Comparison

DepthEye vs LiDAR Camera

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

Head to head
About

DepthEye

Transform your surroundings into a 3D digital world with a point cloud scanner. Visualize depth through color gradients and capture detailed scans. Export your creations in .PLY format.

Highlights
  • Capture LiDAR point clouds
  • Adjust point size
  • Customize color palettes
  • Export in .PLY format
  • View actual colors
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Explore and reveal the world in an entirely new way with DepthEye, a unique point cloud scanner app. Each capture transforms familiar spaces into a digital world, where depths are visualized through a color-coded gradient of depth effects. Close objects come alive in vibrant reds, while distant ones fade into cool blues, with yellows and greens defining the spaces in between. For an added touch of realism, toggle to view the actual colors of your surroundings. You can also use surface colors to better see different walls, floors, and objects. Inspired by the hypnotic visuals of industrial LiDAR scans, this app reveals the world as if all warmth has been stripped away, leaving behind a surreal digital beauty. While scanning, DepthEye gives you simple guidance to help improve your scan. You can also enable Live Scanning, where older points slowly disappear for a more dynamic effect. Highlights: - Capture detailed LiDAR point clouds - Get guidance while scanning - Adjust point size for optimal visualization - Customize the color palette to suit your style (surface, natural, depth, neon and reflectance) - Export your scans in .PLY point cloud format (XYZ, RGB, Normal values) - View scanned point clouds directly in the app, with tools to remove noise, measure and crop. - Explore scanned or imported point clouds at full scale in AR. This app requires a built-in LiDAR sensor (iPhone Pro models).

About

LiDAR Camera

Enhance your iPhone or iPad's camera for low-light conditions. Utilize multiple night vision modes and advanced filters to capture clear photos and videos in the dark. Pro devices with LiDAR offer enhanced depth sensing for superior illumination.

Highlights
  • Multiple night vision modes
  • LiDAR depth sensing
  • Advanced low-light filters
  • Real-time video recording
  • Thermal-style visual filters
  • Adjustable filter intensity
Features
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A camera for dark places. On an iPhone or iPad with a LiDAR Scanner (and on Face ID devices through the front TrueDepth camera) it shows a depth view that works in total darkness. On any device it brightens the live camera with night-vision style looks and records video with the look applied. THIS IS NOT REAL NIGHT VISION An iPhone has no infrared or thermal sensor an app can use. Thermal, Infrared and Arctic are colour looks, not heat or infrared imaging. Without LiDAR the camera needs some light. WHAT YOU GET • Depth Map (LiDAR or TrueDepth): a colour view of distance, from near to about 5 m, that works in complete darkness • Normal mode on any device: the camera brightened, with 12 looks such as Night Vision, Phosphor, Arctic and Starlight • Video recording with the look applied, with sound (Normal mode), and silent video of the LiDAR and TrueDepth depth views • Distance to the centre of the frame in metres (Pro, LiDAR or TrueDepth only) • Intensity and brightness sliders, flashlight, 1x to 10x zoom, focus lock • Capture Log of your shots, shareable as text FREE AND PRO Free, with ads: 8 looks, 15 photos a day and video recording. Every Pro feature is open for the first 7 days. After that, free exports are limited to 2 saves or shares in total, at half size with a watermark. Pro (subscription or one-time purchase) removes ads and limits and adds 4 more looks, the distance readout, timer, scope overlays, manual ISO and shutter, before/after compare, photo stamp, custom watermark, photo import and a silent mode. GOOD TO KNOW • The LiDAR view needs an iPhone or iPad Pro with a LiDAR Scanner. Depth is low resolution: it shows shapes and distance, not faces or text. • In the depth views a photo is saved as the screen shows it, and the video is silent (no microphone feed). • Works offline. The internet is used only for ads and purchases. Terms of Use: https://masaapps360.com/inightvision/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://masaapps360.com/inightvision/privacy/

Screenshots

DepthEye4 screens
LiDAR Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LiDAR Camera at 4.4 against DepthEye's 3.7. DepthEye's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. LiDAR Camera sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. DepthEye asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LiDAR Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of DepthEye's written reviews are positive against 25% of LiDAR Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DepthEye ships an update every 2 weeks, LiDAR Camera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DepthEye versus LiDAR Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDepthEyeLiDAR Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (35 ratings)4.4 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKnoet StudioGrima Hdez

Customer experience

DepthEye

All ratings33 ratings
Positive57.6%
Neutral12.1%
Negative30.3%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%

LiDAR Camera

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

DepthEye

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

LiDAR Camera

Subscriptions3
  • LiDAR Camera Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • LiDAR Camera Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • LiDAR Camera Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • LiDAR Camera Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is DepthEye free?
DepthEye is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiDAR Camera free?
LiDAR Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DepthEye or LiDAR Camera?
LiDAR Camera is rated higher. DepthEye averages 3.7 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while LiDAR Camera averages 4.4 from 11 ratings.
Do DepthEye or LiDAR Camera have ads?
LiDAR Camera shows ads; DepthEye does not.
Which is updated more often, DepthEye or LiDAR Camera?
DepthEye ships an update every 2 weeks, and LiDAR Camera fortnightly. Most recently, DepthEye was updated on October 30, 2026 and LiDAR Camera on November 8, 2026.

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