Comparison

RoomVector vs OpenSurvey3D

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

Head to head
About

RoomVector

Features
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Transform your iPhone or iPad into a powerful architectural scanner. RoomVector leverages advanced LiDAR and RoomPlan technology to capture accurate 3D models, floor plans, and measurements in seconds perfect for contractors, interior designers, realtors, and homeowners. Key Features: Dual Scanning Modes: LiDAR Mesh: Capture detailed, textured 3D meshes of objects, furniture, or entire rooms. RoomPlan: Automatically generate clean, architectural 2D and 3D floor plans that recognize walls, windows, doors, and furniture. Professional Reporting: Generate comprehensive PDF reports instantly. Customize reports with 2D floor plan maps, 3D model snapshots, room dimensions, and your own project notes. Immersive Preview: Explore your scans with an interactive 3D viewer. Switch between Orbit and Immersive modes to fly through your captures using intuitive gesture controls. AR Measurement Tool: Quickly measure distances and calculate areas in real-time using the dedicated AR ruler, no scanning required. Export and Share: Export your data in standard industry formats including USDZ, OBJ, and PNG. Share models and reports directly via AirDrop, Messages, or Email. Privacy First: RoomVector processes everything on-device. Your scans and data never leave your phone unless you choose to export them. Requirements: Requires an iPhone or iPad with a LiDAR scanner (iPhone 12 Pro or newer Pro models, or iPad Pro 2020 and newer).

About

OpenSurvey3D

Features
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OpenSurvey3D is a survey-grade field app that starts with the GPS already in your pocket and scales to centimeter accuracy when you connect a GNSS receiver. No account, no subscription, no data held hostage. WALK UP AND COLLECT Tap Collect, pick what you're recording, and it's on the map. Points for markers, control points, utility poles, manholes, valves, hydrants, signs and trees. Boundary lines, fence lines and paths. Parcels, fields and building footprints, with length and acreage updating as you walk the perimeter. MEASUREMENTS YOU CAN DEFEND Every position carries its own audit trail: which source produced it, the fix type, horizontal and vertical accuracy, how many samples were averaged, and when it was measured. Hold to average an occupation and watch the RMS spread converge โ€” at a single point, or at every corner of a boundary. CENTIMETER ACCURACY, ANY RECEIVER Connect a GNSS rover that streams NMEA over TCP in Wi-Fi hotspot mode. Accuracy comes from the receiver's own error statistics rather than a guess. The built-in NTRIP client pulls RTCM corrections from a caster and forwards them to the rover, so you can watch a float solution go fixed in the field. DEED COORDINATES IN, DELIVERABLES OUT Import design points from CSV or GeoJSON โ€” latitude and longitude, or raw northing and easting interpreted in your zone. 325 NAD83 State Plane and UTM zones are built in, and the projection engine is validated against PROJ to under a centimeter. Imported points appear as distinct pins and stake out like anything else. STAKE OUT WITH CONFIDENCE Navigate to any asset or imported design point. Live distance and bearing, north and east offsets, a tolerance ring that turns green when you are on it, and an as-staked record saved with its deviation. Multi-corner boundaries step corner by corner. WORKS WHERE THE WORK IS Download the map for your job site and keep working with no signal. Projects, photos and positions all live on the device, and each project keeps its own coordinate system. EXPORTS THAT ARE NOT A PAYWALL CSV with one row per vertex, including projected easting and northing when a zone is set. GeoJSON with true point, line and polygon geometry. Or one ZIP containing the data and every photo, ready to hand to a client. OPEN SOURCE OpenSurvey3D is MIT licensed and developed in the open. Read the code, file an issue, or build your own. Centimeter accuracy requires a compatible GNSS receiver and a correction source, neither of which is included. Accuracy from the phone alone is typically 3 to 5 meters.

Screenshots

RoomVector4 screens
OpenSurvey3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

RoomVector and OpenSurvey3D are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RoomVector versus OpenSurvey3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoomVectorOpenSurvey3D
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.1 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOSEPH AARON SPEARSLaan Labs

In-app purchases

None

RoomVector

No in-app purchases

None

OpenSurvey3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RoomVector free?
RoomVector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenSurvey3D free?
OpenSurvey3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RoomVector or OpenSurvey3D have ads?
Neither RoomVector nor OpenSurvey3D shows ads.

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