4 of the best augmented reality apps and games for iPhone and Android

Augmented reality apps, which pop digital images and content atop real footage or images, or combine real and virtual elements with ease, are already found on both iPhone and Android. Most of these apps are pretty simplistic, sure, but they offer a taste of what's coming down the pipeline with Apple's ARKit push and even Google's new ARCore software.

Want to give it a shot? Here are nine of the most amusing, helpful, and entertaining AR apps you can grab right now.