RTAB vs Unitree Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RTAB
This utility app enables real-time 3D scanning and mapping of environments using LiDAR or RGB-D sensors. It features online loop closure detection and map optimization for immediate feedback, with export options for various 3D formats.
- Online 3D scanning and mapping
- Loop closure detection and map correction
- Save maps in DB format
- Export in PLY, LAS, or OBJ
- Multi-session mapping
- AR/VR visualization mode
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RTAB-Map (Real-Time Appearance-Based Mapping) is an Open Source LiDAR / RGB-D / Stereo Graph-Based SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) approach based on an online incremental appearance-based loop closure detector. The loop closure detector uses a bag-of-words approach to determinate how likely a new image comes from a previous location or a new location. When a loop closure hypothesis is accepted, a new constraint is added to the map's graph, then a graph optimizer minimizes the errors in the map in real-time. An optional memory management approach can be used to limit the number of locations used for loop closure detection and graph optimization, so that real-time constraints on large-scale environnements are always respected. ARKit's visual inertial odometry (VIO) is used as the SLAM front-end for RTAB-Map (the SLAM back-end). * Note that unlike other scanning apps that optimize the map only after mapping, with RTAB-Map you get loop closure detection and map optimization online so you can have a live feedback to know when you have enough constraints in the map for good global optimization before stopping the scan. *** 3D reconstruction available only with LiDAR sensor. Features: * Online 3D scanning/mapping of the environment. * Online loop closure detection and map correction. * Save in DB format (RTAB-Map desktop and rtabmap_ros format). * Export in PLY, LAS or OBJ. * Multi-session mapping (save and continue later). * Use Apriltags to help finding loop closures in textureless environments. * Mixed AR/VR First-Person in visualization mode. * Raw ARKit data recording (up to 60 Hz!), useful to record long sessions without comprising battery life.
Unitree Go
Control your robot dog with an intuitive app featuring AI interaction, HD video, and intelligent obstacle avoidance. Enjoy precise control, graphical programming, and seamless OTA upgrades for an enhanced user experience.
- AI large language model
- OTA upgrades
- HD image quality
- Intelligent avoidance
- Precise control
- Graphical programming
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Unitree Go is an exclusive App for consumer-level robot dog Unitree Go, an App for robot control with a simple interface, wide vision and convenient touch control, brings excellent user experience. The App features AI large language model, OTA upgrades, HD image quality, intelligent avoidance, precise control and graphic programming to help users get started quickly with Unitree robot dog. key spotlight of the App 1. AI large language model Embodied AI: AI+robot; large language model empowerment makes human-robot interaction more interesting 2. OTA upgrades After being authorized by user, the robot will connect to Unitree Cloud to upgrade its programme via OTA, thus enhancing user experience. 3. HD image quality High-quality image transmission enables users to enjoy smooth video and distinct image 4. Intelligent Avoidance Agile 4D LiDAR L1 detects forward obstacles, realizes intelligent avoidance and maps and plots the real 3D world. 5. Precise control Dual stickers for precise control, real-time monitoring of the shooting screen and point cloud map; push button for easy mode switching. 6. Graphical Programming Optimized and easy-understanding graphical programming makes program design available within simple operations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RTAB at 4.8 against Unitree Go's 3.4. RTAB also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%). Unitree Go's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 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.
RTAB holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of RTAB's written reviews are positive against 58% of Unitree Go's.
RTAB ships an update every 5 months, Unitree Go fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RTAB | Unitree Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (41 ratings) — better | 3.4 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mathieu Labbe | HangZhou YuShu TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
Customer experience
RTAB
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In-app purchases
RTAB
No in-app purchases
Unitree Go
No in-app purchases









