Stray Scanner vs Topaz Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Topaz Browser
This application serves as a specialized browser for interacting with web experiences delivered over Bluetooth. It is designed for technical development and accessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
- Bluetooth web experience access
- IoT device integration
- Technical development tool
- Web browsing over Bluetooth
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IoT browser for accessing bluetooth-based web experiences and technical development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stray Scanner at 5.0 against Topaz Browser's 4.6. Topaz Browser's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stray Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Stray Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Topaz Browser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stray Scanner ships an update every 6 months, Topaz Browser monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stray Scanner | Topaz Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kenneth Blomqvist | Juul Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
Stray Scanner
Topaz Browser
In-app purchases
Stray Scanner
No in-app purchases
Topaz Browser
No in-app purchases
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