Engraver vs Creality Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Engraver
This utility app connects to a laser engraver via Bluetooth. It allows users to import images, input text, and generate QR codes for engraving. Simple image processing is also supported, making it easy to use.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Import pictures
- Input text
- Generate 2D codes
- Simple picture processing
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The app connects the device through Bluetooth, can import pictures or input text, can generate two-dimensional code, can process pictures simply, easy to operate! Powerful!
Creality Scan
This application enables 3D scanning of various objects, faces, and bodies using compatible hardware. It supports both geometry and texture scanning, with options for fast or high-quality accuracy and color mapping.
- Scan objects, faces, and bodies
- Geometry and texture scanning
- Fast and high-quality accuracy modes
- Color mapping support
- Supports CR-Scan Ferret Pro
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Creality Scan is the official mobile app built for the Creality 3D scanning ecosystem. It brings device connectivity, real-time scanning, model processing, project management, export, and sharing together on your smartphone—freeing you from the limits of a fixed workstation and giving you a complete, seamless 3D scanning workflow wherever you go. Connect with Your Creality 3D Scanner Connect with a wide range of Creality 3D scanners. With convenient mobile connectivity, you can quickly create scanning projects and check your scanner’s status, model, firmware version, and calibration information directly in the app. Scan Anywhere with Clear, Guided Workflows Choose the scanning mode that best suits your scanner and the object you are capturing. Preview your model in real time on your smartphone and keep track of scanning progress as you work. Creality Scan makes complex 3D data capture more intuitive and easier to control—whether you’re in the studio or on the go. Powerful Mobile Post-Processing Once scanning is complete, use the built-in tools to process and merge your scans, generate meshes, and optimize your models—all directly on your mobile device. With color scanning enabled, you can also generate RGB color textures for a more realistic representation of the object’s shape, details, and colors. Manage, Export, and Share with Ease View and manage your scanning projects in one place. Completed models can be exported in popular formats including PLY, STL, OBJ, and ASC, then shared to social media or storage apps on your phone. You can also transfer projects to your computer and continue working with them for 3D printing, reverse engineering, digital modeling, and other professional workflows. Whether you’re in the studio, working on-site, or scanning on the move, Creality Scan puts professional 3D scanning capabilities in the palm of your hand. *Compatibility Creality Scan requires a compatible Creality 3D scanner. Some scanners require accessories such as a wireless handle or Wi-Fi Scan Bridge for mobile connectivity. Supported scanning modes and features vary by device. Please refer to Creality’s official compatibility information for details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Engraver at 2.5 against Creality Scan's 1.6. Creality Scan's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (100 vs 23). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Engraver holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 100 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Engraver's written reviews are positive against 16% of Creality Scan's.
Engraver ships an update every 4 months, Creality Scan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Engraver | Creality Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (23 ratings) — better | 1.6 (100 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.5% of reviews — better | 16.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 471 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dongguan Xinjia Laser Technology Co., Ltd | CREALITY 3D (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Engraver
Creality Scan
In-app purchases
Engraver
No in-app purchases
Creality Scan
No in-app purchases
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