Develop

Social Applications and Revenue

Updated: Apr 17, 2026

All Meta Quest headsets can access the Meta Horizon platform, which supports social applications, gaming, and monetization features.

Overview

The Meta Horizon platform provides support for:

User Management - Personalize the application by using the user’s friends list. Allow users to easily find and connect with friends.

Social Features - Foster active communities and encourage meaningful interactions in your app. Bring users around the globe together for shared social experiences.

User Engagement - Engaged users return more frequently and spend more time in VR. Incentivize users to return, interact, and invest in your application.

Monetization - Maximize the return on your application by offering the right items and experiences at the right time in VR.

Security - Protect your application and users with the robust security of the Meta Horizon platform authentication.

Quest Tools - Utilize tools to increase the efficiency of your application and the user experience.

You can access Meta Horizon platform features using Blueprints or native C++ APIs via the MetaXR Platform plugin. To set up your project for platform development, see Set Up for Platform Development with Unreal Engine. To verify that users are entitled to your application, see Entitlement Check for Store Apps.

Achievements

Create trophies, badges, awards, and more to challenge your users to reach a goal. Users can see the achievements their friends have earned, creating a competition among friends.

To add achievements to your Unreal applications, see the Achievements integration guide.

Leaderboards

Leaderboards create competition and increase engagement among your users.

To add leaderboards to your Unreal applications, see the Leaderboards integration guide.

In-App Purchases

In-app purchases (IAP) allow users to purchase items without leaving your application.

To add in-app purchases to your Unreal applications, see the IAP integration guide.

Samples

For platform SDK sample applications, see Sample Apps. The Unreal SharedSpaces⁠ project demonstrates platform API usage including group presence and matchmaking.