Parallax Layers Lite vs RealityScan Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parallax Layers Lite
Bring your illustrations to life by adding images and arranging them to create a 3D movement effect. Record and share your animated creations on social media. Save your work as projects for later editing.
- Import images from camera or gallery
- Arrange images into a canvas
- Create 3D movement effects
- Record and share animations
- Save projects for editing
- Supports images with alpha components
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Parallax Layers Lite allows you to bring your illustration to life. 1. Add your images from the camera or the gallery 2. Arrange them into the canvas to build the final illustration 3. Tap play 4. Move your device and tilt it and see the 3D movement effect You can record the animation and share through your favorite social platform. Also you can store your images as projects in order to recover or edit them in any moment. To achieve awesome results, use image with alpha components. Lite version limitations: - You can create 2 projects - You can import 2 layers per project
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 rating: RealityScan Mobile at 3.8 against Parallax Layers Lite's 1.0. RealityScan Mobile also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (32% vs 0%). Parallax Layers Lite's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RealityScan Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealityScan Mobile has 348 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Parallax Layers Lite's written reviews are positive against 32% of RealityScan Mobile's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parallax Layers Lite | RealityScan Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 3.8 (348 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 31.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 348 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Lao | Unreal Engine |
Customer experience
Parallax Layers Lite
RealityScan Mobile
Bugs and requests
Parallax Layers Lite
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
Parallax Layers Lite
No in-app purchases
RealityScan Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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