Comparison

Stray Scanner vs MultiSet

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

Head to head
About

Stray Scanner

Capture color, depth, and IMU data using your device's LiDAR sensor. Export these datasets to your computer for machine learning and dense mapping projects. Streamline the process of collecting RGB-D data without complex calibration.

Highlights
  • Record color images
  • Capture depth frames
  • Export IMU measurements
  • Estimate camera position
  • Access camera calibration matrix
  • Transfer datasets to desktop
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Note: requires a device with LiDAR. The iPad Pro, iPhone 12 Pro or iPhone 12 Pro Max currently have LiDAR sensors on them. Stray Scanner allows you to record color, depth and IMU datasets and export them to your desktop computer. For machine learning and dense mapping applications, you need a dataset to work with. Stray Scanner allows you to collect RGB-D datasets with your iPhone. The recorded datasets contain: - color images - depth frames from the LiDAR sensor - depth confidence maps - camera position estimates for each frame - camera calibration matrix - IMU measurements Once recorded, the datasets can easily be moved to your desktop computer by connecting your device with a Lightning cable and accessing the files through Finder. Put your iPhone's LiDAR scanner to good use. No more fumbling around calibrating and configuring depth sensors. Shoot datasets straight from your iPhone.

About

MultiSet

Create detailed 3D maps of real-world spaces using your iPhone's LiDAR scanner. Accurately track your position within these maps and place virtual content like text, images, and markers. This tool is designed for developers to integrate spatial data into their AR experiences.

Highlights
  • 3D map creation with LiDAR
  • On-site localization and testing
  • Object tracking with 3D models
  • Place virtual content in real spaces
  • Georeferencing maps
  • Inspect reconstructed meshes
  • Cross-platform SDK integration
Features
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Scan a space with your iPhone and MultiSet builds a 3D map of it. Point your camera at that space later, from any angle, and the app works out exactly where you are standing, down to a few centimeters. That is visual positioning. This app is the field tool for it. SCAN AND BUILD MAPS Capture a room, a floor, or a whole building with LiDAR. Large sites are mapped across several sessions and merged into one coordinate system, so a warehouse does not have to be scanned in one go. Scans upload in the background and save as drafts if you lose signal. TEST ON SITE Open any map and localize against it then and there. You see the pose, the confidence, and the response time, with the reconstructed mesh drawn over the real room so you can tell at a glance whether it lines up. TRACK OBJECTS Upload a 3D model and the app recognizes that object in the camera feed and traces its outline in place. PLACE CONTENT IN A REAL SPACE Pin 3D text, images, and location markers to a mapped space, set the points people should be guided to, and publish it. Visitors open it by scanning a QR code. No install, no account, no App Store. GEOREFERENCE Capture control points and tie a map to real world coordinates. INSPECT MESHES Open the reconstructed mesh of any map or object in a 3D viewer. Orbit, zoom, switch shading, check triangle counts. BUILT FOR DEVELOPERS Everything here runs on the same visual positioning system behind the MultiSet SDKs for Unity, iOS, Android, Quest, and WebXR. Maps you build in this app work in your own builds. Requires a MultiSet account, free to create at developer.multiset.ai. Scanning needs an iPhone or iPad with LiDAR. Localization, object tracking, and published experiences run on any device that supports ARKit.

Screenshots

Stray Scanner4 screens
MultiSet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MultiSet at every 2 weeks against Stray Scanner's every 6 months. MultiSet also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Stray Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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. 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 — 5.0 for Stray Scanner against 5.0 for MultiSet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stray Scanner has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stray Scanner ships an update every 6 months, MultiSet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stray Scanner versus MultiSet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStray ScannerMultiSet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenneth BlomqvistMultiSet AI Inc.

Customer experience

Stray Scanner

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

MultiSet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stray Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

MultiSet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stray Scanner free?
Stray Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MultiSet free?
MultiSet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stray Scanner or MultiSet?
Stray Scanner and MultiSet are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Stray Scanner or MultiSet have ads?
Neither Stray Scanner nor MultiSet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stray Scanner or MultiSet?
Stray Scanner ships an update every 6 months, and MultiSet every 2 weeks. Most recently, Stray Scanner was updated on November 7, 2026 and MultiSet on November 4, 2026.

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