Revo Scan vs Thangs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Revo Scan
Transform your iPhone into a powerful 3D scanner. Capture complex objects, people, and large-scale items in full color. Generate high-precision 3D models for various creative and professional uses.
- Connects to Revopoint 3D scanners
- Wi-Fi only connection
- Scans complex, tiny, large objects, and people
- Full lifelike color scanning
- Automatic 3D data processing
- Export in OBJ, STL, PLY formats
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Connect your Revopoint 3D scanner to your iPhone (Wi-Fi only), and get scanning without complex preparations or professional scanning skills. With Revo Scan and Revopoint 3D scanners, you can scan complex-shaped objects, tiny objects, large objects, or even people in full lifelike color. After finishing the scan, Revo Scan 3D automatically processes the scanned 3D data to generate high-precision 3D models, which can be exported as OBJ, STL, and PLY formats. Whether you're an artist looking to turn your 3D creative designs into reality or an engineer making prototypes, Revo Scan provides a fast and smooth scanning experience.
Thangs
Explore the largest 3D model search engine with over 15 million models. Discover new creators and connect with a growing community for CAD, 3D printing, AR, and VR applications. Find or upload tens of thousands of models weekly across various 3D formats.
- Largest 3D search engine
- Over 15 million 3D models
- Discover 3D creators
- Support for 30+ 3D formats
- Filters for 3D printing
- Connect with creators
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Whether a 3D printing enthusiast, CAD engineer, or AR VR consumer - Thangs is the first stop on your 3D journey: * Search: Largest 3D search engine on the planet, with over 15M models * Discover: Fastest growing community of 3D creators, with thousands of new models uploaded every week * Connect: Find your next favorite creator, follow them and be notified every time they upload new models With support for over 30 3D formats, Thangs users uploads tens of thousands of 3D models a week that span CAD, 3D printing, AR and VR use cases. If it isn’t on Thangs, use Thangs to search over 13M models across all major platforms. Powerful filters allow 3D printers to see only models which are available for 3D printing or additive manufacturing. Metaverse, Omniverse, or 3D printing in real life - Thangs exists to connect 3D creators with 3D consumers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thangs at 3.0 against Revo Scan's 2.3. Thangs also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (117 vs 38). Revo Scan's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Thangs holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 117 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Revo Scan's written reviews are positive against 24% of Thangs's.
Revo Scan ships an update every 6 weeks, Thangs weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Revo Scan | Thangs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (38 ratings) | 3.0 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.7% of reviews | 23.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Revopoint 3D Technologies Inc. | Physna, Inc |
Customer experience
Revo Scan
Thangs
User reviews
Revo Scan
From 38 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Good scan results (when it works)
- 👍 Helpful customer service (mentioned once)
- 💡 Unique software with undo function
- 🚀 Easy to use for modeling (for some)
- 👍 Works well with Pop 2 (for some)
Room to improve
- ❌ Connection issues are rampant
- ❌ App is unstable and crashes
- ❌ Poor quality scans (mobile vs desktop)
- ❌ Outdated troubleshooting
- ❌ No customer support (mentioned often)
Thangs
From 117 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient 3D model search across multiple platforms
- 👍 Intuitive and clean user interface
- 💡 Image-based search functionality
- 🔄 Seamless syncing with website account
- 📱 Easy browsing on mobile devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 App stuck on splash/loading screen (critical)
- 🖼️ Images fail to load or display
- 🔐 Login functionality broken with 2FA
- ⚠️ Frequent app crashes
- 🔗 Paywall blocking most content
Bugs and requests
Revo Scan
Reported bugs
29 issues- Scanner not detected
- App crashes frequently
- Cannot connect scanner at all
- Ogre engine rendering setup only
- Power surge issues with USB ports
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- Wi-Fi connection always disconnected
- App not finding scanner due to local network permission issues
- Scanner not detected (Mini 2)
- USB does not work on Mac
- Intermittent WiFi connection
- Reboot required to reestablish WiFi connection
- Kopplung Range mit iPhone klappt nicht
- Barely works or doesn't work via WiFi
- App says 'No scanner detected'
- Spinning red dots prevent scanning
- App loses tracking of object
- WiFi connection drops frequently
- Scan rate is 1-2 frames per second
- App stutters and burps
- POP 3 not detected with iPhone 13 Pro
- Mac software not working
- Handheld stabilizer not recognized
- Cannot connect to the mini via WLAN
- App fails to maintain location
- App crashes when completing a scan
- App crashes on scan attempts
- Quickly closes out on every attempted scan
- Personal hotspot function not appearing
- Double cable does not work
Requested features
13 requests- Revo Scan 6 availability for on-the-go scanning
- USB-C support for newer iPhones and iPads
- Ability to save files in higher quality Mesh format
- Add function to change Mesh settings
- Russian language support
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- Option to not post-process point cloud
- Ability to transfer point cloud without fusing/meshing
- Mesh zoom feature
- Edit point cloud and watertight in recorded project
- Add USB connection option
- Improve RAM usage and marker support
- Add dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Thangs
Reported bugs
12 issues- App freezes on splash screen and never loads
- Image preview loading failures
- 2FA login code submission button hidden behind keyboard
- Email/password login not functional
- App crashes within minutes of use
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- Scrolling broken on search results
- Touch input unresponsive on right side of screen
- Blank pages on iPad
- App incompatible with latest iOS versions
- Duplicate content in news feed
- Search results missing known models from Thingiverse
- Inconsistent app behavior between landscape and portrait modes
Requested features
10 requests- Direct download functionality from mobile app
- Dark mode option
- Ability to view liked models on mobile
- Zoom functionality for model images
- Save to collections feature
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- AR (augmented reality) model viewing
- Improved search result relevance
- Back button navigation
- Landscape/portrait mode consistency
- Remove redirect pages for direct downloads
In-app purchases
Revo Scan
No in-app purchases
Thangs
No in-app purchases
