Kivicube

Kivicube is a web-based platform for creating and sharing interactive WebXR scenes. Its visual editor uses drag-and-drop controls, templates, and uploaded assets to let creators build scenes without coding. Supported tracking types include image, world, body, face, landmark, 3D object, and rotation. Completed scenes can be shared by link or QR code and viewed in a phone browser without an app. They can also be embedded in Shopify or other website product pages. Developer options include a WebAR plugin, an API, and iframe embedding; a dashboard tracks total page views and user views. Kivicube identifies retail, marketing, education, tourism, and art as potential use areas. The free Basic plan permits two scenes and 500 scene experiences, but is for non-commercial use and includes ads. Personal costs CN¥79.90 a year; Advanced, which lists commercial rights, costs CN¥5,300 a year. Plugin documentation lists WebAR SDK support for iOS 11+ and Android 7+, with separate system WebView requirements.

Kivicube provides visual scene creation, browser-based sharing, and developer embedding options. The free Basic plan has scene and experience limits and does not permit commercial use.

Kivicube suits creators who want to assemble and share WebAR scenes through a visual editor without coding. Its publishing and embedding options also serve teams working on product pages or other listed use areas.

Overview

Kivicube is a WebAR authoring platform for teams that want to make interactive scenes and deliver them through a browser. It suits creators who value visual tools and app-free sharing; its strongest case is web distribution, while commercial projects require a higher-tier plan.

A drag-and-drop editor, templates, and asset uploads let creators assemble scenes without coding. Viewers can open published scenes from a link or QR code in a phone browser, avoiding a separate app installation. Website embedding, including on Shopify product pages, extends that approach to product experiences.

The dashboard tracks total page views and user views, offering a basic way to monitor reach. Kivicube identifies retail, marketing, education, tourism, and art among its intended fields. The platform launched in October 2018 and is operated by Chengdu Kivisense Technology Co., Ltd.

Key features

• Visual creation: Drag-and-drop editing, templates, and asset uploads make Kivicube approachable for non-coders. The 2-project cap on Basic, however, leaves little room to develop several concepts at once.
• Multiple tracking modes: Image, world, body, face, landmark, 3D object, and rotation tracking give creators a varied toolkit for AR concepts.
• Browser publishing: Links and QR codes take viewers to scenes in a phone browser without requiring an app, a practical advantage for campaigns where installation would add friction.
• Embedding and developer options: Scenes can be embedded in Shopify or other website product pages through iframe, a WebAR plugin, or an API. This serves both straightforward page integrations and developer-led projects.
• View reporting: The dashboard records total page views and user views, enough for basic audience tracking but not a broader analytics picture.

Pricing

Kivicube’s freemium structure ranges from a small non-commercial allowance to paid plans with higher quotas and commercial rights. The key dividing line is use: Basic and Personal do not permit commercial work, so businesses need Advanced or Enterprise.

• Basic — free: Two scenes, 500 scene experiences, non-commercial use only, ads, and 30M model uploads. It is a no-cost starting point for a small personal project, but the experience ceiling and commercial restriction make it unsuitable for campaigns.
• Personal — CN¥79.90 a year: Four scenes, 5,000 scene experiences, non-commercial use only, ads, and 50M model uploads. It raises the capacity over Basic, but retains the same commercial restriction; the modest scene allowance fits limited personal work better than a business deployment.
• Advanced — CN¥5,300 a year: Ten scenes, 100K image cloud recognitions/year, commercial rights, and 50 QPS scene entry. This is the entry point for commercial publishing, with defined recognition and traffic capacity.
• Enterprise — CN¥10,600 a year: Unlimited scenes, 1M image cloud recognitions/year, one-on-one technical support, and QPS expansion. It fits larger deployments that need more scene capacity and direct technical assistance.

Email support is provided within 72 hours for Basic and Personal, and within 48 hours for Advanced; Enterprise includes one-on-one technical support. Those response windows matter when choosing a plan for work with operational deadlines.

Platforms

Kivicube supports Android, iOS, web, and API use. Its WebAR SDK documentation specifies iOS 11+ and Android 7+, while system WebView support is required for iOS 14.3+ and Android 5.0+. Teams should check those requirements before relying on embedded or SDK-based delivery across older devices.

Who it's for

Kivicube is best suited to creators and organizations making browser-delivered AR for retail, marketing, education, tourism, or art. Its visual tools lower the coding barrier, while embedding and API options accommodate website integrations. Individuals can explore on Basic, but the 2-scene and 500-experience caps and non-commercial-only terms make it a narrow trial of the platform rather than a business-ready tier.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Link- and QR-based browser viewing avoids requiring viewers to install an app.
• Pro: A broad selection of tracking modes supports more varied scene concepts than a single tracking approach.
• Pro: Iframe, plugin, and API options provide different routes for adding scenes to web pages.
• Con: Basic and Personal prohibit commercial use, pushing business users to Advanced at CN¥5,300 a year.
• Con: Basic limits users to two scenes and 500 scene experiences, which constrains experimentation and audience reach.
• Con: Ads remain on both Basic and Personal, so paying for the Personal quota increase does not remove them.

Alternatives

BlippBuilder is worth considering if a free plan for creating and testing projects is enough and publishing can wait for a paid tier. JigSpace may suit teams that want a free allowance of three active Jigs, three steps, 100MB of team storage, and two user seats.

MyWebAR offers a free Creator plan with 100 views/year, 100 MB storage, and five projects, making its stated free limits a different fit for modest projects. STYLY is an option for creators seeking a free plan with limited commercial use and support for smartphones and HMDs.

WorldCAST may be preferable when unlimited monthly views, no expiry, personal and commercial use, and basic analytics are priorities on the free Creator plan. Assemblr EDU is oriented toward education, with a free plan that includes 400 free 3D objects, limited Topics and Edu Kits, and 30 MB storage per account.

Elysium is a free option for iOS and web with a Personal plan that includes one private world and unlimited private scenes. Reality Composer is a free alternative for Apple-platform users, including iPhone and iPad users on iOS 17.0 or later or iPadOS 17.0 or later. Browse more options in AR Creation Software.

Verdict

Choose Kivicube if you need a visual way to create AR scenes and distribute them through phone browsers, links, QR codes, or website embeds. Its varied tracking modes and developer integration options are compelling for web-based experiences. Look elsewhere if commercial use must be free or if a basic two-scene, 500-experience ceiling is too restrictive; business users should budget for Advanced or Enterprise.