment, the distance between user and product is reduced when using Spark AR Studio. Spark AR usage has a significant impact on the digital world.

Pros:

•It is the simplest tool to use to begin a career as an AR Developer.•It is a platform that is open-source. Before beginning, one must log in using Facebook.•a good conversation partner. Excellent qualities that have a wide range of effects.

Cons:

•Within a month, changes are made often.•a good conversation partner. Excellent qualities that have a wide range of effects.•When utilizing the spark ar, the PC lags. Every two weeks, an update is requested.

Kenil
Kenil
Intern in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A Instagram filter making tool

3.0 4 years ago

Comments: Overall experience is good but there is unsatisfaction with the ram and battery use.

Pros:

- It is widely used the develop the Instagram filter. We can develop a filter by using the spark ar. It has features like face tracking, plane tracking. - The various brand is developing the filter for the marketing purpose. - We can directly run our effect on Instagram by linking the account.

Cons:

- It consumes a high amount of ram. - PC is lagging while using the spark ar. - After every two weeks it is asking for an update. - It is directly impacting the battery of our device.

rosimeri
analista in Brazil
Design, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

I loved making my filter

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: service to create a filter helped me in social network audience

Pros:

was the ability to create a filter to use in videos, but I found it a little difficult to use and little information on how to use it and which tools are most suitable for filtering

Cons:

the most difficult thing is to make the details of the image to be placed in the filter, this part of the tool can be improved

Mahek
Mahek
Intern in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A Perfect Augmented Reality Tool

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: My over all experience was quite exiting because its open source and any one can create and lear new things and also deploy them popular platform like Instagram & Facebook

Pros:

We can create and deploy our AR experience on Facebook and Instagram. Developing experience is very much easy and a variety of features are available.

Cons:

It consumes very much amout of RAM on start up and requires very a very high processing GPU to run.

Arun
Arun
Creator in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

AR FILTER CREATOR

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: This software is in our country some time ago. I did not know much about this software. But after some time, when I watched YouTube videos, I came to know that we as creators can also increase and publish this kind of filter, so I have benefited a lot from this software. Because of this software, I have got clients to make money and I am doing some running from that too.So I have made a lot of broken hearts on this topic as well. On my YouTube channel, I started getting clients from him and I started getting money, so I like Subway very much. I am also getting my money from this.

Pros:

What I like most about it is that we can make different types of AR filters in a short period of time.

Cons:

Another thing I like in this is that when we create a filter there, we can test it there before publishing. How does this filter in our phone become ours. After that we can publish.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

The best software to create filters on social media

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

It's a great product that can be used by any user with or without knowledge, even the most untrained person in the software tools can do it easily.

Cons:

When I want to use segmentation filters on the cell phone, the application does not work very well. I believe it is due to the compatibility of the device with this type of filter used.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Online Media, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Easy for Uploading Instagram Lenses

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall i will continue using this product.

Pros:

I have used this product several times to upload lenses to instagram and its a pretty straightforward process as far as fields that need to be filled out as well as the requirements.

Cons:

I dont like the character limit for lens titles.

Amy
Amy
UX+UI Designer in UK
Verified LinkedIn User
Design, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Intuitive platform and with great capabilities, could do with improvement on publishing and reviewin

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Great experience, plan to use this software more to enhance my work and offerings

Pros:

I was prompted to use this software when a specific project called for an AR solution. Spark seemed ahead of the mark than other more complex solutions and better for the fast paced nature of social media campaigns. It is easy to understand and has a lot of online tutorials and templates to help with learning.

Cons:

It was difficult to publish and share for review. To get team members to test it they would have to have the app which slows down processes and makes it difficult to get designs approved. The process of review and publishing could be simplified.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Design, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Much easier to use than expected and really well supported

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

There seems to be a really good community around this software so lots of help and tutorials available to help you to do what you want to do. I'm able to keep up with the fun trends on Facebook and Instagram for the clients I work for which makes them very happy!

Cons:

The learning curve is quite high, so if you haven't used softward like this before it will seem a little daunting, but with lots of tutorials available it shouldnt take long to set up something you can use.

Robson
designer in Angola
Arts & Crafts, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

one of the best programs to create filters.

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I used it for a few months and I have used and liked the program a lot. each update makes the program easier to use.

Pros:

great product and easy to use. Lightweight and high quality free program, everyone can use.

Cons:

it consumes a certain high amount of disk space, but apart from this it is really advisable.

Chelcee
Centre director child care in Australia
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Great marketing product

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Good company to communicate with. Great features that are able to create effect for many things.

Pros:

The effect and different options the product is able to achieve

Cons:

Teaching others how to use it was frustrating for me as I am not good with technology

Jay
Junior Software Developer in India
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Perfect tool to make Instagram and Facebook AR experience

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Overall it is a very useful tool. I have used it to create an attractive AR experience.

Pros:

Spark AR studio has many functionalities to make an AR experience. There are two types of features for creating an experience(Patch and Script). I like the continuous updates of Spark AR studio for the latest update. There are different types of mobiles are available to check the experience. It gives functionality to compress the image size. Distribution of memory also developer can view to analyze the size of AR experience.

Cons:

The AR experience is only supported by Instagram and Facebook, it isn't used in another application. Sometimes the size of the experience becomes too large to publish the experience. It is taking too much load in the processor so it is quite hanging sometimes.

Artur Enrique
ADMINISTRADOR in Brazil
Consumer Electronics, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Product qualification

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I used it for some time and I really liked the program, the update date is easier to use.

Pros:

Great product and easy to use with little knowledge.

Cons:

It consumes a lot of space on the hard drive, apart from that it is a great program.

Arindam
Podcast and Ideation Manager in India
E-Learning, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Build filters and effects for Facebook, Instagram Platforms

4.0 2 years ago

Pros:

- Integrated with Facebook Business Suite which allows the faster ability to build, upload, and edit effects via Spark AR application for computer.- Spark AR has preview functionality that allows previewing effects directly on its inbuilt solution on a variety of models.

Cons:

- Spark AR is sometimes resource intensive on my Windows device,

Harry
Coordinator in US
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Create Augmented Reality

4.0 5 years ago

Comments: Spark AR is a great program for anyone trying to create AR

Pros:

Spark AR helps bridge the gap between basic coders and the hardship of creating augmented reality. It is a great program for creating unique experiences

Cons:

There can be some minor glitches during the creation process, but updates have helped fix any problems

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Free and great to create filters. Bit you are stuck with Facebook!

4.0 3 years ago

Pros:

A free tool full of thinks to create your own filters. It's like Photoshop for AR - awesome.

Cons:

It feels like you are "stuck" with Facebook / Instagram. The only reason you will develop and download Spark AR is to produce filters for their social networks.

Christopher
Marketing Director in US
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Spark AR is a simplistic tool to help AR creators get started!

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: Overall, Spark AR has been a very interesting start to our journey in this new space! We are looking forward to seeing what new improvements they make to the software!

Pros:

The simplicity of Spark AR is astounding! With the fast rise of AR technology, one would expect the creation of related digital assets to be complicated. However, Facebook has set a very high bar for other platforms that enable creators to design AR experiences.

Cons:

Spark AR does not provide clear instructions on how to use their software! If a user does not have a basic understanding of AR related assets, it will require a learning curve in order to get started. Concurrently, the software does not provide extremely robust tools, so I am not sure who they are targeting exactly.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Apparel & Fashion, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

The best app for made a filter

4.0 5 years ago

Comments: So far so good, i'm satified with this app UI, so easy to use

Pros:

The UI is very beautiful and easy to use for me who newbie for editing filter for Facebook or Instagram

Cons:

Directly upload our filter to Spark Hub, so we don't need to open web browser again just directly from di app

Milson Azevedo
Web designer in Brazil
Consumer Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Great program for creating filters

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: It simplifies the creation of augmented reality, giving users new creative opportunities.
I'm really enjoying it.

Pros:

It is easy to use, and helps a lot to engage my instagram, it helped a lot to increase my audience.

Cons:

After the last update it's not possible to export from the pc to the cell phone to do the test !!!

Valentina
Art Director in Australia
Design, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Perfect intro to AR

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

Really easy to navigate for beginners who want to learn more about augmented reality and creating Instagram filters. Plenty of tutorials online.

Cons:

Can crash easily and slightly glitchy at times

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Innovative AR SDK needs improvements

4.0 5 years ago

Comments: It's good, but can be better. I'll keep it on hold for a while and prefer ARcore and ARkit

Pros:

It's a great AR app development tool of you're specifically planning for facial recognition based AR. Apart from that, other applications need more development.

Cons:

It's facial recognition and AR filters is good, but I expect other parts of the body and environments to be tracked as well to be a full fledged AR platform.

Ryan
Digital Director in US
Public Relations & Communications, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Vets only

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: We used Spark AR to make one of those rotating filters that sits above your face on Instagram. Though it was not easy at all, there were great online tutorials from other devs that helped.

Pros:

First of all, it's free. This program gives you the feel of using something you pay hundreds of dollars per month to use, and it's just as functional. Second, the possibilities are endless. It's a POWERFUL tool.

Cons:

The learning curve is very steep. Not a lot of in-app tutorials. However, the community of developers is rich – there is a Facebook group of people sharing tips and a very helpful community of YouTubers offering support.

Alex dos
fthr in Brazil
Computer Software, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

incredible innovator

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: For those looking for a program with many functions where your imagination is your creativity, install and have fun creating various effects for both background and photos

Pros:

Innovative effects creation program, you can create an effect from scratch and you can model it to your liking and use it as a filter for both Instagram and Facebook .. I see many companies using it to do marketing and it has worked ...

Cons:

The biggest problem is that you can’t edit the effects and modeling without a computer, it’s a shame, it could be edited by the smartphone

Katie
Lead Team in Germany
Religious Institutions, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Cool Tool, Hard to Teach Yourself

3.0 2 years ago

Pros:

The possibilities are awesome! It can do a lot of things well enough for Instagram

Cons:

Having never worked in virtual rendering, 3D modeling or coding, it was a challenge to create a simple Instagram filter. With more experience and training I'm sure it's a cool too.