Comparison

ARchi VR vs MapIt 3D Scanner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

MapIt 3D Scanner

Features
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MapIt has been created through a research project to provide a convenient way with consumer-available technology to map the home environment in 3D for occupational therapists (OTs). For instance, MapIt would support the exploration of home adaptations for a person with disability, with or without an OT visit. iPhone Pro/iPad Pro with LiDAR required!

Screenshots

ARchi VR4 screens
MapIt 3D Scanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

ARchi VR and MapIt 3D Scanner are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

ARchi VR ships an update every 4 months, MapIt 3D Scanner every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ARchi VR versus MapIt 3D Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARchi VRMapIt 3D Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp AckermannMathieu Labbe

In-app purchases

None

ARchi VR

No in-app purchases

None

MapIt 3D Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ARchi VR free?
ARchi VR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapIt 3D Scanner free?
MapIt 3D Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ARchi VR or MapIt 3D Scanner have ads?
Neither ARchi VR nor MapIt 3D Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARchi VR or MapIt 3D Scanner?
ARchi VR ships an update every 4 months, and MapIt 3D Scanner every 7 months. Most recently, ARchi VR was updated on June 5, 2026 and MapIt 3D Scanner on September 23, 2026.

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