Comparison

Creality Scan vs QIDI Link

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

Head to head
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.

About

QIDI Link

This platform allows remote connection and monitoring of specific 3D printers. Users can control printing remotely, preheat, pause, and access features like time-lapse photography and printing records. It simplifies 3D printer operation and maintenance.

Highlights
  • Remote printing
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Preheating and pausing
  • Time-lapse photography
  • Printing records
  • Printer calibration and maintenance
Features
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QIDI Link is a free, versatile 3D printing platform that remotely connects and monitors QIDI TECH's 3D printers. With QIDI Link, you can know the model printing situation at any time, and easily use remote printing, preheating, pausing, excluding objects, time-lapse photography, printing records and other functions, which greatly reduces the use threshold of 3D printers while enriching the functions of 3D printers. In addition, using QIDI Link makes it easier to calibrate and maintain 3D printers.

Screenshots

Creality Scan3 screens
QIDI Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: QIDI Link at 12.0 against Creality Scan's 15.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 1.7 for Creality Scan against 1.8 for QIDI Link. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 63 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of Creality Scan's written reviews are positive against 15% of QIDI Link's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Creality Scan ships an update every 2 months, QIDI Link every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Creality Scan versus QIDI Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreality ScanQIDI Link
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (104 ratings)1.8 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews — better15.5% of reviews
Number of ratings104 — better63
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size499 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCREALITY 3D (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDZhejiang Qidi Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Creality Scan

All ratings104 ratings
Positive17.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative79.8%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative77.6%

QIDI Link

All ratings47 ratings
Positive12.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative80.9%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive15.5%
Neutral7.2%
Negative77.3%

Bugs and requests

Creality Scan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

QIDI Link

Reported bugs

29 issues
  • Login issues and account errors
  • Verification code expired or failed
  • Cannot add local printer via IP
  • QR code scanning failures
  • App logs out frequently
Show 24 more
  • Cannot upload .3mf or .stl files
  • Video feed is black or poor quality
  • Printer controls do not work
  • App crashes or freezes
  • App shows printer as offline when it's online
  • App loses connection frequently
  • Fan control issues when opening app
  • UI elements obscured on newer iPhones
  • App is slow to load or respond
  • Outdated print status information
  • Cannot connect to printer
  • App requires account creation but fails
  • Language settings not applied or stuck in Chinese
  • Server connection failures
  • Printer not found or not compatible
  • Updates cause app to stop working
  • Video feed only works on Wi-Fi
  • Incorrect printer state displayed
  • Error message: "unknown column SN in field list"
  • Manual connection instructions are in Chinese
  • Fluidd interface disconnects quickly
  • Percentage not shown during printing
  • Printing speed always shown as 100%
  • Missing print time and remaining time

Requested features

23 requests
  • Add support for newer QIDI machines
  • Improve communication about updates
  • Allow adding local printers via IP
  • Fix QR code scanning issues
  • Improve app stability
Show 18 more
  • Enable expert mode connection
  • Allow uploading .3mf or .stl files
  • Improve video feed quality and stability
  • Fix verification code issues
  • Enable QR code generation
  • Improve app stability and performance
  • Fix server connection issues
  • Add support for Qidi Q2
  • Fix printer offline status
  • Improve app interface and usability
  • Fix language issues and add more languages
  • Improve fan control
  • Fix UI issues on newer iPhones
  • Improve app speed
  • Fix outdated status information
  • Enable local network connection
  • Add dark mode
  • Increase video FPS

In-app purchases

None

Creality Scan

No in-app purchases

None

QIDI Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Creality Scan free?
Creality Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QIDI Link free?
QIDI Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Creality Scan or QIDI Link?
QIDI Link is rated higher. Creality Scan averages 1.7 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while QIDI Link averages 1.8 from 63 ratings.
Do Creality Scan or QIDI Link have ads?
Neither Creality Scan nor QIDI Link shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Creality Scan or QIDI Link?
Creality Scan ships an update every 2 months, and QIDI Link every 6 weeks. Most recently, Creality Scan was updated on October 20, 2026 and QIDI Link on October 20, 2026.

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