3DScan vs Realform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3DScan
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3DScan turns your iPhone or iPad into a powerful 3D scanner – for rooms, objects, and everything in between. Whether you're planning furniture, need a model for 3D printing, or want to digitize your home: 3DScan offers several capture methods, real post-processing, and export to all common 3D formats. SCAN METHODS FOR EVERY DEVICE • LiDAR scan (room & object) – highest precision on iPhone Pro and iPad Pro models with a LiDAR sensor • Photo scan (photogrammetry) – creates 3D models from multiple photos, even without LiDAR • SloMo video scan – simply circle the object with the slow-motion camera, no LiDAR needed • Room detection – automatically detects walls, windows, and doors and displays them in color For devices without LiDAR, the built-in QR marker calibration makes sure your models are still scaled to their real size. POST-PROCESSING RIGHT IN THE APP • Find holes in the model, review them in a list sorted by size, and close them selectively – an arrow shows you the exact position in the 3D model • Red pen to remove unwanted areas • Selectively hide colors from the scan (e.g. background or tabletop) • Axis system, wireframe view, statistics, and adjustable lighting in the integrated 3D viewer EXPORT IN ALL COMMON FORMATS Free: STL, OBJ, and USDZ – ready for 3D printing, AR preview, or further processing in CAD programs. Optional one-time purchase: STEP and PLY for professional CAD workflows. FOR SMART HOME USERS Scan a room and then mark the position of your devices directly in the 3D model – ideal for a true 3D floor plan in your Home Assistant dashboard. MULTILINGUAL & CROSS-PLATFORM 3DScan is available in German, English, Spanish, French, and Arabic and runs on iPhone/iPad as well as on the Mac (photogrammetry). 3DScan is free to use. Individual extra features (e.g. STEP/PLY export or more than 3 ignored colors per object) are available as a one-time purchase per object – no subscription, no obligation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Realform
Transform your iPhone into a powerful 3D scanner for objects, rooms, and people. Process scans entirely on your device for complete privacy. Export models in various formats for 3D printing and AR.
- 3D object scanning
- Room scanning with floor plans
- Full-body human scanning
- On-device processing for privacy
- Multiple export formats (USDZ, STL, 3MF)
- In-app 3D model editing
- Watertight check for 3D printing
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Pro-quality 3D scanning — free to use, completely private. Realform turns your iPhone into a pocket 3D scanner. Walk around an object, sweep a room, or capture a person, and get a real, shareable 3D model in minutes. Your scans are processed on your device — no account, no cloud, and your scans are never uploaded. WHAT YOU CAN SCAN • Objects — circle anything you can walk around for a clean, textured 3D model. • Rooms — sweep the walls and get an automatic floor plan with real dimensions, doors, windows, and furniture. • Whole buildings — scan room by room in one walkthrough and merge them into a single floor plan. • People — capture a full-body statue, a bust, a hand, or any body part. Great for AR and 3D printing. EXPORT — 3D PRINTING IS FREE Every format is generated on your phone: • USDZ — Apple AR & Quick Look — free • STL — 3D printing, in millimeters — free • 3MF — 3D printing: PrusaSlicer, Bambu Studio, Orca, Cura — free • Floor plans as PNG — free REALFORM PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • OBJ — the universal classic, opens everywhere • GLB — game engines & Blender (Unity, Unreal, Godot, web) • PLY — scanning & research tools • Floor plans as PDF, SVG, and DXF (AutoCAD / CAD) • No ads, ever Not ready to buy? Watch a short ad to unlock a single Pro export. A REAL EDITOR, BUILT IN Tidy up your scan right on your phone: crop, trim, and cut away what you don't want, fill holes, blend, paint over rough spots, and measure real-world distances. A watertight check tells you when a model is ready to 3D print. Every edit is saved as a new version, so your original is always safe. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your scans and photos never leave your iPhone — no accounts, no cloud. The app sends only a few anonymous usage counters (like which export formats get used) to help us improve it; they contain nothing from your scans and nothing that identifies you. HONEST ABOUT THE LIMITS Realform uses Apple's on-device LiDAR and photogrammetry. Scans, dimensions, and floor plans are excellent estimates for planning and creative work — but not survey-, engineering-, or medical-grade. Shiny, transparent, and very dark surfaces are hard to scan; the built-in tips help you get the best results. Realform requires an iPhone Pro or iPad Pro with LiDAR. Free to use, with ads. Realform Pro — a one-time purchase, never a subscription — removes ads and unlocks the professional export formats. Scanning, editing, measuring, and 3D-print export stay free for everyone. Requires an iPhone or iPad Pro with a LiDAR Scanner: iPhone 12 Pro or later Pro models, or iPad Pro (2020 or later). Object and person scanning on iPad needs an iPad Pro with M1 or later. Realform's 3D capture uses Apple's Object Capture and RoomPlan, which need the LiDAR sensor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: 3DScan at 3 against Realform's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. 3DScan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Realform sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
3DScan ships an update every 10 days, Realform every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3DScan | Realform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maximilian Benchieb | MICHAEL DOUGLAS PAULEY |
In-app purchases
3DScan
- Mehr Farben ignorieren$0.99
- STEP & PLY Export$0.99
Realform
- Remove Ads$9.99
- Realform Pro$19.99









