Comparison

Stray Scanner vs Tracking Manager

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

Tracking Manager

This companion app allows users to view and share datasets recorded during teleoperation sessions with robots. It is designed to work alongside a visionOS application for recording egocentric human manipulation data.

Highlights
  • View recorded datasets
  • Share datasets with community
  • Companion to visionOS app
  • Record egocentric manipulation data
Features
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This app is a accompanied iOS app for the visionOS app "Tracking Streamer", an app that can be used to teleoperate robots or record egocentric human manipulation datasets. It can view datasets that are recorded during your teleoperation sessions, and share with the community if you want to.

Screenshots

Stray Scanner4 screens
Tracking Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Stray Scanner at 5 against Tracking Manager's 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 Tracking Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stray Scanner has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Stray Scanner versus Tracking Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStray ScannerTracking Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenneth BlomqvistYOUNGHYO PARK

Customer experience

Stray Scanner

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

Tracking Manager

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

In-app purchases

None

Stray Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Tracking Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stray Scanner free?
Stray Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tracking Manager free?
Tracking Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stray Scanner or Tracking Manager?
Stray Scanner and Tracking Manager are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Stray Scanner or Tracking Manager have ads?
Neither Stray Scanner nor Tracking Manager shows ads.

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