Zapworks Designer vs Mattercraft

Zapworks Designer8.8Visit Mattercraft8.7Visit

Higher score Zapworks Designer #4 in AR Creation Software 8.8/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

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Mattercraft #5 in AR Creation Software 8.7/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Mattercraft

• Zapworks Designer fits best

  No-code WebAR with broad publishing

• Mattercraft fits best

  Developers building technically rich WebAR

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Side by side

Feature	Zapworks Designer 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Mattercraft 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#4 in AR Creation Software	#5 in AR Creation Software
Best for	No-code WebAR with broad publishing	Developers building technically rich WebAR
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$64.99/yr	$64.99/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Community, Email
Built for	Solo, Small business, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zapworks Designer 4/4 · Mattercraft 4/4
Visual editor	✓	✓
Face tracking	✓	✓
Image tracking	✓	✓
World tracking	✓	✓
Specs
Publishing channels	Not checked yet	Web
Project limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Unlimited projects on Developer and Pro plans World, image, curved-image, and face tracking Publishes to WebAR, iframes, and supported headsets	World, face and image tracking with varied target shapes TypeScript, code completion, animation systems and physics WebXR headset support with live preview and device simulation
Cons	No free plan; the free trial lasts 14 days Developer plans are limited to non-commercial use Pro includes 12,000 views per year	Commercial use is excluded from the Developer plans Pro pricing is substantially higher than Developer pricing Web publishing limits portability beyond browser-delivered experiences
Our verdict	Zapworks Designer is a browser-based, no-code authoring tool for creating WebAR and WebXR experiences. Its drag-and-drop editor is aimed at individuals, small businesses, agencies, and enterprises working on mobile AR, product… Read the review →	Mattercraft is a browser-based 3D development environment from Zappar for creating interactive augmented-reality, WebXR and 3D web experiences. It combines a visual 3D scene editor with code-free behaviors, TypeScript scripting, code… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Zapworks Designer — where it wins

  • Unlimited projects on Developer and Pro plans
  • World, image, curved-image, and face tracking
  • Publishes to WebAR, iframes, and supported headsets

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the free trial lasts 14 days
  • Developer plans are limited to non-commercial use
  • Pro includes 12,000 views per year

• Mattercraft — where it wins

  • World, face and image tracking with varied target shapes
  • TypeScript, code completion, animation systems and physics
  • WebXR headset support with live preview and device simulation

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial use is excluded from the Developer plans
  • Pro pricing is substantially higher than Developer pricing
  • Web publishing limits portability beyond browser-delivered experiences

• Zapworks Designer8.8/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad no-code WebAR toolkit with flexible publishing and a paid entry plan.

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• Mattercraft8.7/10 · 14-day trial

  A technically deep WebAR environment with visual editing, TypeScript and WebXR support.

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