Comparison

Colorimeter vs Pointcloud Scanner

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

Head to head

3D Pointcloud Scan Edit Export

Free

📷 Photo & Video

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About

Colorimeter

This app uses your iPhone camera to identify colors from real-world objects. It displays the selected color's HTML hex code and RGB values. Features include low-light compatibility and white balance locking for accurate color capture.

Highlights

Camera-based color identification
HTML hex code display
RGB component display
Low light compatibility
White balance lock

Features

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Colorimeter is your professional color picker. Just point your iPhone camera to an object and tap in the video image. Colorimeter displays the selected color in HTML hex code and RGB components. Colorimeter is low light compatible: Antialising rendering deletes any noise in the video image. By touching the "WBal Lock" button you can lock the white balance to get unmanipulated real world colors.

About

Pointcloud Scanner

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Your portable 3D scanning toolkit. Instantly turn real-world spaces into editable pointclouds. Fine-tune details, crop noise, and export in standard formats ready for your design workflow — from architecture to game dev. Fast. Flexible. Built for creators.

Screenshots

Colorimeter1 screens

Pointcloud Scanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pointcloud Scanner at Free against Colorimeter's $0.99. Pointcloud Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 86 months). Colorimeter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On ads 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

Pointcloud Scanner is free to download; Colorimeter costs $0.99 up front. Pointcloud Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Colorimeter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorimeter ships an update every 86 months, Pointcloud Scanner every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level

Colorimeter versus Pointcloud Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Colorimeter	Pointcloud Scanner
Price	$0.99	Free — better
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 86 months	Every 11 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Paid	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	16.0
Further details — not scored
Size	0 MB	188 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Christian Hahn	Chatsopon Deepateep

In-app purchases

None

Colorimeter

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pointcloud Scanner

One-time1

Unlimited Files$0.99

Questions

Is Colorimeter free?

Colorimeter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is Pointcloud Scanner free?

Pointcloud Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Colorimeter or Pointcloud Scanner have ads?

Neither Colorimeter nor Pointcloud Scanner shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Colorimeter or Pointcloud Scanner?

Colorimeter ships an update every 86 months, and Pointcloud Scanner every 11 days. Most recently, Colorimeter was updated on October 6, 2026 and Pointcloud Scanner on September 29, 2026.