LiDAR Room Scanner vs OpenPlan3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiDAR Room Scanner
Quickly measure spaces and generate 3D room plans using your device's LiDAR sensor. Ideal for renovations, interior design, or on-the-go dimension capture. Save scans in various formats and access your measurement history.
- Generate 3D room layouts
- Measure distances and areas with AR
- Export scans to PDF or USDZ
- Access measurement history
- Clean and fast interface
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LiDAR Plan – Fast & Accurate Room Scanning LiDAR Plan is a simple yet powerful app for measuring spaces and creating room plans using LiDAR technology. Whether you're planning a renovation, furnishing a room, or capturing dimensions on the go, LiDAR Plan helps you do it quickly and precisely. Key Features: • Room Plan 3D – Generate 3D room layouts with accurate dimensions • Ruler & Area – Measure distances and surface areas using AR • Export – Save your scans in convenient formats like PDF or USDZ • Measurement History – Access and manage your saved scans anytime • Clean Interface – Designed for ease of use and speed Perfect for home projects, quick surveys, interior planning, and more. LiDAR Plan – Your essential tool for fast, precise, and portable space measurement. 3D scanning mode is only available on devices equipped with a LiDAR sensor that supports 3D scanning, such as the iPhone 12 Pro, iPad Pro, and later Pro or Pro Max models. Privacy Policy: https://www.getpaoapps.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.getpaoapps.com/terms
OpenPlan3D
Scan rooms with your iPhone to instantly generate accurate 2D floor plans and 3D models. Edit walls, doors, and windows, then export your designs in various formats. Share your plans or further design them on a free, open-source web editor.
- LiDAR room scanning
- Automatic floor plan generation
- 3D dollhouse model creation
- Built-in floor plan editor
- Multiple export formats (PNG, SVG, DXF, PDF, USDZ)
- Open-source web editor integration
- Private and no account required
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Scan a room. Get a floor plan. OpenPlan3D Capture turns your iPhone into a room scanner. Walk the room once and Apple RoomPlan's LiDAR builds an accurate floor plan — walls, doors, windows, and furniture detected automatically. REVIEW IN 3D, INSTANTLY Every scan becomes an interactive dollhouse model and a clean 2D plan. Check dimensions, room areas, and detected objects before you export. FINE-TUNE EVERY WALL The built-in editor lets you correct what the scan missed: drag walls with live dimensions, add or move doors and windows, split walls, and label rooms. OPEN IN OPENPLAN3D Send your plan straight to openplan3d.com — the free, open-source floor plan editor — to furnish it with 140+ models, visualize in 3D, and keep designing on any computer. EXPORT ANYWHERE PNG, SVG, DXF, PDF, or USDZ. Bring your plan into CAD tools, share it with clients, or print it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No signup. No cloud. Your scans stay on your device until you choose to export them. 100% FREE & OPEN SOURCE No paywalls, no premium tier. The full source code is on GitHub. Requires an iPhone or iPad with a LiDAR scanner (iPhone 12 Pro or later Pro models, or Pro iPads). Perfect for real estate agents, contractors, interior designers, architects, landlords, and anyone remodeling, moving, or furnishing a space.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenPlan3D at 5.0 against LiDAR Room Scanner's 4.4. OpenPlan3D also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). LiDAR Room Scanner's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (189 vs 7). On price 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
Both are free to download. LiDAR Room Scanner sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 7 days. OpenPlan3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
OpenPlan3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiDAR Room Scanner has 189 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of LiDAR Room Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of OpenPlan3D's.
LiDAR Room Scanner ships an update every 4 days, OpenPlan3D monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiDAR Room Scanner | OpenPlan3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (189 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 189 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PaoApps | Laan Labs |
Customer experience
LiDAR Room Scanner
OpenPlan3D
In-app purchases
LiDAR Room Scanner
- Weekly Access$12.997 Days
- Weekly Access3 Days trial$12.997 Days
- Weekly Access Pro$12.997 Days
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- Special Offer Annual$14.991 Year
- Special Offer Annual Pro$24.991 Year
- Yearly Access$49.991 Year
- Yearly Access Pro$49.991 Year
- Yearly Access Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Yearly Access3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime OfferFree
- Lifetime Premium$44.99
OpenPlan3D
No in-app purchases
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