Surface Assist vs Pascal Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surface Assist
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Create an account to start your projects, organize them and let the app help you with instructional images and video's when working with surfacing products on floors, walls and ceilings. You'll have the capability to take pictures of your work to document the progress and to get your project verified and certified.
Pascal Capture
Transform your device into a powerful 3D room scanner. Capture precise measurements of spaces, including furniture, and then refine designs on a web-based editor. Ideal for renovations, interior design, and real estate professionals.
- Real-time 3D room scanning with LiDAR
- Automatic detection of walls, doors, and furniture
- Accurate measurements within centimeters
- Multi-room capture and stitching
- Web-based editor for design refinement
- Cloud-synced projects for seamless editing
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Pascal Capture turns your iPhone or iPad into a precision room-scanning tool. Walk through any space and get a complete 3D model in seconds — walls, doors, windows, and furniture identified and measured automatically. Then open your project in the Pascal editor on the web to refine the layout, swap furniture from our catalog, and design the space you want. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Pascal Capture and start a scan. 2. Walk slowly around the room — your iPhone's LiDAR sensor maps it in real time. 3. Tap Done. The scan uploads to your Pascal project automatically. 4. Open the project in the Pascal web editor to edit, design, or share. WHAT'S IN EVERY SCAN • Accurate geometry — walls, doors, and windows positioned to within centimeters • Auto-detected furniture — sofas, tables, beds, appliances recognized in place • Multi-room support — capture an entire floor and stitch rooms together • Editable floor plans — every dimension, position, and finish is yours to adjust • Cloud-synced projects — scans appear instantly in editor.pascal.app DESIGNED FOR • Homeowners planning a renovation or move • Interior designers presenting concepts to clients • Real estate professionals creating accurate listings • Anyone curious what their space could look like rearranged GET STARTED Sign in with email or Google. Your scans flow seamlessly into your Pascal account and become editable 3D projects in the Pascal web editor. REQUIREMENTS Pascal Capture requires an iPhone or iPad with a LiDAR sensor — iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro / Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro / Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max, iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max, or iPad Pro (2020 or newer). iOS 17 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pascal Capture at weekly against Surface Assist's every 42 months. Surface Assist's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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.
Surface Assist ships an update every 42 months, Pascal Capture weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surface Assist | Pascal Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wijs Holding BV | Pascal Group Inc |
In-app purchases
Surface Assist
No in-app purchases
Pascal Capture
No in-app purchases
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