Comparison

PointFoundry vs NFC Write & Read

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

Head to head
About

PointFoundry

Capture real-world spaces as detailed 3D point clouds using your device's LiDAR scanner. Explore, refine, and export your scans in industry-standard formats for various professional and creative applications.

Highlights
  • Real-time LiDAR point cloud capture
  • Live 3D preview with depth-aware occlusion
  • Interactive 3D viewer with touch controls
  • Section cut planes for detailed analysis
  • Export to PLY and XYZ formats
  • Adjustable scan parameters (depth, density, cleaning)
  • On-device processing, no cloud upload
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Turn the world around you into stunning 3D point clouds with just your iPhone or iPad. PointFoundry uses your device's built-in LiDAR scanner to capture real spaces as dense, colourful point clouds — millions of individual 3D points, each with real colour sampled from your camera. Walk through a room, scan a building facade, capture a sculpture. What you get back is a faithful digital replica made of pure geometry. SCAN Hit record and start moving. PointFoundry captures thousands of points per second while you walk, building your point cloud in real time. A live 3D preview shows exactly what you're capturing, with depth-aware occlusion so walls correctly hide what's behind them. Smart filters work silently in the background — rejecting noise, filtering grazing surfaces, and only keeping points that have been confirmed across multiple frames. The result is clean, accurate data straight out of the scanner. EXPLORE Open any scan in the interactive 3D viewer. Orbit, zoom, and pan through your point cloud with fluid touch controls. Switch between real colour, height gradient, depth mapping, and flat white rendering modes. Use section cut planes to slice through your scan on any axis — peel back walls, reveal cross-sections, isolate floors. EXPORT Share your scans as industry-standard PLY or XYZ files. Use them for engineering, architecture, surveying, VFX reference, digital preservation, or just because 3D scanning is genuinely fun. DIAL IT IN Fine-tune your scanning with adjustable depth range, point density, and cleaning strength. Capture tight detail at 1cm spacing or cover large areas faster at 5cm. Set your max depth from 0.5m to 5m. PointFoundry adapts to the job. Features at a glance: • Real-time LiDAR point cloud capture with live 3D preview • Depth-aware occlusion — walls hide rooms behind them • Confidence, surface normal, and temporal consistency filtering • Voxel-based deduplication for even point distribution • GPU-accelerated post-processing (smoothing & noise removal) • Interactive 3D viewer with orbit camera and touch gestures • Two colour modes: Real Colour, Height • Section cut planes on X, Y, and Z axes • Export to PLY and XYZ formats • Adjustable depth range, density, and cleaning strength • Scan management with thumbnails and file sizes • No account required. No cloud upload. Everything stays on your device. Requires iPhone or iPad with LiDAR scanner. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NFC Write & Read

Features
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NFC Write & Read is a practical and professional NFC reader and writer for iPhone. Scan NFC tags, inspect NDEF records, create new tag content, and write useful records for everyday tasks. Most common features: - Read compatible NFC and NDEF tags - Write URLs, text, contacts, Wi-Fi details, phone numbers, emails, SMS, locations, calendar events, and social links - Build multi-record tags before writing - Import QR codes and turn them into NFC records - Save scans, drafts, and written tags locally - Copy, open, and share scanned content - Check tag details such as capacity, writable state, and record structure Feature list: - NFC reader for compatible NDEF tags - NFC writer for supported writable tags - Record builders for URL, text, phone, SMS, email, contact, Wi-Fi, location, calendar, app links, social profiles, payment links, and custom content - QR code scanner and QR photo import - Saved tag history for scans, writes, and drafts - Clone scanned tags into editable write drafts - Tag inspector with payload size, capacity, record count, and safety details - Raw NDEF viewer with type, identifier, payload, text, and hex details - Export scans as text, JSON, or CSV - Share extension for sending text, URLs, and files into the app - App Shortcuts, widgets, and deep links for quick NFC actions - Advanced NFC tools for supported tag families, including clearing, locking, copying, format checks, dumps, password helpers, and command utilities NFC features require a compatible iPhone and supported NFC tags. Writing, locking, password protection, and advanced commands depend on the tag type and what iOS allows for that hardware. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PointFoundry4 screens
NFC Write & Read4 screens

Verdict

The call

PointFoundry and NFC Write & Read are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. PointFoundry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and NFC Write & Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PointFoundry versus NFC Write & Read: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointFoundryNFC Write & Read
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaisah WebbGeekme

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PointFoundry

Subscriptions1
  • PointFoundry Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PointFoundry Pro - Unlimited$29.99
2 purchases

NFC Write & Read

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PointFoundry free?
PointFoundry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NFC Write & Read free?
NFC Write & Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PointFoundry or NFC Write & Read have ads?
Neither PointFoundry nor NFC Write & Read shows ads.

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