CameraPhone vs Scaniverse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CameraPhone
This app focuses on underwater visual monitoring for activities like fishing, exploration, and engineering research. It utilizes professional waterproof and high-definition photography technology for a safe, healthy, and convenient experience.
- Underwater visual monitoring
- Visual fishing and exploration
- Waterproof technology
- High-definition photography
- Engineering research applications
- Convenient operation
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CameraPhone is a product dedicated to visual fishing, fish detection, and underwater engineering research. Relying on professional waterproof technology, high-definition photography, and user-friendly operation methods, we create a safe, healthy, and convenient lifestyle for users in leisure entertainment, outdoor sports, and engineering research. A product focused on surveillance cameras.
Scaniverse
Capture your surroundings in high-quality 3D using your phone. Process scans directly on your device for privacy and speed. Share your creations globally on a map or export them for further use in 3D software.
- On-device 3D Gaussian splatting
- Fast and unlimited scanning
- High-fidelity detail capture
- Privacy-focused processing
- Global sharing map
- Multiple export formats (OBJ, FBX, GLB, USDZ, LAS, PLY, SPZ)
- Explore 3D scans worldwide
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3D mapping, reconstruction, and visual positioning from Niantic Spatial Scaniverse captures, reconstructs, and localizes physical environments — on your phone, and now in the cloud. It’s a foundation for AR, robotics, spatial computing, construction planning, and other apps and workflows that require high-fidelity 3D digital twins. Capture: Point your phone at any space and turn it into 3D data. - Scan spaces indoors and out, from a single room to a warehouse - Works with your mobile device’s cameras and sensors - Combine scans from multiple users and devices into one unified site project Reconstruct: Process scans into detailed, responsive 3D images. - State-of-the-art cloud processing turns your scans into immersive Gaussian splats for planning and simulations - Precise meshes for robotics simulation and collision geometry - Export in SPZ, PLY, GLB and FBX Localize: Test Niantic VPS 2.0 in app, deploy with NSDK. - Better than GPS everywhere, precise where you've mapped. - Works indoors, in urban canyons, and GPS-denied environments - Integrate via NSDK 4.0 for Unity, Swift, and Kotlin Accounts: Free tier for personal scanning and testing, with limited cloud processing and multi-user collaboration. Paid plans unlock more processing, bigger teams, 360° camera scans, and enterprise support. Still the world's best free 3D scanner: The classic Scaniverse experience you know is still here — unlimited on-device Gaussian splat capture and processing, several export formats including SPZ, and the shared global map. Nothing's changed. Scaniverse is built on the legacy of 25 years of geospatial innovation, including Google Earth and Google Maps. It’s the gateway to Niantic Spatial’s Large Geospatial Model, which builds on the same mission of making the world navigable and understandable, this time through a spatial AI for machines. Learn more: scaniverse.com Terms of use: scaniverse.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.nianticspatial.com/privacy-consumer and scaniverse.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scaniverse at 82% against CameraPhone's 10%. Scaniverse also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (12K vs 14). CameraPhone's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scaniverse holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scaniverse has 12K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of CameraPhone's written reviews are positive against 82% of Scaniverse's.
CameraPhone ships an update monthly, Scaniverse every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CameraPhone | Scaniverse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (14 ratings) | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 82.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 迪夫 刘 | Niantic Spatial, Inc. |
Customer experience
CameraPhone
Scaniverse
Bugs and requests
CameraPhone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Scaniverse
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues with newer devices
- Crashes or freezes during scanning
Requested features
4 requests- Add measuring tools
- Improve texture mapping
- Enable desktop/web app support
- Provide more editing/post-processing tools
In-app purchases
CameraPhone
No in-app purchases
Scaniverse
No in-app purchases
