Comparison

VoxScan vs ZPTH

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

Head to head
About

VoxScan

This app allows users to capture and export 3D models using LiDAR technology, with support for various file formats. It also enables USDZ import for creating voxel models, even on devices without LiDAR. Compatibility extends to Apple Vision Pro for experiencing creations.

Highlights
  • LiDAR 3D model capture
  • Export in .vox, .ply, .usdz, .stl, .glTF, .obj
  • USDZ import for voxel creation
  • Apple Vision Pro compatibility
  • iOS 17+ and LiDAR camera required for capture
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Key Features: Capture and Export Functionality: VoxScan seamlessly captures and exports your creations in various formats, including .vox, .ply, .usdz, .stl, .glTF, and .obj, offering versatility for your 3D modeling projects. USDZ Import Service: Explore new dimensions by importing USDZ 3D file formats, enabling Voxel Model creation even on iPhone models without LiDAR cameras. Apple Vision Pro Compatibility: VoxScan extends its support to Apple Vision Pro, supporting only functionality to experience the Voxel Model Creation feature. Capture Feature Requirements: To utilize the capture feature, iOS 17+ and an iPhone with a LiDAR camera are essential. Apple Vision Pro and Other iPhone Models(Without LiDAR Camera Support) Note: Please be aware that on Apple Vision Pro and other iPhone models without LiDAR camera support, only the input feature will be functional. Supported Input Format: The exclusive supported input format is USDZ. Particularly effective are 3D models created through object capture using Photogrammetry. However, please note that importing USDZ files containing complex 3D models, such as those with separated objects, excessively large or small mesh data, and animated objects, may result in display issues, including the possibility of rendering nothing in the space. Exercise caution when importing such files. Supported Export Formats: Export your creations in diverse file formats, including .vox, .ply, .usdz, .stl, .glTF, and .obj. Tested on: VoxScan has undergone successful testing on iPhone 12 Pro and 15 Pro models. MagicaVoxel Note: Please note that the model's color will be based on the default MagicaVoxel color palette, resulting in a different appearance compared to our app. Unlock the potential of 3D modeling with VoxScan – Download now and bring your creations to life!

About

ZPTH

Transform your device's depth camera into a dynamic visual instrument. Explore 20 unique modes to render depth as light, contours, or abstract art. Capture photos and videos directly to your library, with advanced customization options for Pro users.

Highlights
  • Depth camera to visual instrument
  • 20 unique depth rendering modes
  • Real-time photo and video capture
  • On-device processing, no network needed
  • Creator Mode for custom effects (Pro)
  • Saves directly to Photos library
Features
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ZPTH reads the depth in front of you and paints it in real time. Point it at a face, a room, or your hand and watch it become light, contour lines, plasma, chrome, cut paper, or a drifting cloud of dust. Capture a photo or record video straight to Photos — or stream the live preview to your computer over NDI. Fifteen of the modes need no depth sensor at all: a Core ML model running on your device infers depth from a single camera, so they run on both the front and rear camera of any iPhone ZPTH installs on. The other thirty read the front TrueDepth camera, or the rear LiDAR scanner on Pro models. FIFTEEN MODES, NO DEPTH SENSOR NEEDED • Parallax — the camera orbits the scene from one still viewpoint. • Anaglyph — real red/cyan 3D from one lens, plus a glasses-free wiggle. • Aperture — a cinema lens: shaped bokeh, iris blades, a focus puller. • Vertigo — Hitchcock's dolly zoom, live. • Nebula — a cloud that wraps behind people rather than over them. • Motes — dust, snow and embers drifting in the air in front of the scene. • Godlight — sun shafts your hand casts a real shadow through. • Aerial — true atmospheric perspective: haze, distance, a warm sun glow. • Woodblock — an engraving whose hatch lines curve around every surface. • Stipple — ink dots sized by curvature and spaced like a Seurat. • Papercut — the scene as up to 20 torn paper plates, each shadowing the next. • Riso — a risograph print in misregistered spot-colour plates. • Lattice — a scan plane leaves a glowing wireframe mesh in its wake. • Hologram — scanlines, chromatic fringing, a projection cone from below. • Datamosh — codec smear, with depth deciding what tears and what holds. THIRTY DEPTH-CAMERA MODES Environment, Face, Raw, Plasma, Organic, Data, Contour, Hillshade, Chrome, Oil Slick, Pulsar, Sonar, Pin Screen, Voxel, Facets, Light Trails, Miniature, Iron Filings, Dither, Juicy, Aerochrome, Heat Ghost, Solarise, Cymatic, Aquarelle, Tessera, Chemigram, Ripplefield, Ferrofluid and Lichtenberg — from topographic isolines and liquid chrome to false-colour infrared, wet watercolour, Roman mosaic, a vibrating Chladni sand plate, and forking lightning. Pulsar and Cymatic can move to live sound. CREATOR MODE (Pro) Build your own mode. Start from an empty depth field and stack effect layers grouped by function — texture, lighting, lines, edge, colour, bloom. Each layer has its own controls, opacity and blend mode. Shape how they fall through near and far depth, import a photo as a depth-projected tileset, then save it as a named mode. CAPTURE • Tap the shutter for a photo; hold and swipe up to record video. • Everything saves straight to your Photos library. • Double-tap to toggle 3:4 and full-screen 9:16. • Cut to the plain camera and back, even mid-recording. NDI STREAMING (Pro) Broadcast the live preview to OBS, TouchDesigner, vMix and other NDI receivers on your local network, turning your iPhone into a depth-camera source for your desktop. A second optional stream carries the raw camera alongside the effect. Off by default; Wired mode over USB-C lowers latency. PRO ZPTH Pro is a one-time $2 purchase — no subscription. It unlocks the fifteen monocular modes, every other mode's settings, the colour maps, all presets, Creator Mode and NDI streaming. The thirty depth-camera modes are free to explore on their first preset; the monocular modes need Pro. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no servers, no analytics, no tracking. Camera frames are processed on the device and never leave it — unless you save a photo or video, or turn on NDI to reach your own computer on your own network. The microphone is used only by Pulsar and Cymatic, is off by default, and is never recorded or transmitted. REQUIREMENTS iPhone only. The monocular modes run on any supported iPhone. The rest need a front TrueDepth camera (iPhone X or later) or a rear LiDAR scanner (Pro models).

Screenshots

VoxScan4 screens
ZPTH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ZPTH at 50% against VoxScan's 0%. ZPTH also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). VoxScan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. ZPTH sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VoxScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VoxScan ships an update every 5 weeks, ZPTH every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VoxScan versus ZPTH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoxScanZPTH
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasuo Hasegawaari lintzeris

Customer experience

VoxScan

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ZPTH

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

VoxScan

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ZPTH

One-time1
  • ZPTH Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is VoxScan free?
VoxScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZPTH free?
ZPTH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VoxScan or ZPTH have ads?
Neither VoxScan nor ZPTH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VoxScan or ZPTH?
VoxScan ships an update every 5 weeks, and ZPTH every 9 days. Most recently, VoxScan was updated on October 5, 2026 and ZPTH on October 8, 2026.

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