Comparison

SceneView Demo vs Buddy Offshore

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

Head to head
About

SceneView Demo

Features
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See what the SceneView SDK can do, on your own iPhone or iPad, before you write a line of code. SceneView is an open-source 3D and augmented reality SDK for SwiftUI, built on RealityKit. This app is its demo: nearly 40 screens, each one a working sample of a feature you can put in your own app. Every screen links to the source code that draws it, and most of them are only a few lines long. START HERE - Cosmos — a galaxy, a star with a ringed planet, and particle storms that glow in real time. Tap the planet and the camera flies there. - 3D Scan — move around a space and watch it take shape in 3D. WHAT THE SAMPLES SHOW - 3D models — load USDZ and Reality files, play their animations, and orbit, pinch and zoom the camera. - Augmented reality — place a model on a table, hang it on a wall, track images and faces, or place it instantly without waiting for a plane. - Real-world blending — real furniture and passing people stay in front of virtual objects, and the light around you lights the model. - Lighting and materials — swap HDR environments and watch reflections and shadows change in real time. - Scene mesh, depth, physics, geometry, spatial audio and more. - Your own files — open a USDZ, Reality, STL, OBJ or PLY file and see how the SDK renders it. FOR DEVELOPERS A 3D model on screen is one view, and AR placement is one call. Find the screen that looks like what you want to build, open its code, and copy it into your project. The SDK, the samples and this app are open source: SceneView has more than 1,300 stars on GitHub, and over 500 public repositories declare it as a dependency. github.com/sceneview/sceneview PRIVACY No account, no ads, no cross-app tracking. Your models and the camera feed stay on your device — the camera is used only for AR, and nothing it sees is stored or uploaded. The app sends usage statistics and crash reports (Firebase), never linked to your identity, to decide what to improve next — you can turn them off in Settings. Beyond that, the one feature that reaches the network is the online model gallery, and only while you are searching it. Open source under the Apache License 2.0. https://github.com/sceneview/sceneview

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Buddy Offshore

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Free shift calendar for offshore workers in Norway. Keep track of rotation, certificates, helicopter flights and weather — all in one place. Built for people working offshore. Simple, fast, and collects nothing about you. All data stays local on your phone. iCloud backup is optional and goes through your own Apple account. What you get: • Shift calendar with rotation, overtime and courses. Add certificates (safety course, HLO, MOB boat, first aid) and get reminders 1, 2 or 3 months before they expire. • Heliport with live departures from every Norwegian heliport. Pick your rig and heliport once — the app remembers. • Flight weather with lightning, static activity, fog risk and heliport weather. Data from MET Norway and Avinor. • Tools: week number, wind calculator, sleep log, BMI, packing list, expense log, emergency numbers. • Share your calendar as PDF or image — includes overtime, courses and certificate expiries. • Norwegian and English. Light and dark mode. iCloud backup. Feedback and requests: buddyoffshore99@gmail.com

Screenshots

SceneView Demo4 screens
Buddy Offshore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buddy Offshore at none against SceneView Demo's 3. Buddy Offshore also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). SceneView Demo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. SceneView Demo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Buddy Offshore asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SceneView Demo ships an update every 3 days, Buddy Offshore every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
SceneView Demo versus Buddy Offshore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSceneView DemoBuddy Offshore
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas GorisseRune Gundersen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SceneView Demo

One-time3
  • Support SceneView Ā· Small$2.99
  • Support SceneView Ā· Medium$9.99
  • Support SceneView Ā· Large$24.99
None

Buddy Offshore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SceneView Demo free?
SceneView Demo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buddy Offshore free?
Buddy Offshore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SceneView Demo or Buddy Offshore have ads?
Neither SceneView Demo nor Buddy Offshore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SceneView Demo or Buddy Offshore?
SceneView Demo ships an update every 3 days, and Buddy Offshore every 9 days. Most recently, SceneView Demo was updated on November 5, 2026 and Buddy Offshore on October 31, 2026.

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