Structure Uplink vs Thangs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Structure Uplink
This app is a companion for a 3D scanning accessory, enabling live 3D distance measurements and depth/color overlays. It allows streaming 3D data to a computer and managing the accessory's firmware and battery.
- Live 3D distance measurements
- 3D depth and color overlay
- Live 3D stream to computer via WiFi
- Structure Sensor firmware updates
- Structure Sensor battery level check
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This is the official companion app for the Structure Sensor Made-for-iPad accessory. The Structure Sensor is a groundbreaking accessory that allows your iOS device to capture the world in 3D. Visit http://structure.io to learn about the Structure Sensor accessory and other apps that use it. Features: • View live 3D distance measurements. • Overlay 3D depth and color. • Uplink a live 3D stream to your computer via WiFi. • Update Structure Sensor firmware. • Check your Structure Sensor's battery level.
Thangs
Explore the largest 3D model search engine with over 15 million models. Discover new creators and connect with a growing community for CAD, 3D printing, AR, and VR applications. Find or upload tens of thousands of models weekly across various 3D formats.
- Largest 3D search engine
- Over 15 million 3D models
- Discover 3D creators
- Support for 30+ 3D formats
- Filters for 3D printing
- Connect with creators
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Whether a 3D printing enthusiast, CAD engineer, or AR VR consumer - Thangs is the first stop on your 3D journey: * Search: Largest 3D search engine on the planet, with over 15M models * Discover: Fastest growing community of 3D creators, with thousands of new models uploaded every week * Connect: Find your next favorite creator, follow them and be notified every time they upload new models With support for over 30 3D formats, Thangs users uploads tens of thousands of 3D models a week that span CAD, 3D printing, AR and VR use cases. If it isn’t on Thangs, use Thangs to search over 13M models across all major platforms. Powerful filters allow 3D printers to see only models which are available for 3D printing or additive manufacturing. Metaverse, Omniverse, or 3D printing in real life - Thangs exists to connect 3D creators with 3D consumers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thangs at 3.0 against Structure Uplink's 1.9. Thangs also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (117 vs 9). Structure Uplink's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Thangs holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thangs has 117 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Structure Uplink's written reviews are positive against 24% of Thangs's.
Structure Uplink ships an update every 5 months, Thangs weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Structure Uplink | Thangs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (9 ratings) | 3.0 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 23.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | XRPro, LLC | Physna, Inc |
Customer experience
Structure Uplink
Thangs
Bugs and requests
Structure Uplink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Thangs
Reported bugs
12 issues- App freezes on splash screen and never loads
- Image preview loading failures
- 2FA login code submission button hidden behind keyboard
- Email/password login not functional
- App crashes within minutes of use
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- Scrolling broken on search results
- Touch input unresponsive on right side of screen
- Blank pages on iPad
- App incompatible with latest iOS versions
- Duplicate content in news feed
- Search results missing known models from Thingiverse
- Inconsistent app behavior between landscape and portrait modes
Requested features
10 requests- Direct download functionality from mobile app
- Dark mode option
- Ability to view liked models on mobile
- Zoom functionality for model images
- Save to collections feature
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- AR (augmented reality) model viewing
- Improved search result relevance
- Back button navigation
- Landscape/portrait mode consistency
- Remove redirect pages for direct downloads
In-app purchases
Structure Uplink
No in-app purchases
Thangs
No in-app purchases
Questions
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