Comparison

Arkavo Spatial vs Realform

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

Head to head
About

Arkavo Spatial

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Arkavo Spatial turns the world around you into 3D, and your face and body into motion. Everything is captured and processed on your device. Five capture modes: • Room. RoomPlan scans walls, doors, windows, and furniture into a labeled 3D model. • Space. LiDAR captures the raw geometry of any environment, indoors or out. • Object. On-device photogrammetry builds a detailed 3D model of anything you can walk around. • Face. The TrueDepth camera records your expressions and head motion as animation. • Body. The rear camera records full-body pose as animation. On supported devices, Ultra-Wide 0.5× offers closer full-body framing and estimates visible hand and finger motion. Live Motion. Stream face or body motion to Arkavo Creator on your Mac over your local network and drive a VRM avatar in real time, for streams, VTubing, and recordings. Pairing is automatic, the stream stays on your network, and camera images never leave your iPhone or iPad. Export when you need to. Preview rooms, spaces, and objects in AR Quick Look, or share them as USDZ for iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro. Share Face and Body captures as VRMA animation for VRM avatars. Private by design: • Captures are stored only on your device. No cloud, no account. • No ads, no tracking, no data collection. • Captures save 3D geometry, textures, and motion, never photos or video. • Built entirely on Apple frameworks. No subscriptions. Made for creators, VTubers, designers, and developers. Room and Space require a LiDAR sensor (iPhone 12 Pro or later Pro models, iPad Pro 2020 or later). Object requires an A14 chip or later. Face requires a TrueDepth camera. Body requires ARKit body tracking support; 0.5× requires a rear Ultra-Wide camera. Keep the device stationary and your full body visible for body capture. Live Motion requires Arkavo Creator for Mac on the same local network.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Arkavo Spatial4 screens
Realform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arkavo Spatial at none against Realform's 1. Arkavo Spatial also leads on ads (none vs shown). Realform's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Realform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Arkavo Spatial asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arkavo Spatial ships an update every 2 months, Realform every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Arkavo Spatial versus Realform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArkavo SpatialRealform
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperArkavoMICHAEL DOUGLAS PAULEY

In-app purchases

None

Arkavo Spatial

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Realform

One-time1
  • Realform Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Arkavo Spatial free?
Arkavo Spatial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Realform free?
Realform is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arkavo Spatial or Realform have ads?
Realform shows ads; Arkavo Spatial does not.
Which is updated more often, Arkavo Spatial or Realform?
Arkavo Spatial ships an update every 2 months, and Realform every 5 days. Most recently, Arkavo Spatial was updated on November 13, 2026 and Realform on November 10, 2026.

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