Dot3D vs Slids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot3D
This app transforms your LiDAR-equipped iPhone or iPad into a professional 3D laser scanner. It offers verifiable accuracy and large-scale reliability for various industries, ensuring total data privacy with local processing. Capture detailed 3D site maps for real estate, forensics, and industrial applications.
- Real-time 3D scanning
- Targeting workflows for accuracy
- Loop-closure technology
- GNSS compatibility
- Local data processing (no cloud)
- 3D measurements and calculations
- Export to CAD and BIM software
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Stop settling for "good enough" scans. Dot3D is the industry-leading mobile LiDAR solution for professionals who value verifiable accuracy, large-scale reliability, and total data privacy, without the artifacts that plague other 3D apps. From complex construction sites to sensitive crime scenes, Dot3D turns your iPad or iPhone into a professional-grade 3D laser scanner. REAL ESTATE, AEC & BIM: Capture accurate as-builts of any-size interiors and export point clouds into AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhino, Revit, ArchiCAD, and more. CRASH & CRIME FORENSICS: Document scenes with verified accuracy and geo-referencing for courtroom-ready evidence. No cloud uploads required (all processing happens locally on-device). INDUSTRIAL: Document complex piping, machinery, and MEP systems with ease. Add annotations and high-res camera photos to your scans for additional context. Key Features: • REAL-TIME 3D SCANNING on your LiDAR-powered device (iPhone/iPad Pro) with virtually unlimited scan size • TARGETING WORKFLOWS (optional) with known reference measurements for highly accurate results • LOOP-CLOSURE technology eliminates doubles and ghosting artifacts (with or without coded targets) • GNSS COMPATIBILITY with receivers from Emlid, Trimble, Leica, and more. Add control and geo-reference large outdoor captures • 3D COORDINATE SYSTEMS: Take full control. Supports local, site-wide and global (geo-referenced) systems. • NO CLOUD REQUIRED: All data is processed locally • APPEND NEW SCAN DATA directly into existing Dot3D scans • 3D MEASUREMENTS and fill-volume calculations: precise and savable • ANNOTATE 3D locations in your scans during or after capture • EMBED HIGH-RES PHOTOS from the device camera into your scans for additional context • CROP OR HIDE any part of the scan, for easy data cleanup Unlock a wide variety of third-party workflows with Dot3D Pro: • EXPORT color 3D point clouds: DP, E57, LAS, LAZ, PTS, PTX, PLY, PTG • EXPORT ORTHOPHOTOS: scaled and geo-referenced • PROCESS SCAN-TO-BIM using directly connected third-party services • FRAME-BASED EXPORTS to 3rd party NeRF, gaussian splatting, and photogrammetry software Our point-and-shoot technology is empowering workforces across a wide range of professional industries in need of accurate and reliable 3D capture solutions: Police departments, government agencies, real estate professionals, architects, surveyors, naval engineers, general contractors, insurance agents, crime scene analysts, BIM specialists, archaeologists, interior designers andmore are trusting Dot3D for their mobile 3D scanning needs. Start with a free trial and unlock Dot3D Pro whenever you're ready to access the full functionality and export directly to all your downstream workflows in CAD, forensic reconstruction, VR, AR, and much more. IMPORTANT: LIDAR-EQUIPPED DEVICE REQUIRED FOR 3D SCANNING: iPhone Pro / Pro Max (12 & up) or iPad Pro (2020 or later) If you install onto an incompatible device, you will not be able to 3D scan, but can still open and view Dot3D scans captured from other devices. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Slids
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Make seamless carousels in minutes: one big canvas, photos that flow across every slide border, and a swipe that never breaks. 6,900+ templates for photo dumps, travel recaps, birthdays, film strips and moodboards. Split a panorama into perfect slides. No account, no uploads: everything happens on your iPhone, and your photos stay with you. HOW IT WORKS Place your photos on one big canvas and let them cross the slide borders. Slids cuts the canvas into slides in order, so when people swipe your Instagram carousel, it moves like one piece. WHAT YOU GET • One canvas: photos spill from slide to slide and the flow never breaks. • 6,900+ ready-made templates: photo dump, travel, film strip, moodboard, birthday, wedding, graduation, holidays and more. • Every format: 4:5, 3:4, 1:1 and 9:16 for stories and Reels covers; up to 20 slides. • Panorama split: cut a long or wide photo into equal slides. • Video: place videos from your library like photos, trim them and keep the sound if you like; slides with video are saved as videos. • Paper labels: 28 ready-made tickets, lists, notes and cards; to-do and shopping lists with real checkboxes. • Groups: group several items and move, resize and rotate them together. • Three edit modes: Layer, Inside frame and Scroll. Move a whole frame, adjust the photo inside it, or browse the canvas. • Drafts: your projects are saved on your phone, so you can pick up where you left off. • Frames and shapes: polaroid, arch, oval, heart; tapes, stickers and text. • Ready-made backgrounds: sea, nature, city, winter, celebration and textures. • Magnetic snapping and slide-border guides: everything lands exactly where it should. • Preview: swipe through your design before you share it. • Special days for your country, in 16 languages. FREE AND PRO All Pro features are free during launch. Free plan: up to 6 slides, templates tagged “Free” and all tools; exports have a small corner watermark (your first export has none). Slids Pro: no watermark, up to 20 slides, all templates and ready-made backgrounds. SUBSCRIPTION Slids Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription: yearly with a 7-day free trial, monthly or weekly. Prices are shown in your local currency in the app before you buy. The free trial is available on the yearly plan only. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://baksh.app/kosullar/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://slids.app/privacy Support: support@slids.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Slids at none against Dot3D's 2. Slids also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Dot3D's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price and ads 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. Dot3D sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month. Slids asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dot3D ships an update every 3 weeks, Slids every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot3D | Slids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (103 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DotProduct LLC | Alparslan Arif Ozen |
In-app purchases
Dot3D
- Dot3D Pro Monthly Subscription$49.991 Month
- Dot3D Pro Annual Subscription$349.991 Year
Slids
No in-app purchases









