Comparison

OpalAi vs The3DApp

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

Head to head
About

OpalAi

This app uses AI and your device's LiDAR scanner to quickly create accurate 3D CAD models and floor plans of properties. It declutters furnished spaces and provides ANSI-compliant floor plans with gross living area calculations, exporting to various professional formats.

Highlights
  • Generate 3D CAD and floor plans
  • AI-enabled decluttering
  • ANSI-compliant appraisal quality plans
  • Gross Living Area (GLA) calculation
  • Export to Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD, FBX, DFX
  • Accurate to one inch in 20 feet
Features
Read full description

Our ScanTo3D App, together with cloud-based analysis, quickly generates an accurately measured and labeled 3D CAD and floorplan of a property. This app allows you to create 2D Floorplan and Gross Living Areas (GLA). No tape measure, no notepads, and no moving of any furniture. This AI-enabled app declutters a furnished house and provides a complete floorplan, with an accuracy of one inch in 20 feet. No special hardware other than your LiDAR-enabled iPhone Pro or iPad Pro (+2020) is needed. Just move around, gather data, and let ScanTo3D do the rest. - Upload the model to Cloud and then our proprietary AI algorithm will generate a detailed floorplan in different formats including (Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, AutoCAD, FBX, DFX) - Quickly and automatically create appraisal quality floor plans that are ANSI compliant and include GLA (gross living area) from your LiDAR-enabled iPad/iPhone. - Architects can access the accurate CAD or Floorplan by downloading the file from the cloud

About

The3DApp

Easily create immersive 3D property tours using your iPhone or iPad. Generate accurate floorplans, 3D models, and panoramas that can be shared via a web link. Ideal for real estate, design, and renovations.

Highlights
  • Create 3D property tours
  • Generate accurate floorplans
  • Include 3D models and panoramas
  • Measure square footage
  • Shareable via web link
  • Manage and catalog tours
Read full description

Using an iPhone 12 or 13 Pro, or iPad Pro with LiDAR, The 3D App can in no time at all create a beautiful, 3D tour of any space that's sharable in any browser with no additional hardware required! Create an unlimited number of tours which include accurate floorplans, 3D models, panoramas, and square footages. The 3D App is the one tool needed for realtors, renters, homeowners, and more to capture their property in high resolution geometry, textures and 360 degree panoramic photos. Whether you are advertising your property for a sale, planning a design project, remodeling and building a home, or archiving a beloved space, The 3D App can accomplish all this and more. Follow The 3D App’s quick and intuitive guides to create your first 3D tour. Scanning your space is as simple as shooting a video. Once you're done, upload your tour. After it’s ready, you’ll have access to a host of new tools and features in our tour viewer. Move through your panoramas or view your tour top-down from our floorplan view. Add measurements, obtain square footages and include labels to each room. Once you're ready, share a link to your tour or embed it in a listing on select platforms. From the app you’ll continue to be able to see, manage, and catalog existing tours. You’ll always have everything you’ll need to create new 3D tours. Create your first one today in no time at all.

Screenshots

OpalAi4 screens
The3DApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OpalAi at none against The3DApp's shown. OpalAi also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (123 vs 15). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for OpalAi against 4.5 for The3DApp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpalAi has 123 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of OpalAi's written reviews are positive against 78% of The3DApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpalAi ships an update monthly, The3DApp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OpalAi versus The3DApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpalAiThe3DApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (123 ratings)4.5 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123 — better15
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB245 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOPAL AI INCLavaMap LLC

Customer experience

OpalAi

All ratings122 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.7%

The3DApp

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

OpalAi

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes before it opens
  • Doesn't run on iPad Pro
  • OK and cancel buttons blocked by UI
  • Application doesn't recognize all surfaces or walls

Requested features

4 requests
  • Clearer upfront pricing information
  • In-app subscription cancellation
  • Ability to upload house plans
  • More upfront information about costs

The3DApp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

OpalAi

No in-app purchases

None

The3DApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpalAi free?
OpalAi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The3DApp free?
The3DApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpalAi or The3DApp?
The3DApp is rated higher. OpalAi averages 4.5 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while The3DApp averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do OpalAi or The3DApp have ads?
The3DApp shows ads; OpalAi does not.
Which is updated more often, OpalAi or The3DApp?
OpalAi ships an update monthly, and The3DApp every 3 weeks. Most recently, OpalAi was updated on October 11, 2026 and The3DApp on October 8, 2026.

Other comparisons