ARchi VR vs Patchy Scan 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARchi VR
Easily capture, augment, and share spaces as 2D, 3D, and AR experiences. Measure rooms, add content, and generate floor plans or VR models. Collaborate with others and explore curated AR presentations.
- Automatic room scanning
- Manual floor plan capture
- Add interiors and equipment
- Augment spaces with user content
- Generate 2D floor plans
- Create 3D models
- VR walkthroughs
- Share floor plans and 3D models
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From AR to VR, in one minute: Capture, augment and share rooms as 2D & 3D. By combining Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality technologies, the ARchi VR app makes it easy to measure rooms, add user-generated content, and automatically generate 2D floor plans, 3D models as well as VR experiences. ・Automatic scanning of room with its furnitures ・Manual capturing of floor, walls, doors and windows ・Adding zones, interiors, and equipments ・Augment spaces with user-generated content like markers, arrows, ... ・Enhance items with images, text panels, voice messages and URLs ・Add 3D objects from downloadable catalogs ・Reopen captured rooms on-site in AR ・View captured room as 2D floor plan ・View captured room as 3D model ・Merge multiple rooms to one space ・Walk through captured spaces in a VR experience ・Share your floor plan as SVG image ・Share your 3D models as WebVR, OBJ, USDZ, or IFC/BIM ・Share rooms between your iOS devices via iCloud ・Collaborate in 2D, 3D and AR using SharePlay ・Explore curated AR presentations ・Declaratively create and publish AR content
Patchy Scan 3D
Create 3D models from your surroundings using augmented reality. Capture scans as multiple patches, export them as textured .Obj files, and view your creations in AR.
- Scan areas as multiple patches
- Export .Obj models with textures
- Examine scans in Augmented Reality
- Capture video of creations
- AR feature point tracking
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Patchy Scan 3D creates coarse 3D meshes from Augmented Reality tracking features. * Scan small or large areas as multiple patches. * Export the result as .Obj models with textures. * Examine your scans in Augmented Reality with or without live camera feed. * Capture video of your creations. Usage Instructions: 1. Move your phone until yellow feature points appear. 2. Press the scan button to create a mesh and texture. 3. Repeat. Performs best in good lighting and on newer devices. Visit the website for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ARchi VR at 4.7 against Patchy Scan 3D's 3.7. ARchi VR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Patchy Scan 3D's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Patchy Scan 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ARchi VR asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARchi VR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of ARchi VR's written reviews are positive against 33% of Patchy Scan 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ARchi VR ships an update every 4 months, Patchy Scan 3D every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | ARchi VR | Patchy Scan 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Ackermann | niels jansson |
Customer experience
ARchi VR
Patchy Scan 3D
In-app purchases
ARchi VR
No in-app purchases
Patchy Scan 3D
- Exporting scans .Obj format$3.99







