Pointcloud Scanner vs Ghost Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pointcloud Scanner
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Your portable 3D scanning toolkit. Instantly turn real-world spaces into editable pointclouds. Fine-tune details, crop noise, and export in standard formats ready for your design workflow — from architecture to game dev. Fast. Flexible. Built for creators.
Ghost Arcade
Transform your device into a live visual instrument for creating and performing dynamic video art. It offers clip launching, layered mixing, and projection mapping with touch-friendly controls. Integrate live camera feeds and apply various effects for unique performances.
- Live clip launching
- Generative shaders
- Layered mixing
- Projection mapping
- Live camera input
- Customizable effects
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a live visual instrument. Ghost Arcade brings clip launching, generative shaders, layered mixing and projection mapping into one touch-friendly workspace. PERFORM Start with a full deck of included shader clips. Launch visuals, select a playing clip to adjust its controls, and double-tap to stop. Mix four layers per deck and explore A/B crossfades in dual-deck mode. SHAPE YOUR VISUALS Create projection surfaces and adjust corner or mesh points directly in the preview. Route your composition or individual layers to screens, then add edge effects and Looks. PLAY YOUR EFFECTS Apply effects to clips, layers or the composition. Flux combines a touch-controlled X/Y pad with stackable effects for expressive live performance. GhostFX adds smoothly changing, music-responsive visuals. BRING THE WORLD INTO YOUR SET Use live camera feeds as creative inputs. Supported devices also offer depth effects, simultaneous front/rear capture and LiDAR point-cloud scanning with export for desktop workflows. Hardware support varies by device. SAVE YOUR SETUPS Save sets and clip blocks to return to your favorite combinations. Standalone performance does not require an account or a desktop computer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pointcloud Scanner at Free against Ghost Arcade's $1.99. Ghost Arcade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). On 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
Pointcloud Scanner is free to download; Ghost Arcade costs $1.99 up front. Pointcloud Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ghost Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pointcloud Scanner ships an update every 11 days, Ghost Arcade every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pointcloud Scanner | Ghost Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #130 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chatsopon Deepateep | Justin Wood |
In-app purchases
Pointcloud Scanner
- Unlimited Files$0.99
Ghost Arcade
No in-app purchases
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