LiDAR Scanner 3D vs RealityScan Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiDAR Scanner 3D
Easily create 3D models of your surroundings using your device's LiDAR sensor. Export your scans in various popular formats like USDZ, OBJ, and STL. This tool is ideal for capturing spatial data for further use.
- LiDAR 3D scanning
- Export to USDZ, OBJ, STL, PLY, DXF, LAS
- Create 3D models from scans
- Requires LiDAR sensor
- No color data in scans
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Have a new iPhone 13 Pro, 12 Pro or 2020 iPad Pro with LiDAR sensor? Get this app and try to 3D-scan your house with it! With LiDAR Scanner 3D, making 3D models and exporting them into several formats (USDZ, OBJ, STL, PLY, DXF and LAS) is seamlessly easy. Note that the scans do not contain colors. This app needs the LiDAR sensor to create 3D scans. However, you can create 3D scans also using iPhones and iPads with FaceID (TrueDepth camera) — for that, just download the Heges app (https://hege.sh). For support, contact me at support@LidarScanner.app
RealityScan Mobile
Capture the world in 3D using your iPhone or iPad. This app offers AR guidance for creating realistic 3D models of objects and places, with direct upload capabilities to Sketchfab for sharing and selling your creations.
- AR guidance for 3D scanning
- Create realistic 3D models
- Upload directly to Sketchfab
- Preview model quality with color coverage
- Crop box for easy object selection
- Project library for management
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Capture the world with RealityScan Mobile, a free to download 3D scanning app with AR guidance. Create realistic 3D models with your iPhone or iPad and upload them directly to Sketchfab. 3D scan objects easily—wherever you are - No special hardware! Scan with just your phone. - Preview portrayal in colors to reflect photo coverage of the model for quality check. - Easily select objects for export with the crop box. - Enhanced Project Library for storing and managing your projects - Upload to Sketchfab, the ultimate platform for publishing, sharing, and selling 3D, VR and AR content. Use 3D scans to: - Create realistic assets for your game, project, VFX, or AR/VR experience. - Create assets for 3D visualization, 3D prints, and prototypes. - Capture and preserve your memories by 3D scanning special objects or places that have meaning to you. - RealityScan Mobile is compatible with any iPhone or iPad device which supports iOS 16.0 and higher. There is so much more to come—more integrations, more uses, more technological breakthroughs. But for now, we’d love any and all feedback. And if you create something fun, share it using #realityscan. We’ll be highlighting our favorite finds on all of our channels. Website: https://www.realityscan.com/mobile Privacy Policy: https://www.epicgames.com/site/privacypolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RealityScan Mobile at none against LiDAR Scanner 3D's 1. RealityScan Mobile also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). LiDAR Scanner 3D's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 32%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. LiDAR Scanner 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RealityScan Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
RealityScan Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealityScan Mobile has 341 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of LiDAR Scanner 3D's written reviews are positive against 32% of RealityScan Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LiDAR Scanner 3D ships an update every 6 months, RealityScan Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiDAR Scanner 3D | RealityScan Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (32 ratings) | 3.8 (341 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 31.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 341 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Marek Simonik | Unreal Engine |
Customer experience
LiDAR Scanner 3D
RealityScan Mobile
Bugs and requests
LiDAR Scanner 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RealityScan Mobile
Reported bugs
7 issues- Images just don't align
- Logging in loop
- Spinning forever
- Login failure
- Data loss after update
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- Login issues
- Crashes and processing issues
Requested features
10 requests- Wide angle lens Selection
- Export and usage of app data into Reality Capture
- Remote app on the Apple Watch and Compatibility for the DJI Osmo panning and tilt features
- Retopology filter
- Shape recognition
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- More captures you can add to make a quality image/ bigger mesh
- Unleash the LiDAR scanners on the Pro model phones and iPads
- Landscape mode
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
LiDAR Scanner 3D
- Save and Export Scanned Models$0.99
RealityScan Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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