Scaniverse vs Journey Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scaniverse
Capture your surroundings in high-quality 3D using your phone. Process scans directly on your device for privacy and speed. Share your creations globally on a map or export them for further use in 3D software.
- On-device 3D Gaussian splatting
- Fast and unlimited scanning
- High-fidelity detail capture
- Privacy-focused processing
- Global sharing map
- Multiple export formats (OBJ, FBX, GLB, USDZ, LAS, PLY, SPZ)
- Explore 3D scans worldwide
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3D mapping, reconstruction, and visual positioning from Niantic Spatial Scaniverse captures, reconstructs, and localizes physical environments — on your phone, and now in the cloud. It’s a foundation for AR, robotics, spatial computing, construction planning, and other apps and workflows that require high-fidelity 3D digital twins. Capture: Point your phone at any space and turn it into 3D data. - Scan spaces indoors and out, from a single room to a warehouse - Works with your mobile device’s cameras and sensors - Combine scans from multiple users and devices into one unified site project Reconstruct: Process scans into detailed, responsive 3D images. - State-of-the-art cloud processing turns your scans into immersive Gaussian splats for planning and simulations - Precise meshes for robotics simulation and collision geometry - Export in SPZ, PLY, GLB and FBX Localize: Test Niantic VPS 2.0 in app, deploy with NSDK. - Better than GPS everywhere, precise where you've mapped. - Works indoors, in urban canyons, and GPS-denied environments - Integrate via NSDK 4.0 for Unity, Swift, and Kotlin Accounts: Free tier for personal scanning and testing, with limited cloud processing and multi-user collaboration. Paid plans unlock more processing, bigger teams, 360° camera scans, and enterprise support. Still the world's best free 3D scanner: The classic Scaniverse experience you know is still here — unlimited on-device Gaussian splat capture and processing, several export formats including SPZ, and the shared global map. Nothing's changed. Scaniverse is built on the legacy of 25 years of geospatial innovation, including Google Earth and Google Maps. It’s the gateway to Niantic Spatial’s Large Geospatial Model, which builds on the same mission of making the world navigable and understandable, this time through a spatial AI for machines. Learn more: scaniverse.com Terms of use: scaniverse.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.nianticspatial.com/privacy-consumer and scaniverse.com/privacy
Journey Tracker
Visually document life's transformations with this app. Turn photos into inspiring before-and-after comparisons for fitness, baby growth, home projects, and creative evolution. Capture and celebrate every step of your journey.
- Visual progress tracking
- Before-and-after photo comparisons
- Fitness transformation documentation
- Pregnancy and baby growth timelines
- Home project progress tracking
- Creative evolution showcase
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You can finally see progress over time. You see yourself every day, so change hides. Journey Tracker lines up every new photo with your last one and shows you the difference with a slider. Use it for body, gym, and weight-loss progress, or for hair, beard, skin, nails, braces, tattoos, outfits, pregnancy, pets, plants, art projects, and home projects. Your photos are backed up to your account, so they are still there on a new phone or after a reinstall. Your first collection is free. Capture consistent photos • Keep each journey in its own collection • See your last photo in the camera, as an Outline or a Ghost, and line up the next shot • Add dates and notes • Reorder photos or move them between collections • Add photos offline; they upload when you're back online See the difference • Drag a slider across any two photos • Put two photos side by side and pinch to zoom them together • Scrub through your whole timeline • Export a time-lapse video of the change Share your progress • Turn any before and after into a share card • Choose from several card styles • Save the card or share it Stay motivated • Set reminders on your schedule, with your own message • Add the Home Screen widget: your day count, this week's photos, and the camera one tap away • Earn medals for milestones and streaks • See them all on the Achievements page Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scaniverse at none against Journey Tracker's 3. Scaniverse also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 3). Journey Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Journey Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Scaniverse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Journey Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scaniverse has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Scaniverse's written reviews are positive against 100% of Journey Tracker's.
Scaniverse ships an update every 3 weeks, Journey Tracker every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scaniverse | Journey Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Niantic Spatial, Inc. | Novee Group LLC |
Customer experience
Scaniverse
Journey Tracker
Bugs and requests
Scaniverse
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues with newer devices
- Crashes or freezes during scanning
Requested features
4 requests- Add measuring tools
- Improve texture mapping
- Enable desktop/web app support
- Provide more editing/post-processing tools
Journey Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scaniverse
No in-app purchases
Journey Tracker
- Journey Tracker Premium — Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$34.99
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