Comparison

Tiny Room Scanner vs Fuse 3d

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Room Scanner

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Capture entire rooms in seconds – with the LiDAR scanner on your iPhone or iPad. Ai LidarScanner uses Apple's RoomPlan technology to automatically detect walls, doors, windows, openings, and furniture. Your scan instantly becomes an interactive 3D model – including a to-scale floor plan and a complete list of measurements. • No subscriptions • No ads • No in-app purchases • No sign-up, no account • No cloud, no data collection – all scans stay on your device FEATURES • 3D model: Explore the scanned room – rotate and zoom freely. Tap individual elements to highlight them. • 2D floor plan: A clear top-down view of the room geometry – ideal for planning and documentation. • Measurement list: All dimensions neatly grouped by walls, openings, and furniture. • Automatic key figures: Floor area, perimeter, ceiling height, and volume are calculated instantly. • Show and hide: Toggle walls, openings, and furniture individually. USE CASES Perfect for apartment handovers, moving and furniture planning, renovations, on-site measurements, and quick room documentation. A NOTE ON HARDWARE Scanning requires a device with a LiDAR scanner (iPhone Pro starting with the iPhone 12 Pro, iPad Pro from 2020). Rooms you have already saved can be viewed and measured on any device.

About

Fuse 3d

This application transforms your iPhone into a powerful 3D scanner. It offers multiple scanning modes, including LiDAR, photogrammetry, and TrueDepth, to capture objects and faces with high precision. Scans can be exported in various formats for use in design, printing, or virtual reality.

Highlights
  • Multiple scanning modes (LiDAR, Photogrammetry, TrueDepth)
  • Real-time mesh reconstruction
  • High-precision face and object scanning
  • Export in PLY, OBJ, STL, USDZ formats
  • On-device processing using ARKit
Features
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Fuse is a free 3D scanning app for iPhone that uses the hardware you already own. Seven scanning modes, each suited to different subjects and hardware: • LiDAR Mesh — fast, real-time mesh reconstruction using your iPhone's LiDAR scanner • Point Cloud — dense point cloud capture for precise spatial data • Gaussian Splat — photorealistic 3D Gaussian Splatting reconstruction • Photogrammetry — multi-photo 3D reconstruction, works on any iPhone • TrueDepth — high-precision face and close-range object scanning using the front face-id camera • CAD Scan — structured capture aimed at accurate dimensional models • Hybrid — combines rear LiDAR for overall shape with front TrueDepth for fine detail and RGB texture, for the most complete scan Export your scans as PLY, OBJ, STL, or USDZ for use in CAD software, 3D printing, AR/VR, or game engines. Fuse3D runs entirely on-device using Apple's ARKit, LiDAR, and TrueDepth sensors. Hardware Limitations: LiDAR-based modes require an iPhone/iPad Pro model with a LiDAR scanner. TrueDepth modes require Face ID hardware. Photogrammetry works on any supported device.

Screenshots

Tiny Room Scanner4 screens
Fuse 3d4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fuse 3d at Free against Tiny Room Scanner's $0.99. Tiny Room Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Fuse 3d is free to download; Tiny Room Scanner costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Room Scanner ships an update every 4 weeks, Fuse 3d every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Tiny Room Scanner versus Fuse 3d: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny Room ScannerFuse 3d
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelix HungerToby Naumov

In-app purchases

None

Tiny Room Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Fuse 3d

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Room Scanner free?
Tiny Room Scanner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fuse 3d free?
Fuse 3d is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tiny Room Scanner or Fuse 3d have ads?
Neither Tiny Room Scanner nor Fuse 3d shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Room Scanner or Fuse 3d?
Tiny Room Scanner ships an update every 4 weeks, and Fuse 3d every 2 months. Most recently, Tiny Room Scanner was updated on October 10, 2026 and Fuse 3d on October 7, 2026.

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