SimpleSign vs Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleSign
This app displays large characters and words full screen with customizable fonts and colors. It supports sliding animations for long sentences, making it useful for various situations like displaying quiz answers or messages from a distance.
- Full-screen character and word display
- Customizable font types and colors
- Sliding animation for long sentences
- Useful for quizzes and distant communication
- Acts as a digital signboard substitute
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Display full size characters and words in the full screen. Long sentence can slide through screen with animation. - Showing score or answer of quiz in party - Contact to the person that stands far from you - Substitution of signboard etc. It is useful in many situation. [Functional Description] - Appears one character on screen from 45 different characters. - Changing color of character and background. - Changing font type. - Long sentence can be displayed by one line or paragraph with sliding animation on/off.
Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring
Create high-quality 3D models, precise LiDAR scans, and immersive 360° images directly from your iPhone or iPad. Edit and export your creations in industry-standard formats, and share them with a global community of creators.
- Create high-quality 3D models from photos
- Precise LiDAR 3D scanning
- Generate detailed 3D room models
- Capture immersive 360° images
- Edit and measure 3D models on-device
- Export to industry-standard 3D software
- Generate 2D floor plans and blueprints
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Polycam turns a single phone scan into the documents jobs run on: floor plans, as-builts, estimates, roof reports, claims files, measurements, and CAD-ready exports. No tripod. No technician. No two-week wait. WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH • Floor plans — 2D and 3D, ready for AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Revit • As-builts — weeks of documentation compressed into minutes • Measurements — every dimension in the room, in the time it takes to cross it • Estimates — priced off real conditions, not guesses • Claims and damage records — dated, dimensioned, defensible • 3D models and point clouds — .obj, .dae, .fbx, .stl, .dxf, .ply, .esx • 360° tours — shareable links for clients and remote stakeholders HOW YOU CAPTURE IT • 3D scanner for fast, accurate interior and structural capture that works without LiDAR • Photogrammetry and Gaussian splats from photos and video • Drone and aerial capture for roofs, exteriors, and whole-site coverage • Measure, annotate, crop, rescale, and label directly on the scan WHERE IT FITS IN YOUR WORKFLOW • Construction documentation and progress tracking • Renovation and design visualization • Insurance, restoration, and damage assessment • Site survey and drone-based mapping • BIM coordination and CAD workflows • Factory layout and equipment documentation WORK FROM ONE TRUTH Share scans and floor plans with clients and teammates by link. Control access with private or public permissions. Use shared libraries so the whole team is looking at the same site. View, edit, and export from any computer on Polycam Web, included free. 34 million scans. More than 10 million people. Over 2 billion square feet captured. Privacy Policy: https://poly.cam/privacy_policy.pdf Terms of Use: https://poly.cam/terms_and_conditions.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleSign at none against Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring's 7. SimpleSign also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $26.99 per month. SimpleSign asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimpleSign holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring has 44K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SimpleSign's written reviews are positive against 71% of Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring's.
SimpleSign ships an update every 9 months, Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleSign | Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.6 (44K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 70.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 44K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #70 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 503 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | idota limited | Polycam Inc. |
Customer experience
SimpleSign
Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring
Bugs and requests
SimpleSign
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scans disappearing after processing
- Inability to save or export scans
- Inconsistent behavior when exiting the app
- Inaccurate room dimensions and measurements
Requested features
5 requests- Add flash support for better lighting
- Allow screen rotation for wider scanning angles
- Improve texture quality and reduce artifacts
- Provide more detailed feedback during scanning
- Enable offline scanning without internet connection
In-app purchases
SimpleSign
No in-app purchases
Polycam 3D Scanner & Measuring
- Polycam Pro Monthly$26.991 Month
- Polycam Basic$29.991 Month
- Polycam Pro Monthly$29.991 Month
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- Polycam Basic Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
- Polycam Pro Yearly7 Days trial$199.991 Year
- Polycam Pro Annual7 Days trial$239.991 Year
- Polycam Pro$499.99
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