Smart Glasses Apps in 2026: Which Glasses Let You Install Third-Party Apps (12 Models Compared)

As of November 2026, the smart glasses that let you install third-party apps are the Even Realities G2 (the Even Hub store), Rokid Glasses (the Agent Store plus an open SDK), INMO Air3 and XREAL Aura (Google Play), RayNeo X3 Pro (a developer kit and sideloading) and Brilliant Labs Halo (open source, no store needed). Meta is half open: Meta Ray-Ban Display runs outside apps only in Developer Mode, and apps built with Meta's toolkit for Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta reach invited testers only, because Meta hasn't opened publishing. Samsung's Android XR glasses take apps from Google Play on your phone when they ship on December 10, and Apple has no smart glasses at all.

Updated: November 13, 2026. The rows below were checked that day on the makers' developer pages and official stores. US prices without prescription lenses.

Which smart glasses let you install apps? The full table

Five products have a real app store, three more take apps through a developer kit, Meta's three models are limited to Developer Mode or invited testers, and XREAL One Pro just mirrors your phone. Here are all 12, plus Apple.

Sources: Meta's developer FAQ, Even Hub catalog, Rokid's store, RayNeo X3 Pro page, XREAL Aura page, Brilliant Labs docs, Android XR distribution docs and Android Authority on Samsung's preorders, all checked November 13, 2026. INMO Air3 launched at $1,099, was recalled on September 24, 2026 and is no longer listed on INMO's US store.

Glasses with a real app store

Five products let ordinary owners install outside apps today, with no developer setting. An "app" means something different on each: a plugin, a voice agent or a full Android app.

Even Realities G2. Even Hub, a tab in the Even Realities phone app, holds more than 200 hand-reviewed plugins: small web apps that run on your phone and draw text on the glasses. No paid downloads yet. See Even Hub apps and our Even Realities G2 review.

Rokid Glasses. The Agent Store in the Hi Rokid app holds AI agents, more than 500 according to Rokid in September 2026, not games. See Rokid Glasses apps.

INMO Air3. The most open pair: Android 14 on the glasses, and the international version includes Google Play and Chrome. The catch is battery life, and a September 24, 2026 recall that firmware V3.16 fixes; INMO's US store no longer lists it. See our INMO Air 3 review.

XREAL Aura. XREAL's first Android XR glasses, with "access to millions of mobile and tablet apps from Google Play," in XREAL's words. $1,099 instead of $1,279 through the end of 2026.

Samsung Android XR glasses (Intelligent Eyewear). Audio glasses with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster frames, from $395, on preorder in the US and South Korea since November 12 and available from December 10. Apps come from Google Play on your phone; apps built for the glasses get a "Differentiated for Glasses" badge.

Glasses with a developer kit but no store

These pairs let any developer reach the lens without asking the maker, but there's no single catalog. You install such apps like normal phone apps, or sideload them.

Rokid Glasses also have the public CXR-L SDK. A phone app opens its own text view in the lens after you approve it once in Hi Rokid, with no Rokid review on Android.

Brilliant Labs Halo ($399, launched October 27, 2026) and the older Frame are open source. The SDKs cover Python, Flutter and Lua, plus Web Bluetooth on Halo, so any phone app can connect over Bluetooth.

RayNeo X3 Pro runs its own Android system. RayNeo says it "supports apps like TikTok, Instagram, and WhatsApp," and offers a Unity and Android ARDK for developers. Other apps go on through sideloading, which reviewers describe as fiddly.

Vuzix Z100 owners can still use the free Ultralite SDK, Vuzix Connect and the Mentra app. Vuzix discontinued the Z100 for consumers at the end of 2025, so don't buy one new; see Vuzix Z100 apps.

Can you install apps on Meta glasses?

Only in a limited way. Meta Ray-Ban Display runs third-party web apps and toolkit apps if you turn on Developer Mode and add each one yourself, and every such app shows as "unverified". Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta have no display, so outside apps can only use their camera, microphones and speakers through Meta's toolkit.

Meta's Device Access Toolkit 1.0 began rolling out on September 30, 2026 and supports Ray-Ban Meta, Meta Ray-Ban Display, Oakley Meta HSTN and Vanguard. Publishing is still closed: developers "will soon be able to submit" apps, with no date (Meta developer FAQ). Community catalogs list roughly 40 to 90 Display web apps; see Meta Ray-Ban Display apps. The Display itself is sold only in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany and Italy.

No apps of their own: XREAL One Pro, and nothing from Apple

XREAL One Pro ($599) and XREAL 1S ($449) are screens on a cable: they show whatever your phone or laptop shows, so every app works and none is made for the glasses. XREAL offers an SDK for Unity on its developer site. Great on a flight, wrong for a meeting.

Apple has not announced smart glasses. Reports from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman point to an unveiling at WWDC 2027 at the earliest (Road to VR).

What kinds of smart glasses apps are there?

Most smart glasses apps do one of seven jobs, and makers build the common ones in. Check what your glasses ship with before you look for a third-party app.

More detail: teleprompter glasses and prescription smart glasses.

Notifications: the app that works almost everywhere

Even, Rokid, Vuzix and RayNeo mirror phone notifications, so any app gets a short line in the lens. The text vanishes after a few seconds and the layout isn't yours. On the Display, Meta says this is "coming soon".

Smart glasses app development: where to start

It depends on the pair. Even Hub plugins are web apps built with Even's free CLI and simulator, Rokid offers CXR-L for phone apps and AIUI Studio for agents, Meta's toolkit reaches testers only, and Android XR glasses take Android apps with a projected activity.

Coding agents answering from memory got 39% of our checklist right, and 89% with our free skills (the test). The skills are open source on GitHub: hinty-eu/smart-glasses-skills, with a source and check date for every fact.

Where Hinty Voice Assistant fits

Hinty Voice Assistant listens to a conversation on your phone or computer and, a second or two after someone asks you a question, shows a short hint, with facts from your own documents. Smart glasses support is in testing, with no dates yet; testers get it first, for free. Each brand gets its own path:

Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta: the hint is read into your ear over Bluetooth, like headphones.

Meta Ray-Ban Display: a web app in Developer Mode until Meta opens publishing.

Rokid Glasses: text in the lens through Rokid's SDK on Android, a notification on iPhone.

Even Realities G2: an Even Hub plugin, waiting for Even's review.

RayNeo X3 Pro and INMO Air3: our page in the glasses' own browser.

Vuzix Z100: Vuzix's SDK, for people who already own one.

Your phone does the listening, because glasses microphones focus on the wearer. Join the testers. Hinty is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of these glasses makers.

Works today in Chrome

You don't need glasses to try it. Hinty Voice Assistant gives live hints in Google Meet, Zoom and Teams in the browser today:

In a team meeting, your manager asks "When can the new pricing go live?" and you see "Monday, after the legal review" from your project notes.

In a presentation Q&A, someone asks "Where does the 40% growth come from?" and the hint shows "Two new markets, slide 7."

In a call in another language, translator mode keeps the conversation in one language and gives you hints in yours.

If you use a live assistant in a conversation, tell the other person. In some US states, everyone in the conversation has to agree.

How we keep this list current

Stores open, SDKs leave preview and models get discontinued, so this page has a date. We checked every row on November 13, 2026 against the makers' developer pages and stores, and we update it monthly, plus whenever Meta opens publishing or a new pair ships. Spotted something outdated? Write to support@hinty.eu. For buying advice, see the best AI glasses 2026.

FAQ

Do smart glasses have apps?

Yes, depending on the pair. Even G2 has 200+ Even Hub plugins, Rokid 500+ Agent Store agents, and INMO Air3 and XREAL Aura run Google Play apps. Meta's glasses mostly run Meta's own features as of November 2026.

Which smart glasses have an app store?

Even Realities G2 (Even Hub), Rokid Glasses (Agent Store), INMO Air3 (Google Play on the glasses), XREAL Aura (Google Play through Android XR) and Samsung's Android XR glasses (Google Play on your phone). Meta has announced a showcase called Explore but hasn't opened submissions.

Are smart glasses apps free?

Mostly. Even Hub has no paid downloads yet and the companion apps are free. Some apps need your own account or AI key, and a few sell subscriptions, such as Navigaze Pro at $4.99 a month.

Do smart glasses apps work with iPhone?

Usually yes. Meta AI, Even Realities, Hi Rokid and Vuzix Connect are on the App Store, and Samsung's Android XR glasses support iPhone 13 Pro and newer. Fewer third-party Rokid apps reach the lens from an iPhone, because Rokid's iOS SDK needs a developer account.

Does Apple have smart glasses?

No. As of November 2026, Apple has not announced smart glasses. Reports point to an unveiling at WWDC 2027 at the earliest.

Can I install Android apps on smart glasses?

On INMO Air3 and XREAL Aura, yes, from Google Play. On RayNeo X3 Pro, by sideloading. Other glasses run apps on your phone and only show their output in the lens.

Keep reading

Smart glasses with display in 2026: 7 models ranked, with prices and app stores

Even Hub apps: the best Even G2 apps and how to install them

Meta Ray-Ban Display apps: every app that works in November 2026

Rokid Glasses apps: built-in, Agent Store and SDK

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