LiDAR slitscan vs EchoVision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiDAR slitscan
Create unique 3D art by scanning lines or circles in real space. This augmented reality app allows you to "paint" in 3D by moving your device, with adjustable point sizes and the option to disable background video. Explore creative possibilities by scanning objects, people, or pets.
- 3D space scanning
- Line and circle scanning
- Adjustable point size
- Background video toggle
- Augmented reality art creation
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Only works on iOS devices with LiDAR This augmented reality art app scans a line (or a circle) in 3D space. Press down and hold anywhere on the screen and move the device to scan. The background video can be turned off and the size of the points can be adjusted. Slitscan your hand while moving it, scan a friend, scan your pet, grab an object use it to slitscan-paint in 3D space.
EchoVision
Experience the world through the eyes of a bat with this mixed reality art installation. Using a bat-shaped mask and your smartphone's LiDAR, visualize echoes and understand echolocation. It offers a unique perspective on non-human sensory perception and promotes ecological appreciation.
- Simulates bat echolocation
- Mixed reality art experience
- Handheld bat-shaped masks
- Smartphone LiDAR integration
- Visualizes propagating echoes
- Promotes ecocentric design perspective
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EchoVision is an interactive mixed reality art experience that simulates bat echolocation using custom-designed, handheld, bat-shaped masks based on the open-source HoloKit headset. As users initiate sounds, they experience echolocation—the remarkable navigation method bats employ in darkness—through visual representations of propagating echoes mapped onto the real-world 3D shape of the surrounding environment, scanned in real-time by the LiDAR sensor of a smartphone mounted on the masks. By providing a unique glimpse into how non-human creatures perceive their sensory world, EchoVision promotes an ecocentric design perspective, fostering interspecies understanding and appreciation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EchoVision at 5.0 against LiDAR slitscan's 3.9. EchoVision also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 68%). LiDAR slitscan's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
EchoVision holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiDAR slitscan has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of LiDAR slitscan's written reviews are positive against 83% of EchoVision's.
| Parameter | LiDAR slitscan | EchoVision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Algomystic AB | Holo Interactive |
Customer experience
LiDAR slitscan
EchoVision
In-app purchases
LiDAR slitscan
No in-app purchases
EchoVision
No in-app purchases
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