Apple's $3,500 face computer has been out for a minute, and the app situation is finally getting interesting.
Not "productivity revolution" interesting — more like "someone made a full drum kit you play with your eyeballs" interesting.
Let's talk about what's actually popping off.
Developers are leaning hard into spatial computing instead of just porting iPad apps and calling it a day.
We're seeing 3D anatomy explorers, virtual concert venues, and a basketball trainer that tracks your shot arc in your living room.
The Vision Pro finally has apps that justify the headset existing beyond watching movies on a fake giant screen.
The gaming side is where it gets unhinged.
There's a rhythm game where you punch floating orbs, a puzzle title built entirely around hand tracking, and yes, someone absolutely made a virtual pet that lives in your actual apartment.
Is it fun to show your friends after two drinks?
Slack, Zoom, and a bunch of meeting tools now support spatial environments, which means you can take a call while staring at a fake mountain range.
Whether your boss wants to see you as a floating memoji is a different question.
But the multitasking potential is genuinely there.
Here's the catch nobody wants to admit: the app store still feels half-baked for regular folks.
Plenty of titles are glorified tech demos that you open once, say "whoa," and never touch again.
At $3,500 plus app prices, that novelty tax adds up fast.
Early adopters are basically paying to beta test Apple's vision of the future.
More big-name studios are committing to spatial apps, and Apple keeps dropping software updates that unlock new tricks.
If you already own the headset, this is the best time to dig through the app store and see what's new.
My take: the Vision Pro apps are finally giving the hardware a personality, and that matters more than specs.
It's messy, experimental, and occasionally ridiculous — which is exactly how every great platform starts out.
Final Thoughts
Give it another year and the "whoa" might actually turn into "I use this every day."