Comparison

5DDisplayer vs Creality Scan

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

Head to head
About

5DDisplayer

Control your 5D Displayer device with this application. Manage its functions and settings directly from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Device control
  • Settings management
  • Functionality access
Features
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An app for controlling 5D Displayer device.

About

Creality Scan

This application enables 3D scanning of various objects, faces, and bodies using compatible hardware. It supports both geometry and texture scanning, with options for fast or high-quality accuracy and color mapping.

Highlights
  • Scan objects, faces, and bodies
  • Geometry and texture scanning
  • Fast and high-quality accuracy modes
  • Color mapping support
  • Supports CR-Scan Ferret Pro
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Creality Scan is the official mobile app built for the Creality 3D scanning ecosystem. It brings device connectivity, real-time scanning, model processing, project management, export, and sharing together on your smartphone—freeing you from the limits of a fixed workstation and giving you a complete, seamless 3D scanning workflow wherever you go. Connect with Your Creality 3D Scanner Connect with a wide range of Creality 3D scanners. With convenient mobile connectivity, you can quickly create scanning projects and check your scanner’s status, model, firmware version, and calibration information directly in the app. Scan Anywhere with Clear, Guided Workflows Choose the scanning mode that best suits your scanner and the object you are capturing. Preview your model in real time on your smartphone and keep track of scanning progress as you work. Creality Scan makes complex 3D data capture more intuitive and easier to control—whether you’re in the studio or on the go. Powerful Mobile Post-Processing Once scanning is complete, use the built-in tools to process and merge your scans, generate meshes, and optimize your models—all directly on your mobile device. With color scanning enabled, you can also generate RGB color textures for a more realistic representation of the object’s shape, details, and colors. Manage, Export, and Share with Ease View and manage your scanning projects in one place. Completed models can be exported in popular formats including PLY, STL, OBJ, and ASC, then shared to social media or storage apps on your phone. You can also transfer projects to your computer and continue working with them for 3D printing, reverse engineering, digital modeling, and other professional workflows. Whether you’re in the studio, working on-site, or scanning on the move, Creality Scan puts professional 3D scanning capabilities in the palm of your hand. *Compatibility Creality Scan requires a compatible Creality 3D scanner. Some scanners require accessories such as a wireless handle or Wi-Fi Scan Bridge for mobile connectivity. Supported scanning modes and features vary by device. Please refer to Creality’s official compatibility information for details.

Screenshots

5DDisplayer4 screens
Creality Scan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 5DDisplayer at every 3 weeks against Creality Scan's every 2 months. 5DDisplayer also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Creality Scan's advantage is review sentiment (16% vs 5%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.5 for 5DDisplayer against 1.6 for Creality Scan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 100 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 5% of 5DDisplayer's written reviews are positive against 16% of Creality Scan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5DDisplayer ships an update every 3 weeks, Creality Scan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
5DDisplayer versus Creality Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5DDisplayerCreality Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (92 ratings)1.6 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.9% of reviews16.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings92100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB471 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer超龙 黎CREALITY 3D (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Customer experience

5DDisplayer

All ratings91 ratings
Positive11.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative84.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive4.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative87.8%

Creality Scan

All ratings100 ratings
Positive16.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative82.0%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive16.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative79.3%

Bugs and requests

5DDisplayer

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Cannot connect to fan (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi)
  • App deletes all presets
  • Cannot add new content or images
  • Video upload causes app shutdown
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  • Images glitch or don't transfer
  • App only works on older iOS versions
  • The '+' button is non-functional
  • Changing format in settings wipes presets
  • App doesn't work on iPhone
  • Connection issues
  • App is in Mandarin only

Requested features

12 requests
  • Update app for new iOS compatibility
  • Fix crashing issues
  • Improve connection stability (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi)
  • Enable video upload functionality
  • Allow adding new content/images
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  • Fix preset deletion bug
  • Add more language options
  • Improve image transfer reliability
  • Fix glitching issues
  • Make app compatible with iPhones
  • Fix the '+' button functionality
  • Provide working links in manual/QR codes

Creality Scan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

5DDisplayer

No in-app purchases

None

Creality Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 5DDisplayer free?
5DDisplayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Creality Scan free?
Creality Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 5DDisplayer or Creality Scan?
Creality Scan is rated higher. 5DDisplayer averages 1.5 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Creality Scan averages 1.6 from 100 ratings.
Do 5DDisplayer or Creality Scan have ads?
Neither 5DDisplayer nor Creality Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 5DDisplayer or Creality Scan?
5DDisplayer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Creality Scan every 2 months. Most recently, 5DDisplayer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Creality Scan on October 15, 2026.

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