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Spatial 3D online meeting app

Shares rank 7 of 9 video conferencing apps by recommenders

People like its novel spatial concept and natural avatar feel, and want to try it with friends. One critic found it very slow and unusable on Safari.

People like its novel spatial concept and natural avatar feel, and want to try it with friends. One critic found it very slow and unusable on Safari.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
1
approval share
83%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Lovely, cool concept

    “Really lovely concept. I think your welcome map is too complex seems like that should be simplified for a good first experience for more devices.”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”

    “This looks cool! I think I would use it more as an online platform for friends”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”

    “This is so cool, i am going to try this with my friends”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”
  • Natural feel with video avatars

    “something about this feels much better and natural (I think it's that your avatar is just a circle with your video on it)”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”
  • Fun to try with friends

    “This looks cool! I think I would use it more as an online platform for friends”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”

    “This is so cool, i am going to try this with my friends”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”

Other video conferencing apps people recommend

The four most recommended other video conferencing apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Spatial 3D online meeting app compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Zoom9915539%125 yrs5 owners—
Jitsi Meet421574%11—Approved
Google Meet394845%10——
Proton Meet172343%5——
Spatial 3D online meeting appThis page5183%1——
See all 9 video conferencing apps, ranked

What people said

5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Really lovely concept. I think your welcome map is too complex seems like that should be simplified for a good first experience for more devices.”

MixedComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”

“This looks cool! I think I would use it more as an online platform for friends”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”

“This is so cool, i am going to try this with my friends”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”

“this is unbearably slow and unusable on Safari”

CriticizesComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”

“something about this feels much better and natural (I think it's that your avatar is just a circle with your video on it)”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.