Stray Scanner vs iRTSP
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.
iRTSP
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iRTSP turns your iPhone into a professional RTSP camera server. Stream your camera and microphone live over your local network to any standard player — VLC, ffmpeg, OBS, Blender, or your own code — with a full suite of time-synchronized sensor channels for robotics, AR, and computer-vision work. STREAMING • Standard RTSP (RFC 2326) server — connect from VLC, ffmpeg, OBS, or any RTSP client • H.264 or HEVC video with AAC audio and RTCP audio/video sync • Front or back cameras, multi-lens zoom • Optional username / password authentication • Bonjour discovery — the app shows its rtsp:// URL and a scannable QR code PRO CAMERA CONTROLS • Manual ISO, shutter, focus, white balance, and exposure • AF / AE / AWB locks, EV compensation, torch control • Apple Log on supported devices • Save and recall named, color-coded camera profiles SENSOR DATA FOR VIO / ROBOTICS / AR (all opt-in) • IMU: accelerometer, gyroscope, and fused device motion, with live camera intrinsics • GPS location, compass heading, and barometric altitude • LiDAR metric depth on Pro devices • ARKit 6DOF world-tracking pose Every stream is time-stamped against the same clock as the video, so the data lines up frame-for-frame. PRIVACY Everything streams peer-to-peer on your own Wi-Fi or hotspot. No account, no cloud, no data collection — nothing ever leaves your local network. iRTSP is built for makers, researchers, and anyone who needs a high-quality, low-latency iPhone camera and sensor feed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stray Scanner at Free against iRTSP's $3.99. iRTSP's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Stray Scanner is free to download; iRTSP costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stray Scanner ships an update every 6 months, iRTSP every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stray Scanner | iRTSP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenneth Blomqvist | Ryan Rudes |
In-app purchases
Stray Scanner
No in-app purchases
iRTSP
No in-app purchases
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