Comparison

ROS Robot 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

ROS Robot

Control and visualize ROS robots from your mobile device. View laser scan maps, direct robot movement, and set navigation points. Compatible with both ROS1 and ROS2 systems.

Highlights
  • Laser scan map visualization
  • Robot movement control
  • Navigation point setting
  • ROS1 and ROS2 compatibility
  • Camera image display
Features
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主要功能:ros2机器人产品,移动端展示激光建图的图像;可以通过移动端控制机器人行走;可以通过移动端设置导航点。 兼容ros1机器人产品的建图,导航,可以在移动端控制机器人,也可以显示机器人摄像头图像。

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

ROS Robot4 screens
Creality Scan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Creality Scan at 1.6 against ROS Robot's 1.0. Creality Scan also leads on ratings volume (100 vs 2) and review sentiment (16% vs 0%). ROS Robot's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Creality Scan holds the better App Store score, 1.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Creality Scan has 100 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ROS Robot's written reviews are positive against 16% of Creality Scan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ROS Robot ships an update every 10 days, Creality Scan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ROS Robot versus Creality Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterROS RobotCreality Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)1.6 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews16.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB471 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer少佳 朱CREALITY 3D (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Customer experience

ROS Robot

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Creality Scan

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

In-app purchases

None

ROS Robot

No in-app purchases

None

Creality Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ROS Robot free?
ROS Robot 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, ROS Robot or Creality Scan?
Creality Scan is rated higher. ROS Robot averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Creality Scan averages 1.6 from 100 ratings.
Do ROS Robot or Creality Scan have ads?
Neither ROS Robot nor Creality Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ROS Robot or Creality Scan?
ROS Robot ships an update every 10 days, and Creality Scan every 2 months. Most recently, ROS Robot was updated on September 20, 2026 and Creality Scan on October 15, 2026.

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