Comparison

Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling vs DaVinci Resolve for iPad

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

Head to head
About

Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling

Create high-quality 3D models, precise LiDAR scans, and immersive 360° images directly from your iPhone or iPad. Edit and export your creations in industry-standard formats, and share them with a global community of creators.

Highlights
  • Create high-quality 3D models from photos
  • Precise LiDAR 3D scanning
  • Generate detailed 3D room models
  • Capture immersive 360° images
  • Edit and measure 3D models on-device
  • Export to industry-standard 3D software
  • Generate 2D floor plans and blueprints
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Polycam turns a single phone scan into the documents jobs run on: floor plans, as-builts, estimates, roof reports, claims files, measurements, and CAD-ready exports. No tripod. No technician. No two-week wait. WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH • Floor plans — 2D and 3D, ready for AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Revit • As-builts — weeks of documentation compressed into minutes • Measurements — every dimension in the room, in the time it takes to cross it • Estimates — priced off real conditions, not guesses • Claims and damage records — dated, dimensioned, defensible • 3D models and point clouds — .obj, .dae, .fbx, .stl, .dxf, .ply, .esx • 360° tours — shareable links for clients and remote stakeholders HOW YOU CAPTURE IT • 3D scanner for fast, accurate interior and structural capture that works without LiDAR • Photogrammetry and Gaussian splats from photos and video • Drone and aerial capture for roofs, exteriors, and whole-site coverage • Measure, annotate, crop, rescale, and label directly on the scan WHERE IT FITS IN YOUR WORKFLOW • Construction documentation and progress tracking • Renovation and design visualization • Insurance, restoration, and damage assessment • Site survey and drone-based mapping • BIM coordination and CAD workflows • Factory layout and equipment documentation WORK FROM ONE TRUTH Share scans and floor plans with clients and teammates by link. Control access with private or public permissions. Use shared libraries so the whole team is looking at the same site. View, edit, and export from any computer on Polycam Web, included free. 34 million scans. More than 10 million people. Over 2 billion square feet captured. Privacy Policy: https://poly.cam/privacy_policy.pdf Terms of Use: https://poly.cam/terms_and_conditions.pdf

About

DaVinci Resolve for iPad

This professional video editing and color correction application combines powerful tools into a single interface. It offers fast editing workflows, advanced color grading, and collaborative features for seamless project management. Learn Hollywood-standard techniques within a single, intuitive app.

Highlights
  • Integrated editing and color correction
  • Fast cut page editing
  • Advanced color grading tools
  • Blackmagic Cloud collaboration
  • AI-powered tools
  • Multi-cam editing
Features
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DaVinci Resolve for iPad DaVinci Resolve for iPad is the world’s only solution that combines editing and color correction in one software tool! Its elegant, modern interface is fast to learn and easy for new users, yet powerful for professionals. DaVinci Resolve lets you work faster and at a higher quality because you don’t have to learn multiple apps or switch software for different tasks. That means you can work with camera original quality images throughout the entire process. It’s like having your own post production studio in a single app! Best of all, by learning DaVinci Resolve, you’re learning how to use the exact same tools used by Hollywood professionals in high end post production studios! Turn work around fast using cut page editing! The cut page is perfect for projects with tight deadlines that you have to turn around quickly. It’s also great for documentary work. The cut page has a streamlined interface that’s fast to learn and designed for speed. Features such as source tape for visual media browsing, fast review, and smart editing tools help you work faster than ever. The sync bin and source overwrite tools are the fastest way to edit multi-cam programs, with easy to create perfectly synchronized cut aways! With DaVinci Resolve you’ll spend more time editing and less time hunting for shots. Hollywood’s favorite color corrector! The DaVinci Resolve for iPad color page is Hollywood’s most advanced color corrector and has been used to color and finish more high end feature films and television shows than any other system! It’s also approachable with features designed to make it easier for new users to get great results while they continue to learn the advanced tools. For example, primary control sliders will be familiar to anyone who’s used image editing software, making it easy to adjust contrast, temperature, mid-tone detail, saturation and more. The color page has an incredible range of primary and secondary color grading features including PowerWindows™, qualifiers, 3D trackers, advanced HDR grading tools and more! Blackmagic Cloud Collaboration DaVinci Resolve for iPad supports the revolutionary Blackmagic Cloud, a whole new way of collaborating using cloud based workflows. Simply create a Blackmagic Cloud ID and set up a project library for your project. You can assign any number of collaborators to a project, using Blackmagic Cloud to share projects. Multiple people can work on the same timeline! When changes are made, you can see and accept them, changes are only applied when you accept updates. A single click can relink files, update timelines, or view changes. Built in timeline compare tools let you merge changes into a master timeline so others can continue with edits. AI Tools for Creativity with Studio In-App-Purchase Upgrade to DaVinci Resolve Studio to get cutting edge AI processing powered by the DaVinci AI Neural Engine. Tools such as magic mask need only a single stroke to locate and track people, features and objects in a shot. You can make characters stand out in an under lit shot, or invert the mask and stylize the background. Smart reframe repurposes footage to dramatically different aspect ratios by recognizing the action in a scene and panning within it so you can quickly create square or vertical versions for posting to social media. Voice isolation lets you easily remove loud, undesirable sounds from interviews and dialogue recordings from noisy locations. AI tools create quick, accurate results saving you hours of time! Compatibility Recommended for use with Apple iPad Pro M1 or newer models with a minimum of 8GB of RAM. Earlier iPad models may be restricted to HD, and memory limitations may limit some features. DaVinci Resolve projects (drp) and project archives (dra) are fully compatible with DaVinci Resolve 20 on desktop. Supported file formats include H.264, H.265, Apple ProRes and Blackmagic RAW. Supports the Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil as well as Studio and PRO XDR Displays.

Screenshots

Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling4 screens

Verdict

The call

Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling and DaVinci Resolve for iPad both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling's written reviews are positive against 55% of DaVinci Resolve for iPad's. Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (44K vs 3K). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $26.99 per month and DaVinci Resolve for iPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling against 4.5 for DaVinci Resolve for iPad. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling has 44K ratings behind it against 3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling's written reviews are positive against 55% of DaVinci Resolve for iPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling ships an update weekly, DaVinci Resolve for iPad every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling versus DaVinci Resolve for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolycam 3D Scanner & ModelingDaVinci Resolve for iPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44K ratings) — better4.5 (3K ratings)
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews — better54.8% of reviews
Number of ratings44K — better3K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#50 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size514 MB3.6 GB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPolycam Inc.Blackmagic Design Inc

Customer experience

Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling

All ratings43,954 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews2,727 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative24.1%

DaVinci Resolve for iPad

All ratings2,992 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews1,245 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral14.4%
Negative30.8%

User reviews

Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling

From 44K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🤩 Impressive results
  • 🎨 Great for 3D modeling and scanning
  • 💻 Useful for professional applications

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔍 Lack of instructions and user guidance
  • 🔍 Unclear feature limitations in free version
  • 🔍 Inconsistent performance across devices

DaVinci Resolve for iPad

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful video editing capabilities
  • 👍 Familiar desktop-like interface
  • 💡 Cloud collaboration for seamless workflow
  • 🚀 Impressive performance on M1/M2 iPads
  • 👍 Comprehensive set of editing tools

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🔒 Restricted access to advanced features without Studio upgrade
  • 👎 Lack of support for older iPad models
  • 👎 Vertical video playback issues
  • 👎 Limited audio editing capabilities

Bugs and requests

Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scans disappearing after processing
  • Inability to save or export scans
  • Inconsistent behavior when exiting the app
  • Inaccurate room dimensions and measurements

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add flash support for better lighting
  • Allow screen rotation for wider scanning angles
  • Improve texture quality and reduce artifacts
  • Provide more detailed feedback during scanning
  • Enable offline scanning without internet connection

DaVinci Resolve for iPad

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on startup for some users
  • Inability to open previously saved projects
  • Audio sync issues when working with large files
  • Inconsistent behavior when using external monitors
  • Glitches when working with stop-motion footage

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more video/audio formats
  • Implement a dedicated help/tutorial section
  • Improve timeline scrubbing and scrolling experience
  • Introduce more customization options for the UI
  • Add ability to import media directly from Photos app

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling

Subscriptions6
  • Polycam Pro Monthly$26.991 Month
  • Polycam Basic$29.991 Month
  • Polycam Pro Monthly$29.991 Month
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  • Polycam Basic Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
  • Polycam Pro Yearly7 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • Polycam Pro Annual7 Days trial$239.991 Year
One-time1
  • Polycam Pro$499.99
1 purchases

DaVinci Resolve for iPad

One-time1
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio$94.99

Questions

Is Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling free?
Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DaVinci Resolve for iPad free?
DaVinci Resolve for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling or DaVinci Resolve for iPad?
Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling is rated higher. Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling averages 4.6 out of 5 from 44K ratings, while DaVinci Resolve for iPad averages 4.5 from 3K ratings.
Do Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling or DaVinci Resolve for iPad have ads?
Neither Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling nor DaVinci Resolve for iPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling or DaVinci Resolve for iPad?
Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling ships an update weekly, and DaVinci Resolve for iPad every 3 weeks. Most recently, Polycam 3D Scanner & Modeling was updated on October 29, 2026 and DaVinci Resolve for iPad on October 29, 2026.

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