RealityScan Mobile vs AR
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
AR
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Discover a new level of immersive exploration with AR-Player, the Augmented Reality player that breathes life into real-world locations using Matterport scans! Enhance your surroundings with captivating content through our MPskin software, creating unique and customizable AR experiences. AR-Player opens the door to a world where digital content seamlessly blends with reality, offering a new and interactive way to see the world through your mobile device. Key Features: - Indoor Navigation: navigate through scanned spaces with our AR wayfinder - Marketing Experiences: Engage your audience with immersive and interactive marketing campaigns - Gamification: Transform ordinary spaces into thrilling game environments - Facility Management: Streamline facility oversight through augmented reality insights - Real Estate Virtual Staging: Virtually visualize real estate by adding furniture to properties - Shopping and Promotions How It Works: - Scan Your Space: Use the Matterport capture app (or other 3D scanners) to capture your environment - Create and Edit with MPskin: Craft and adjust your AR experience effortlessly with MPskin - Export the automatically generated QR code from your MPskin backend - Scan and Experience: Scan the QR code on-site using your mobile device, triggering the installation of AR-Player and get ready to start to your AR adventure
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AR at every 3 weeks against RealityScan Mobile's every 2 months. 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.
RealityScan Mobile ships an update every 2 months, AR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RealityScan Mobile | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (336 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 336 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Unreal Engine | AR-player |
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
AR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RealityScan Mobile
No in-app purchases
AR
No in-app purchases









