Comparison

Creality Scan vs DDIY

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

DDIY

Features
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Before you start the repair, let DDIY build the plan. DDIY helps homeowners, renters, and hands-on DIY users turn a project idea into a practical step-by-step plan. Describe what you want to repair, build, or learn, add project photos when useful, and get a structured plan with materials, likely cost guidance, safety reminders, videos, and follow-up help. What DDIY helps with: - Step-by-step project planning - Materials and tool lists - Safety reminders before you start - Helpful video matches - Follow-up questions when you get stuck - Saved project history - Print-ready project plans DDIY is intentionally safety-aware. It is not a replacement for licensed professionals, inspections, permits, manufacturer instructions, or local building codes. For electrical, gas, structural, roof, HVAC, automotive brake, or other high-risk work, DDIY helps you recognize when to stop and contact a qualified professional. Free users can try real project plans. Apprentice and Pro plans unlock higher usage limits, more saved history, and more follow-up help. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Creality Scan3 screens
DDIY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Creality Scan at none against DDIY's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DDIY sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Creality Scan asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Creality Scan versus DDIY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreality ScanDDIY
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (100 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings100 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size471 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCREALITY 3D (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDCorey King174333727281

In-app purchases

None

Creality Scan

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DDIY

Subscriptions1
  • DDIY Apprentice Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Creality Scan free?
Creality Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DDIY free?
DDIY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Creality Scan or DDIY have ads?
Neither Creality Scan nor DDIY shows ads.

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