RealityScan Mobile vs Cura Display
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RealityScan Mobile
Capture the world in 3D using your iPhone or iPad. This app offers AR guidance for creating realistic 3D models of objects and places, with direct upload capabilities to Sketchfab for sharing and selling your creations.
- AR guidance for 3D scanning
- Create realistic 3D models
- Upload directly to Sketchfab
- Preview model quality with color coverage
- Crop box for easy object selection
- Project library for management
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Capture the world with RealityScan Mobile, a free to download 3D scanning app with AR guidance. Create realistic 3D models with your iPhone or iPad and upload them directly to Sketchfab. 3D scan objects easily—wherever you are - No special hardware! Scan with just your phone. - Preview portrayal in colors to reflect photo coverage of the model for quality check. - Easily select objects for export with the crop box. - Enhanced Project Library for storing and managing your projects - Upload to Sketchfab, the ultimate platform for publishing, sharing, and selling 3D, VR and AR content. Use 3D scans to: - Create realistic assets for your game, project, VFX, or AR/VR experience. - Create assets for 3D visualization, 3D prints, and prototypes. - Capture and preserve your memories by 3D scanning special objects or places that have meaning to you. - RealityScan Mobile is compatible with any iPhone or iPad device which supports iOS 16.0 and higher. There is so much more to come—more integrations, more uses, more technological breakthroughs. But for now, we’d love any and all feedback. And if you create something fun, share it using #realityscan. We’ll be highlighting our favorite finds on all of our channels. Website: https://www.realityscan.com/mobile Privacy Policy: https://www.epicgames.com/site/privacypolicy
Cura Display
Transform your devices into dynamic displays for your photos and digital art. Easily manage and schedule image collections to suit your mood or audience, making any occasion more engaging. Connect your Google Photos or upload your own images to create personalized visual experiences.
- Dynamic image display management
- Schedule collections by mood or audience
- Connect Google Photos
- Create custom image collections
- Manage multiple displays
- Access via web browser
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Your photos & videos, on every screen you own. Have fun with your photos, videos and digital art! Change what's on screen at will, on a schedule, or to match your mood or who's home — it even makes date night a little more interesting. CURA turns your iPhone, iPad and TVs into a connected set of smart displays. Sync straight from your iCloud photo library, organize everything into Collections, and show them on the screens around your home or workspace — one collection per room, or many at once. Use your iPhone or iPad as a display itself, or send ordered collections to your TV. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Sync your iCloud photo albums — including iCloud Shared Albums — kept up to date automatically • Upload photos and videos straight from your device library • Connect Flickr to bring in your favorites and albums • Organize everything into Collections and assign them to any display • Run multiple displays, each matched to its own collections • Use this iPhone or iPad as a Cura smart frame • Manage it all from the app — or from any browser at curapp.io • Sign in fast with Apple, Google or Facebook GET STARTED 1. Open CURA and register this device to your account (create one for free if you don't have one). You'll see the CURA Welcome collection appear. 2. Add media: use Sync Albums to keep an iCloud album updated automatically, or Upload Photos to send images and videos from your library. 3. Optionally connect Flickr to pull in your Flickr favorites and albums. 4. Create Collections and assign them to your displays — this device, or your TV. 5. Press Start to play, or turn on Auto Start so your display comes to life on its own. Manage your account, multiple displays, collections and media from this app — or from any browser on a computer or phone at https://curapp.io. Getting started is free — 4 of your phones and 1 display are included. Help and how-to videos: https://curatortec.com/support Questions: info@curatortec.com · Support: support@curatortec.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cura Display at 5.0 against RealityScan Mobile's 3.8. Cura Display also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). RealityScan Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (325 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cura Display holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealityScan Mobile has 325 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RealityScan Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Cura Display monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RealityScan Mobile | Cura Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (325 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 325 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Unreal Engine | Curator Technologies Inc |
Customer experience
RealityScan Mobile
Cura Display
Bugs and requests
RealityScan Mobile
Reported bugs
7 issues- Images just don't align
- Logging in loop
- Spinning forever
- Login failure
- Data loss after update
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- Login issues
- Crashes and processing issues
Requested features
10 requests- Wide angle lens Selection
- Export and usage of app data into Reality Capture
- Remote app on the Apple Watch and Compatibility for the DJI Osmo panning and tilt features
- Retopology filter
- Shape recognition
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- More captures you can add to make a quality image/ bigger mesh
- Unleash the LiDAR scanners on the Pro model phones and iPads
- Landscape mode
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Cura Display
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RealityScan Mobile
No in-app purchases
Cura Display
No in-app purchases
Questions
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