Comparison

Color Scan Cam vs Preview3D

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

Head to head
About

Color Scan Cam

Identify and analyze colors in your environment using your device's camera. It categorizes colors numerically, allows masking specific hues, and offers white balance adjustments for accurate detection. Ideal for designers, artists, and those with color vision deficiencies.

Highlights
  • Real-time color identification
  • Color ratio display
  • Color masking by hue
  • 11 basic color categories
  • Manual white balance adjustment
  • Color vision deficiency support
Features
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This camera app is perfect for finding out what colors are around you. It's useful for confirming, inspecting, or detecting unexpected colors and is also recommended for individuals with color vision deficiencies. Color Ratio: The colors in the camera view are categorized into 11 basic colors, and their proportions are displayed numerically. Color Masking: Specify a color you want to find, and the app will highlight only that color in the view. Color Types: All colors in this app are classified into the following categories: Black, White, Gray, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, and Brown. White Balance Adjustment: You can manually adjust the balance between warm and cool tones. Use this feature when the color tones appear altered due to your camera. Important Notes: Colors may appear differently depending on lighting and brightness conditions. For accurate color detection, please use the app in a well-lit environment.

About

Preview3D

View and inspect a wide range of 3D file formats natively on your iPhone and iPad. Supports CAD, mesh, and 3D printing files with detailed information and AR capabilities. Offline functionality ensures privacy and speed.

Highlights
  • Native viewer for STEP, STL, 3MF, G-code, and more
  • Detailed model inspection (dimensions, volume, surface area)
  • Full-color 3MF rendering
  • Augmented Reality (AR) Quick Look integration
  • Offline functionality, no account or web uploads
  • Quick Look and 3D thumbnail support in Files app
  • Universal purchase for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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Preview3D is a fast, native iPhone and iPad viewer for the 3D formats you actually use — from CAD to mesh to 3D printing — in one clean window. Open a STEP file from a vendor, a painted 3MF from your slicer, or an STL someone sent you, and see it instantly — in the app, or right in the Files app with Quick Look and 3D thumbnails. No web uploads, no account, no clutter. SUPPORTED FORMATS • STEP / STP, STL, OBJ, PLY • glTF / GLB, USDZ / USD, COLLADA (DAE) • 3MF — including painted multi-material prints • FBX, 3DS, X3D, LWO, MS3D, AC, AMF, OFF and more (via Assimp) • G-code and PrusaSlicer binary G-code (.bgcode) REAL STEP SUPPORT Preview3D reads STEP with a pure-Swift B-rep kernel: watertight tessellation and crease-aware normals straight from the exact geometry, so cylinders stay smooth and edges stay crisp. Files that carry colors (STYLED_ITEM) render each part in its assigned color. INSPECT Open the info panel for bounding-box dimensions, volume, surface area, watertightness and structure — solids, faces, edges, triangles and vertices. 3D-PRINTING FILES Open your slicer's G-code or PrusaSlicer .bgcode, orbit the print toolpath in 3D, flip to the embedded preview image, and read the print stats — time, filament, weight, layer height and material. 3MF, IN FULL COLOR Multi-material painting from PrusaSlicer and Bambu Studio is decoded and rendered in its filament colors — including fine sub-facet brush detail — so you can preview a finished multi-color print before it leaves the slicer. Colors written into a 3MF by CAD tools and converters show too. SEE IT IN YOUR ROOM View any model in AR with AR Quick Look — place it on your desk or the floor and walk around it. SCAN A CODE, SEE THE MODEL A Preview3D QR code next to a printed model opens it in 3D and AR — even for someone who hasn't installed the app, through an App Clip. Make codes for your own Printables models, free, at preview3d.xfanta.com/qr. QUICK LOOK & THUMBNAILS Preview supported files right in the Files app, and get real 3D thumbnails — including STEP, painted 3MF, COLLADA (DAE), FBX and 3DS that iOS can't render on its own. Keep your models in the Preview3D folder in Files and reopen them anytime. SHARE Send a PNG snapshot of the current view to any app. Placing a model in AR? Share it as USDZ right from there. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD A real native app built on SceneKit and Metal — quick to launch, quick to orbit. Fully offline: everything runs on your device, no account, no network. iOS and iPadOS 17 or later. BUY ONCE, USE EVERYWHERE Preview3D is a universal purchase: one purchase covers the iPhone, iPad and Mac apps. The Mac version adds PMI / GD&T (AP242) reading, assembly trees with per-part isolation, and one-click conversion to STL, OBJ, GLB and USDZ. Note: measurements are produced by automated tessellation and are provided for convenience — always verify against your authoritative CAD source for manufacturing-critical work.

Screenshots

Color Scan Cam4 screens
Preview3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Preview3D at 100% against Color Scan Cam's 0%. Preview3D also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Color Scan Cam's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On in-app purchases and device support 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

Color Scan Cam is free to download; Preview3D costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Scan Cam ships an update every 5 months, Preview3D weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Color Scan Cam versus Preview3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor Scan CamPreview3D
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoshitaka NagashimaMichal Fanta

Customer experience

Color Scan Cam

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Preview3D

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Color Scan Cam

No in-app purchases

None

Preview3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Scan Cam free?
Color Scan Cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Preview3D free?
Preview3D costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Color Scan Cam or Preview3D have ads?
Color Scan Cam shows ads; Preview3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Scan Cam or Preview3D?
Color Scan Cam ships an update every 5 months, and Preview3D weekly. Most recently, Color Scan Cam was updated on October 24, 2026 and Preview3D on October 31, 2026.

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