CamToPlan - 3D Scanner & LiDAR

Needed this app in the purchase of a property, to determine some of the remodeling projects we will need. Surprised and amazed at LiDAR tech on my iPad Pro. Colors are accurate. Measuring is close enough for rough estimates, and the ability to walk through in a 3D space is really helpful. Movement interface is a little confusing and not really all that intuitive, that’s why the 4 stars. I can see me using this for many more projects. Otherwise, really satisfied so far. Also, I’m a contractor professionally.

I can deal with a subscription, don’t like them but if an app has robust functionality that fully works on my phone I may sign up. Before even loading an app on my phone I check the phone compatibility requirements, my phone was on the list. Load the app and as soon as it tries to do anything the warning pops up telling me the phone does have LiDAR capability so functions will be limited and it will have limited measurement accuracy. I’m not sure why anyone would want app with the primary function of it disabled but unless you have the LiDAR capability this is what you have. If I was running a new iPhone with the needed camera to get full functionality maybe it would be a great app. However it wasted my time by not saying up front what phone(s) you need if you expect the app to work as advertised. Went less than two hours on the “Free seven day trial” now let’s see if I still get charged after canceling the subscription.

My first thought was “ugh….another subscription based app.” But after using it to easily and quickly measure and display measurement data for a garden bed we’re installing, I’m won over! What would have taken 5~10 minutes of laying a tape measure, drafting out rough sketch, and then manually calculating dimensions, took me a minute or two. I get accurate measurements simply by walking over the bed, and I can the send those measurements on to others! And due to it being a complete picture of the land, it made planning our garden bed SO simple! $25 for a tool this handy, per year, is worth it in my books. I’ve spent far more than that on laser measuring devices which take way more time than this app did.