# SpAItial launches Echo-3 to turn iPhone scans into metric-scale 3D worlds > Source: > Published: 2026-10-27 17:20:37+00:00 # SpAItial launches Echo-3 to turn iPhone scans into metric-scale 3D worlds **The iOS app reconstructs spaces as explorable Gaussian splats; SpAItial is also offering enterprise API access and a free first month.** By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket) · Published Primary source: [x.com](https://x.com/SpAItial_AI/status/2115081138415051124) ## Why it matters Echo-3 puts SpAItial's 3D-world research into an iPhone capture app and an enterprise API. Its commercial case rests on delivering useful, real-scale geometry from ordinary phone recordings, while customers also need to weigh the service's scan-data terms. [SpAItial](https://spaitial.ai) launched Echo-3 on October 27th, a model that turns iPhone video captures into explorable 3D reconstructions measured at real-world scale. CEO [Matthias Niessner (@MattNiessner)](https://x.com/MattNiessner) announced the product in a [company blog post](https://spaitial.ai/blog/echo-3-release) and a [thread on X](https://x.com/SpAItial_AI/status/2115081138415051124). The companion capture app is available for iPhone, with an enterprise API also offered for companies integrating reconstruction into their products and workflows.… When you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.