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Gareth Griffiths
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Free plan • Paid tiers JigSpace Create 3D AR presentations iPhone • iPad • Vision Pro • Web AR
Augmented reality • Step by step 3D “Jigs” • Quizzes • Share by link, LMS or Canva

JigSpace

JigSpace lets you build interactive 3D presentations, called Jigs, that appear in augmented reality on a phone, a tablet or an Apple Vision Pro. Combine 3D models with text, images, video and audio, break them into steps and add quizzes, then share them with a link or QR code. It has moved away from VR headsets and is now an AR creation tool aimed mainly at businesses, but it still has real potential in the classroom.

Developer: JigSpace
Price: Free plan • Education pricing on request
Platform: iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, Windows, Mac, Web AR
Subject: Science • D&T • Engineering
6.2
/10
XR School Score
Worth a Look
Easy AR creation • Works on phones and tablets • Quizzes and steps • Free plan is very limited • Business focused pricing
Now AR, not VR The old Rift and Vive
version is retired
Overview

JigSpace is a platform for creating and sharing interactive 3D presentations in augmented reality. Each presentation is a “Jig”: a 3D model, such as an engine, a heart or a planet, broken into a sequence of steps with text, images, video and audio. Viewers walk around the model as it sits in their real room, tap through the steps and see how something is built or how it works.

Earlier versions of JigSpace appeared on PC VR headsets, but today the platform centres on Apple devices and the web. Jigs are created on iPhone and iPad or with Windows and Mac apps, and there is a native app for Apple Vision Pro. Anyone can view a Jig in AR without installing anything, through Web AR on Android, Apple App Clips, embeds and QR codes. For education, JigSpace highlights adaptive quizzes with real‑time feedback, sharing by link, embedding in Canva or a learning platform, and live collaboration between teachers and students on Vision Pro.

Students as Creators The most powerful classroom use of JigSpace is not watching other people’s Jigs but building your own. Asking students to explain a process in three dimensions, such as how a four‑stroke engine works or how the heart pumps blood, step by step, forces them to understand every stage. The finished Jig can be shared with the class by QR code and viewed on any modern phone or tablet.
How It Works
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1. Add a model
Import or choose a 3D model to build your presentation around.
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2. Build the steps
Add text, images, video and audio to each step of the explanation.
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3. Add a quiz
Adaptive quizzes give learners real‑time feedback as they go.
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4. Share it
Share by link or QR code, embed in Canva or add it to your LMS.
Know the Plan Limits The free plan allows one project with up to three steps and 100 MB of storage, which is enough to try JigSpace but not to run a class. The Starter plan is aimed at qualified educators and startups and allows 10 active Jigs with up to 10 steps each, with a seven day free trial; JigSpace does not publish its prices, so request education pricing directly. Vision Pro support is a paid add‑on on some plans.
JigSpace vs Ready Made AR Apps
Feature
JigSpace
Ready made AR apps
Content
You create your own
Pre‑made lessons
Devices
Phones, tablets, Vision Pro
Usually phones and tablets
Effort for teachers
Higher
Lower
Best for
Student projects and custom explainers
Quick lesson activities
Classroom Value
Creativity and projects
8.2
Device accessibility
8.0
Ready made content
3.5
Value for schools
4.5
Ease of use
7.2
Strengths and Limitations
Strengths
  • No headset needed: works on phones and tablets
  • Viewers need no app, thanks to Web AR and QR codes
  • Step by step structure suits processes and mechanisms
  • Built‑in quizzes with feedback
  • Embeds in Canva and learning platforms
  • Great for student led projects
Considerations
  • Free plan: one project, three steps
  • Prices not published; mainly business focused
  • Creation apps are iPhone, iPad, Windows and Mac only
  • No longer a VR headset app
  • You need suitable 3D models to start
For Teachers: Try It as a Project Tool JigSpace works best in Design and Technology, Engineering and Science, where students explain how something works: a bicycle gear system, a cell, the eye or a volcano. Start with the free plan to see whether it suits your department, then ask JigSpace about education pricing if you want to use it across a class. Because viewing works in a phone’s web browser, students can share their work with family at home without installing anything.
Free plan
Starter and Enterprise on request • Education pricing available
JigSpace for education → See plans → More science apps →
Quick Facts
Developer
JigSpace
Type
Augmented reality presentation platform
Create on
iPhone, iPad, Windows, Mac
View on
Web AR (Android), App Clips, embeds, QR codes, Apple Vision Pro
Free plan
1 project • 3 steps • 100 MB
Starter
10 active Jigs • 10 steps • 1 GB • 7 day trial
Education
Discount via eligibility form
Verdict
JigSpace is a polished way to create step by step 3D explanations that anyone can view in augmented reality on a phone or tablet. For student projects in science and design, that is genuinely valuable. Its free plan is very small and its pricing is aimed at businesses, so it is less of a ready to use classroom app than it once was. Try the free plan, and if your students take to building Jigs, ask about education pricing.
Platform: iOS • iPadOS • visionOS • Web AR
Subject: Science • D&T • Engineering
Key Stage: KS3 to KS5
Price: Free plan
Review: The XR School, October 2026

Gareth Griffiths

Gareth Griffiths is a scientist and the founder of World of Teaching, a free library of over 1,000 teacher made PowerPoints. He set up The XR School to help teachers, schools and parents find virtual and augmented reality apps that genuinely help young people learn, and to give an honest view of what each app teaches, which headsets it needs and what it costs.