Comparison

Scantic vs Meshroom

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

Head to head
About

Scantic

Transform your iPhone into a powerful 3D scanner. Capture rooms, objects, or environments and create interactive 3D models directly on your device without needing cloud processing or an account. Inspect and navigate your creations privately.

Highlights
  • 3D scanning with iPhone camera
  • On-device Gaussian Splat generation
  • Interactive 3D scene inspection
  • Private captures stored locally
  • Fast experimentation and documentation
Features
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Scantic turns your iPhone into a fast 3D scanning tool. Capture a room, object, or environment and generate an interactive 3D Gaussian Splat directly on your device. The complete reconstruction process runs on the iPhone, without requiring cloud processing or an account. With Scantic you can: • Capture scenes using your iPhone camera • Generate detailed 3D Gaussian Splats • Process scans directly on-device • Inspect and navigate the reconstructed scene in 3D • Keep your captures private on your device Scantic is designed for fast experimentation, visual documentation, creative projects, spatial capture, and anyone interested in turning real-world scenes into interactive 3D content. For best results, move slowly around the subject, keep it well lit, and capture it from multiple angles.

About

Meshroom

Features
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Meshroom turns your iPhone or iPad into a professional space-scanning tool. CAPTURE Use your device's LiDAR Scanner to walk through a space and generate an accurate 3D model and floor plan. No special equipment, no manual measuring. 360° TOURS Add 360° panoramic photos to any room and stitch them into a walkable virtual tour, viewable right from your phone or embedded on any website. SHARE ON YOUR TERMS Every scan is private by default. When you're ready, turn on sharing for a single tour and get a link or embed code you control, perfect for real estate listings, Airbnb, or personal portfolios. FLOOR PLANS & MEASUREMENTS Automatically generated floor plans with real wall positions and room dimensions, ready to reference or export. Requires a LiDAR-equipped iPhone (12 Pro or later Pro models) or iPad Pro (2020 or later).

Screenshots

Scantic4 screens
Meshroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scantic and Meshroom are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scantic ships an update every 2 weeks, Meshroom every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Scantic versus Meshroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanticMeshroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEBASTIAN BEYERHun Suk Lee

In-app purchases

None

Scantic

No in-app purchases

None

Meshroom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scantic free?
Scantic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meshroom free?
Meshroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scantic or Meshroom have ads?
Neither Scantic nor Meshroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scantic or Meshroom?
Scantic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Meshroom every 9 days. Most recently, Scantic was updated on October 24, 2026 and Meshroom on October 11, 2026.

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