Comparison

Depth3D Object Scanner vs Blender Scene Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Depth3D Object Scanner

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Depth3D turns your iPhone's TrueDepth sensor into a handheld 3D scanner for small objects, producing print-ready models in STL, OBJ, and 3MF formats. No turntable required Just place an object on your desk and move your iPhone slowly around it. Depth3D captures it from many angles and reconstructs the shape automatically. Ready to 3D print The app detects the desk plane and closes the bottom into a flat, watertight (manifold) mesh, so the result loads straight into your slicer as a printable model. Major 3D formats Export to STL, OBJ, or 3MF and bring your scan directly into your favorite slicer or CAD software. Designed to use without looking Because it uses the front camera, you can't see the screen while scanning. Haptics, sound, and full-screen color feedback let you follow scanning progress without watching the display. Great for - Custom cases for AirPods cases and small items - Duplicating and archiving figures and parts - Creating practice models for 3D printing Requires an iPhone with a TrueDepth sensor. All processing happens on device; your scan data is never sent anywhere.

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Blender Scene Viewer

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Blender Viewer brings your live Blender scene to iPhone and iPad for review, presentation, and AR placement. A lightweight Blender add-on streams the open scene over your own local network — no account, no cloud upload, no clutter. Blender stays the source of truth. Blender Viewer is a fast review surface for artists, supervisors, clients, educators, and students who want to see and interact with a scene away from the desktop. CONNECT IN SECONDS • Install the free Blender Viewer add-on (Blender 4.5 LTS and 5.x) • Start the server from the sidebar and scan the QR code — or type the IP and port • Everything travels only over your local WiFi, directly between Blender and your device REVIEW THE REAL SCENE • Evaluated geometry with modifiers and Geometry Nodes baked in • Principled materials, textures, transparency, and emission • All your cameras (match a camera or the Blender viewport) and lights • Real object and scene statistics — never faked INTERACT • Orbit, pan, zoom, frame, and turntable • Shaded, Albedo, Normals, and UV Checker channels, wireframe overlay, studio backgrounds • Select objects and move, rotate, and scale them with on-screen gizmos • Completed edits create Blender Undo history — Undo and Redo right in the viewer PLACE IT IN AR • Drop the scene onto a real surface with RealityKit • Pinch, drag, and rotate; Studio or real-world lighting • Capture and share the viewport or AR view with the standard iOS share sheet TRY IT WITHOUT BLENDER • A built-in offline demo scene shows every feature with no setup PRIVACY • No accounts, no analytics, no advertising, no tracking • Scene data never leaves your local network and is never sent to Reimagine Fx Blender is a registered trademark of the Blender Foundation. Blender Viewer is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Blender Foundation.

Screenshots

Depth3D Object Scanner2 screens
Blender Scene Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Depth3D Object Scanner and Blender Scene Viewer 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Depth3D Object Scanner versus Blender Scene Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDepth3D Object ScannerBlender Scene Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasayuki YamajiAmar Shinde

In-app purchases

None

Depth3D Object Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Blender Scene Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Depth3D Object Scanner free?
Depth3D Object Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blender Scene Viewer free?
Blender Scene Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Depth3D Object Scanner or Blender Scene Viewer have ads?
Neither Depth3D Object Scanner nor Blender Scene Viewer shows ads.

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