SAM vs Bio3DFootScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAM
Transform your mobile device into a portable 3D scanner for feet and legs. Capture detailed scans to analyze patient conditions and design custom orthotics with advanced visualization tools.
- Portable 3D scanning
- Foot and leg protocol scanning
- 3D-printed orthotic design integration
- Texture overlays for wound analysis
- Digital orthotics data management
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The Scanning App by Materialise (SAM) allows you to quickly analyze your patient’s feet, lasts, foam boxes, and more, transforming your Ipad or mobile into a portable scanning device. With SAM, you can effortlessly capture 3D images of different foot or leg protocols using the TrueDepth camera on your device without bulky and expensive equipment. Accurately scan your subject with SAM and use the footscan desktop software to gain better visual insights and design custom 3D-printed phits orthotics. Plus, texture overlays allow you to see underlying conditions such as ulcers, corns, calluses, and other wounds. Digitalize your orthotics data anytime, anywhere, with SAM. SAM is designed to run on the following devices: * iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) * iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) * iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) * iPad Pro 11-inch (3th generation) * iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) * iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) * iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) * iPhone 12 * iPhone 12 Pro * iPhone 12 Pro Max * iPhone 13 * iPhone 13 Pro * iPhone 13 Pro Max * iPhone 14 * iPhone 14 Plus * iPhone 14 Pro * iPhone 14 Pro Max * iPhone 15 * iPhone 15 Plus
Bio3DFootScan
This application enables users to perform 3D scans of feet and submit orders for custom orthotic fabrication to a lab. It streamlines the process of creating personalized foot orthotics.
- 3D foot scanning
- Orthotic fabrication orders
- Lab submission
- Patient foot scanning
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Bio Orthopedic Lab's Application "Bio3DFootScan" is used for 3D Scanning patient's feet and submitting orders to the lab for orthotic fabrication.
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Verdict
SAM and Bio3DFootScan are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SAM against 5.0 for Bio3DFootScan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
SAM ships an update every 3 months, Bio3DFootScan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAM | Bio3DFootScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Materialise | TechMed 3D |
Customer experience
SAM
Bio3DFootScan
In-app purchases
SAM
No in-app purchases
Bio3DFootScan
No in-app purchases
