Comparison

Zapvision vs PointFoundry

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

Head to head
About

Zapvision

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Zapvision is a free application that has been specifically designated to help blind and partially sighted people scan Accessible QR codes available on product packaging. Accessible QR codes, with their distinctive ‘dot-dot-dash’ pattern surrounding the QR, have been specifically designed to be able to be located in the camera view of your device from a long distance with ease. The addition of audio cues helps users navigate towards the Accessible QR code once detected in the camera view. Accessible QR codes scanned via the app at first allow blind and partially sighted people to understand the distance and category of the product from their device once detected. The user is then guided to access all the product information related to the specific product presented to them using their device's configured accessibility features, including text-to-speech, VoiceOver and font settings. The product information itself is structured in a simple yet complete way to ensure that blind and partially sighted people have access to all the information they need related to the product. Zapvision is ideal for use in a store location and at home and aims to make the everyday task of easy access to product information available to everyone, whatever their visual acuity. For more information on how the app works please refer to the onboarding instructions included in the application.

About

PointFoundry

Capture real-world spaces as detailed 3D point clouds using your device's LiDAR scanner. Explore, refine, and export your scans in industry-standard formats for various professional and creative applications.

Highlights
  • Real-time LiDAR point cloud capture
  • Live 3D preview with depth-aware occlusion
  • Interactive 3D viewer with touch controls
  • Section cut planes for detailed analysis
  • Export to PLY and XYZ formats
  • Adjustable scan parameters (depth, density, cleaning)
  • On-device processing, no cloud upload
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Turn the world around you into stunning 3D point clouds with just your iPhone or iPad. PointFoundry uses your device's built-in LiDAR scanner to capture real spaces as dense, colourful point clouds — millions of individual 3D points, each with real colour sampled from your camera. Walk through a room, scan a building facade, capture a sculpture. What you get back is a faithful digital replica made of pure geometry. SCAN Hit record and start moving. PointFoundry captures thousands of points per second while you walk, building your point cloud in real time. A live 3D preview shows exactly what you're capturing, with depth-aware occlusion so walls correctly hide what's behind them. Smart filters work silently in the background — rejecting noise, filtering grazing surfaces, and only keeping points that have been confirmed across multiple frames. The result is clean, accurate data straight out of the scanner. EXPLORE Open any scan in the interactive 3D viewer. Orbit, zoom, and pan through your point cloud with fluid touch controls. Switch between real colour, height gradient, depth mapping, and flat white rendering modes. Use section cut planes to slice through your scan on any axis — peel back walls, reveal cross-sections, isolate floors. EXPORT Share your scans as industry-standard PLY or XYZ files. Use them for engineering, architecture, surveying, VFX reference, digital preservation, or just because 3D scanning is genuinely fun. DIAL IT IN Fine-tune your scanning with adjustable depth range, point density, and cleaning strength. Capture tight detail at 1cm spacing or cover large areas faster at 5cm. Set your max depth from 0.5m to 5m. PointFoundry adapts to the job. Features at a glance: • Real-time LiDAR point cloud capture with live 3D preview • Depth-aware occlusion — walls hide rooms behind them • Confidence, surface normal, and temporal consistency filtering • Voxel-based deduplication for even point distribution • GPU-accelerated post-processing (smoothing & noise removal) • Interactive 3D viewer with orbit camera and touch gestures • Two colour modes: Real Colour, Height • Section cut planes on X, Y, and Z axes • Export to PLY and XYZ formats • Adjustable depth range, density, and cleaning strength • Scan management with thumbnails and file sizes • No account required. No cloud upload. Everything stays on your device. Requires iPhone or iPad with LiDAR scanner. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Zapvision4 screens
PointFoundry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zapvision at none against PointFoundry's 2. Zapvision also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. PointFoundry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Zapvision asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zapvision ships an update every 2 months, PointFoundry every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zapvision versus PointFoundry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZapvisionPointFoundry
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZappar LimitedJaisah Webb

In-app purchases

None

Zapvision

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PointFoundry

Subscriptions1
  • PointFoundry Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PointFoundry Pro - Unlimited$29.99

Questions

Is Zapvision free?
Zapvision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PointFoundry free?
PointFoundry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zapvision or PointFoundry have ads?
Neither Zapvision nor PointFoundry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zapvision or PointFoundry?
Zapvision ships an update every 2 months, and PointFoundry every 3 months. Most recently, Zapvision was updated on October 5, 2026 and PointFoundry on October 8, 2026.

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