Comparison

Blueye vs Scaniverse

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

Head to head
About

Blueye

Features
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The Blueye app is the pilot station for Blueye underwater drones. Fly the Blueye X1, X3, X3 Ultra and X7 from your iPhone, iPad or Mac, and keep flying the earlier Blueye Pioneer and Pro. PILOT • Steer with the on-screen joysticks, or connect an Xbox, PlayStation or MFi game controller. • Let the drone hold depth and heading for you, or keep station and altitude over the seabed with a DVL. • Read depth, heading, pitch and roll, water temperature and battery level on top of the live video. • Tune exposure, white balance, gain, color correction and the turbidity filter for the clearest picture. RECORD • Live video in Full HD from the X1, X3, Pioneer and Pro, and in 4K UHD with HDR and zoom from the X3 Ultra and X7. • Record video and take photos on the drone, on a timer or by distance traveled, with telemetry overlays and voice commentary from your device's microphone. • Download photos, videos and sonar recordings to your device, or move them to a USB drive in the drone. • Live stream the dive to an RTMP server (beta). NAVIGATE • Follow the drone on the map with a Blueye GPS, DVL or USBL positioning system, mark points of interest, and plan and run semi-autonomous waypoint missions. • Combine base maps and overlays, import your own offline maps (MBTiles), and use Kartverket depth data in Norwegian waters. • Publish the drone's position and sonar to TAK clients such as ATAK and iTAK. SONAR, PAYLOADS AND AI • Multibeam sonar: live imaging, recording and playback, tilt control, and measurement of distances and areas in the sonar image. • Guest port payloads: external cameras and lights, grippers and manipulators, DVL, scaling laser, water quality sensors and ultrasonic thickness gauges. • On the X3 Ultra and X7, onboard computer vision draws object detection and segmentation overlays on the video, tracks the target you select, and measures detected objects with the scaling laser. Freeze the video to measure lengths and areas yourself. LOG AND REPORT • Every dive is logged with its telemetry, media, points of interest and annotations. Review it afterwards and export Word or PDF inspection reports. • Sign in to Blueye Cloud to sync dive logs, photos, videos and sonar recordings to your organization. KEEP IT RUNNING • Update the drone's Blunux software from the app, check diagnostics and contact support without leaving the app. • Several devices can connect to one drone: one pilots while the others watch the live video. • No drone at hand? Demo mode lets you explore the app. The app is available in English, Norwegian, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese and Ukrainian. Connect your iPhone, iPad or Mac to the Blueye surface unit's Wi-Fi and you are ready to dive. Visit www.blueyerobotics.com for more about Blueye and our drones.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

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Scaniverse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Blueye and Scaniverse 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Blueye versus Scaniverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueyeScaniverse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—82.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—12K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size327 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlueye Robotics ASNiantic Spatial, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Blueye

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

None

Blueye

No in-app purchases

None

Scaniverse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blueye free?
Blueye is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scaniverse free?
Scaniverse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blueye or Scaniverse have ads?
Neither Blueye nor Scaniverse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blueye or Scaniverse?
Blueye ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scaniverse every 3 weeks. Most recently, Blueye was updated on November 2, 2026 and Scaniverse on November 10, 2026.

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