Choosing the right Augmented Reality Platforms to start learning and developing AR apps is of utmost important. This post will be periodically updated to provide you a comprehensive list of all the available augmented reality platforms. In no particular order, here’s the (non-exhaustive and ever-increasing) list of the augmented reality platforms :

• Junaio/Metaio by metaio GmbH
• Wikitude by Wikitude GmbH
• Vuforia by Qualcomm Austria Research Center GmbH
• Layar by Layar
• Hoppala – Content platform for geo-based AR
• Kishino by Kishino
• T-Immersion by Total Immersion
• IN2AR by Beyond Reality
• Blippar – Image recognition app for AR
• Blackboard Mobile AR – Creating AR map
• ViewAR by IT5 – Innovative Technology
• AndAR – Android augmented reality
• Aurasma by Aurasma
• Zappar
• acrossair for Apple iPhone development
• String by String Labs Limited
• BuildAR – Highlighted on its site that you need not be a developer to create AR
• BuildAR Pro – A tool for building Augemented Reality scenes

The list gets longer than I’ve expected. I’ll be going through all of the above more thoroughly. To begin with, I’ll be reviewing on Junaio/Metaio – the first AR platform which I’ve started out. From my brief online research, I’m leaning towards acquiring another 2 AR platforms – Wikitude (because it was voted the “best” AR platform for 2 years) and Vuforia (because it’s from Qualcomm!). Nevertheless, I’ll be going through as many AR platforms I’ve listed above to at least reaffirm which platform(s) one should be acquiring to leverage on what AR has to offer.

If you have any other AR platform which is not listed above and you think it should be included, please let me know.