Comparison

Rada AP1 vs RTAB

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Rada AP1

Features
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The Rada AP1 App is designed for use with the Rada MX1 Tap product range. The App offers the user an extensive range of features and functionality. Easily control temperature and flush scheduling via the simple user friendly interface. Downloading stored data, configuration and fault finding.

About

RTAB

This utility app enables real-time 3D scanning and mapping of environments using LiDAR or RGB-D sensors. It features online loop closure detection and map optimization for immediate feedback, with export options for various 3D formats.

Highlights
  • Online 3D scanning and mapping
  • Loop closure detection and map correction
  • Save maps in DB format
  • Export in PLY, LAS, or OBJ
  • Multi-session mapping
  • AR/VR visualization mode
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RTAB-Map (Real-Time Appearance-Based Mapping) is an Open Source LiDAR / RGB-D / Stereo Graph-Based SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) approach based on an online incremental appearance-based loop closure detector. The loop closure detector uses a bag-of-words approach to determinate how likely a new image comes from a previous location or a new location. When a loop closure hypothesis is accepted, a new constraint is added to the map's graph, then a graph optimizer minimizes the errors in the map in real-time. An optional memory management approach can be used to limit the number of locations used for loop closure detection and graph optimization, so that real-time constraints on large-scale environnements are always respected. ARKit's visual inertial odometry (VIO) is used as the SLAM front-end for RTAB-Map (the SLAM back-end). * Note that unlike other scanning apps that optimize the map only after mapping, with RTAB-Map you get loop closure detection and map optimization online so you can have a live feedback to know when you have enough constraints in the map for good global optimization before stopping the scan. *** 3D reconstruction available only with LiDAR sensor. Features: * Online 3D scanning/mapping of the environment. * Online loop closure detection and map correction. * Save in DB format (RTAB-Map desktop and rtabmap_ros format). * Export in PLY, LAS or OBJ. * Multi-session mapping (save and continue later). * Use Apriltags to help finding loop closures in textureless environments. * Mixed AR/VR First-Person in visualization mode. * Raw ARKit data recording (up to 60 Hz!), useful to record long sessions without comprising battery life.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: RTAB at 3 against Rada AP1's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rada AP1 ships an update every 7 months, RTAB every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Rada AP1 versus RTAB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRada AP1RTAB
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—39 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.614.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKohler Mira Ltd.Mathieu Labbe

In-app purchases

None

Rada AP1

No in-app purchases

None

RTAB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rada AP1 free?
Rada AP1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RTAB free?
RTAB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rada AP1 or RTAB have ads?
Neither Rada AP1 nor RTAB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rada AP1 or RTAB?
Rada AP1 ships an update every 7 months, and RTAB every 4 months. Most recently, Rada AP1 was updated on October 8, 2026 and RTAB on October 9, 2026.

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