Comparison

Modelar vs Bothways

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

Head to head
About

Modelar

This app utilizes LiDAR technology to rapidly capture real-world environments in 3D, generating detailed models and point clouds. It offers augmented reality previews for precise scanning and allows for immediate viewing, high-resolution texturing, sharing, and measurement of captured data.

Highlights
  • Real-time 3D scanning with LiDAR
  • Generate 3D models and point clouds
  • Augmented reality visualization
  • High-resolution textured model creation
  • Share and measure scans
  • Multiple export formats (OBJ, STL, USDZ, PLY, E57, CSV)
Features
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Modelar helps you scan, review, measure, and export real-world spaces with LiDAR. Capture 3D scans of sites, rooms, objects, and assets using point clouds, textured 3D models, images, and high-resolution position-linked snapshots. See what you’ve captured while you scan, review results directly on device, measure before leaving the site, and export useful 3D data in open formats. Modelar is built for field documentation, inspection, site capture, and spatial data collection. Key features: • Capture LiDAR scans with point clouds and textured 3D models • Take 4K snapshots linked to capture position • Browse the full image set directly on device • View point clouds and textured models after capture • Measure distances before leaving the site • Export models and point clouds in common formats Modelar requires an iPhone Pro with LiDAR or iPad Pro with LiDAR. Mesh exports: GLB, USDZ, OBJ, STL, PLY, Sketchfab Point cloud exports: E57, LAS, PLY, CSV, Sketchfab https://modelar.ai

About

Bothways

Record video once and get both landscape and portrait versions simultaneously. Smart face tracking ensures subjects stay centered in the vertical frame. Ideal for creators posting to multiple platforms without re-editing.

Highlights
  • Dual simultaneous export
  • Smart face tracking
  • 4K & 1080p recording
  • Pinch-to-zoom
  • Cinema overlays
  • Flexible output formats
  • Front & back camera support
Features
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Record once. Export twice. A true creator's camera. Bothways captures video from your iPhone camera and simultaneously writes two professionally formatted files: a 16:9 landscape version and a 9:16 portrait version, with a live Picture-In-Picture preview of the alternate format — both encoded in real-time using hardware-accelerated H.264. The portrait crop isn't a dumb center-slice. Bothways uses Apple's Vision framework to detect faces in every frame and smoothly tracks the subject, keeping them centered in the vertical frame. No face visible? It gracefully falls back to a center crop. Built for creators who post to YouTube and TikTok from the same shoot. Built for filmmakers who need both formats without re-editing. Built for anyone who's tired of choosing between landscape and portrait before they hit record. KEY CAPABILITIES - Dual simultaneous export — real-time AVAssetWriter, not a post-process re-encode - Smart face tracking — Vision framework detection with smooth EMA tracking - 4K & 1080p — shoot in up to 3840x2160 at 24, 30, or 60 fps - Pinch-to-zoom — smooth digital zoom up to 10x with live indicator - Cinema overlays — optional vignette and film grain effects on the live preview - Flexible output — export as .MOV or .MP4 with configurable bitrate - Front & back camera — works with both, including mirrored front camera - Metal GPU pipeline — hardware-accelerated crop, scale, and encode - Full audio — stereo AAC in both output files - One-tap save — both files go straight to Photos No subscriptions. No watermarks. No cloud upload. No accounts. Everything runs on-device.

Screenshots

Modelar4 screens
Bothways4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Modelar at Free against Bothways's $4.99. Modelar also leads on ratings volume (115 vs 1). Bothways's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Modelar is free to download; Bothways costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bothways holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Modelar has 115 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Modelar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bothways's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Modelar ships an update every 8 days, Bothways every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Modelar versus Bothways: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModelarBothways
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (115 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings115 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModelar TechnologiesJames Martin

Customer experience

Modelar

All ratings115 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

Bothways

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Modelar

No in-app purchases

None

Bothways

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Modelar free?
Modelar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bothways free?
Bothways costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Modelar or Bothways?
Bothways is rated higher. Modelar averages 4.7 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while Bothways averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Modelar or Bothways have ads?
Neither Modelar nor Bothways shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Modelar or Bothways?
Modelar ships an update every 8 days, and Bothways every 2 days. Most recently, Modelar was updated on October 13, 2026 and Bothways on October 9, 2026.

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