# TiiHub > Your collection deserves more than a closet. TiiHub is the ultimate 3D scanner app and spatial social network for collectors, hobbyists, and creators. Scan real-world objects and spaces in true 3D with your iPhone's LiDAR, decorate any room in AR with what you've captured, and connect with niche communities through algorithm-free Hubs. Free on iPhone and Apple Vision Pro. **Tagline:** Your collection deserves more than a closet. **Closer:** Scan. Decorate. Collect. **Primary hook:** Keep the collection. Lose the clutter. Out of shelf space? Build your infinite AR display room. **Platforms:** iPhone, iPad (iOS 17+), Apple Vision Pro (visionOS 1.0+). Universal Purchase. **Price:** Free to download (Explorer tier). Optional Creator and Pro subscriptions for expanded uploads, badge, room tracking, and premium storage. **Launch date:** 2026-05-13 (now live on the App Store). **App Store:** https://apps.apple.com/app/id6661022414 **Demo video:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6mS_W2_-hQ **Founder:** Chris Cheng (independent developer) **Press:** press@tiihub.com --- ## What TiiHub does TiiHub solves "The Shelf Space Wall." Physical collections eat space, gather dust, and never quite translate to a flat photo grid. TiiHub turns the iPhone you already own into a LiDAR-powered 3D scanner, lets you decorate any room in AR with what you've captured, and connects you to algorithm-free Hubs for niche fandoms. ### The core loop 1. **Scan it.** Digitize objects, rooms, or spaces in true 3D with iPhone LiDAR and Apple's Object Capture / Area Capture / RoomPlan APIs. Spatial photos, 360° video, and 12 native media types in total. 2. **Decorate.** Drop scanned objects into your real room in AR right on iPhone. On Apple Vision Pro, your shelf persists across sessions, anchored to real surfaces. 3. **Collect.** Post unlimited or limited-edition drops with unique serial numbers. Join algorithm-free Hubs. Collect community scans and grow your inventory across iOS and visionOS. ### Replaces in the user's mind - **Polycam / Scaniverse:** scanner plus a place for scans to live. - **IKEA Place / Houzz:** AR decor with user-generated objects, not a closed catalog. - **Reddit / Instagram:** niche community feed for makers and collectors, chronological and algorithm-free. ### Who it's for (ranked by acquisition priority) 1. **Collectors hitting the Shelf Space Wall:** action figures, Funko Pops, Labubu, Pop Mart designer toys, Lego / Gunpla builders, sneakerheads, trading-card collectors. 2. **3D scanning hobbyists:** Polycam / Scaniverse adjacent, photogrammetry enthusiasts. 3. **Memory keepers:** older millennials with aging parents, parents documenting kids' art, downsizers. 4. **AR decorators and interior tinkerers:** renters, new homeowners, the r/InteriorDesign crowd. 5. **360° and spatial creators:** travel content makers, Vision Pro early adopters. 6. **Algorithm-fatigued social users:** Reddit-refugee energy (retention layer). ### Key features - **LiDAR 3D scanner** with Apple Object Capture, Area Capture, and RoomPlan room scanning. On-device USDZ output. - **AR Decor:** drop any scan into your real room on iPhone at real scale; persists on Vision Pro. - **12 native spatial media types** in one feed. - **Algorithm-free Hubs:** topic-based communities (public, restricted, or invite-only). - **Leaf Karma:** transparent, Reddit-style reputation for posts and comments. - **Limited-edition drops:** digital scarcity via unique serial numbers, no blockchain. - **Persistent AR shelf on Vision Pro** with 26-joint hand tracking and physics presets. - **Three subscription tiers:** Explorer (Free), Creator, Pro. - **Privacy and moderation:** 9 report categories, appeal system, user blocking, visibility controls. - **Universal Purchase:** one download across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. --- ## TiiHub for Apple Vision Pro An always-open museum in your room. Place 3D-scanned objects in your physical space with TiiSpace, view spatial photos and 360° video in full immersion, browse your feed in a floating window, and interact with everything using your hands. ### TiiSpace: your room is your gallery TiiSpace turns your physical space into a persistent AR gallery for everything you've scanned and collected. Drop objects on your desk, shelf, or floating in mid-air. Everything stays exactly where you left it, anchored to real surfaces across sessions. ### Hand tracking TiiSpace tracks all 26 joints in each hand for precise, natural interaction with placed objects. - **Grab and drag.** Pinch and drag to move; release with speed for realistic inertia. - **Pinch to scale.** Two-finger magnify resizes objects from tiny miniatures to 3x. - **Rotate freely.** Two-finger twist rotates objects in 3D. ### Physics with material presets Three physics modes plus material presets: - **Gravity Mode** with stone, wood, and feather material presets. - **Zero-G Mode:** objects float with minimal damping. - **Static Placement:** anchored exactly where placed. ### Room persistence When you close TiiHub and return, every object is in exactly the same position. ARKit world anchors plus local coordinate storage. ARKit RoomTrackingProvider for multi-room detection. Named room profiles you can save and switch between. ### Smart placement features - **Auto-Sleep:** settled objects freeze to prevent shaking when ARKit updates the room mesh. - **Plane Snapping:** dragged objects snap to nearby horizontal surfaces. - **Collision Detection:** objects collide with each other, real walls and furniture, and your hands. - **Wall Mounting:** photos and flat media embed into walls with a picture-frame effect. - **Portal Previews:** spatial photos, spatial videos, and 3D models appear as inline portals in your feed. ### Immersive media on Vision Pro - **Spatial photos** in true stereoscopic 3D (window or full immersive). - **Spatial video** via Apple's native AVExperienceController. - **360° photos and video** in full-sphere wrap with head tracking. - **Panoramas** as a cylindrical arc at 2-meter viewing distance. - **3D models in portals** with skydome and three-point lighting, or full-space AR at 1:1 scale. - **AI Spatial Scenes (optional)** convert regular photos to spatial 3D on visionOS 26. ### Vision Pro requirements - Apple Vision Pro running visionOS 2.0 or later. - iPhone for 3D scanning and capture. - Free on the App Store, Universal Purchase across iOS and visionOS. --- ## 3D scanning on iPhone The ultimate 3D scanner. TiiHub uses iPhone's LiDAR scanner and Apple's Object Capture, Area Capture, and RoomPlan APIs to turn real-world objects, rooms, and spaces into photorealistic USDZ models. The entire process runs on-device. ### How 3D scanning works in TiiHub 1. **Position your object.** Place it on a flat surface with room to walk around. TiiHub detects the object and shows an adjustable bounding box. 2. **Walk around and capture.** Slowly circle while TiiHub automatically captures images. Real-time feedback: move closer, slow down, more light, or aim at the object. 3. **Flip for full coverage.** Flip the object for a second pass to capture the bottom. 4. **On-device reconstruction.** Apple's photogrammetry engine processes captures into a USDZ model. Six visible stages: preprocessing, alignment, point cloud, mesh, texturing, optimization. 5. **Preview and inspect.** Rotate, zoom, and check quality from every angle. 6. **Decorate, share, or collect.** Drop into AR right on iPhone, post as an unlimited item or limited-edition drop with serial numbers, or keep on your digital shelf. ### Two scanning modes - **Object Capture:** for individual objects. Object masking isolates the subject. Walk 360°. Requires iPhone with LiDAR. - **Area Capture:** for scenes and surfaces. No masking. Sweep across the subject. Good for terrain, walls, large objects. ### Room scanning with RoomPlan Apple's RoomPlan technology for scanning entire rooms into 3D floor plans. Walls, doors, windows, and furniture detected automatically. USDZ output. Best in well-lit indoor spaces. ### Smart capture features - Real-time feedback during capture. - Auto + manual capture for tricky angles. - Image counter (minimum 10 for processing). - Bounding box adjustment with drag handles. - Tutorial videos on first scan. - Checkpoint recovery if reconstruction is interrupted. ### Hardware requirements LiDAR scanning requires an iPhone with a LiDAR sensor: iPhone 12 Pro / Pro Max or any newer Pro model. Non-Pro iPhones can still use AR decor with collected items, browse, post, collect, and join Hubs. --- ## Spatial media on TiiHub (12 native types) TiiHub supports more media types than any other social platform. Each type gets a purpose-built viewer on Apple Vision Pro. - **Spatial photos.** Stereoscopic 3D photos from iPhone 15 Pro+, iPhone 16+, or Vision Pro. - **Spatial video.** MV-HEVC stereoscopic 3D video. Apple's native AVExperienceController on Vision Pro. - **360° photos.** Full equirectangular sphere on Vision Pro. Pan on iPhone. - **360° video.** Sphere playback with head tracking on Vision Pro; Metal-based renderer on iPhone. - **Panoramic photos.** Cylindrical arc at 2-meter viewing distance on Vision Pro. - **3D models (USDZ).** Scan with TiiHub or import from Reality Composer Pro, Blender, Cinema 4D. - **Regular photos.** Optional AI Spatial Scene conversion on visionOS 26. - **Regular video.** HLS streaming for fast loading; expanded cinema mode on Vision Pro. - **Doodles.** Hand-drawn art created directly on Vision Pro. - **Text posts** for discussions in Hubs. - **Links** with rich previews; YouTube gets embedded players. - **Floor plans** from Apple's RoomPlan on iPhone with LiDAR. ### Immersive viewing on Vision Pro - **Window mode:** floating panel with depth (for spatial photo / 3D model). - **Immersive mode:** 360° wrap, stereoscopic fill, or full-space AR at 1:1 scale. - **In-feed portals:** 3D content renders inline as small portals into the scene. ### Adaptive media display TiiHub displays photos and videos at their native aspect ratios in the feed (Instagram-style). Portrait, landscape, and square all display naturally without cropping. ### HLS streaming Videos are processed into HLS via a Google Cloud Run pipeline with FFmpeg codec-copy, taking roughly 5 to 15 seconds per video. Regular and 360° videos both support HLS. Spatial video (MV-HEVC) uses progressive download. --- ## Frequently asked questions **What is TiiHub?** The ultimate 3D scanner app and spatial social network for collectors, hobbyists, and creators. Scan real-world objects and spaces with your iPhone's LiDAR, decorate any room in AR with what you've captured, and connect with niche communities through algorithm-free Hubs. Available on iPhone and Apple Vision Pro. **What does "Infinite Shelf" mean?** Physical collections run out of shelf space, gather dust, and can't be shown in true scale on 2D social media. TiiHub turns your iPhone into a 3D scanner so every collection gets an infinite shelf: viewable in AR, shareable in true dimensions, and displayable forever. Keep the collection. Lose the clutter. **Do I need a Vision Pro?** No. TiiHub is fully usable on iPhone alone. Scan objects and rooms, decorate in AR right on your phone, post to the feed, browse Hubs, and collect items. Vision Pro adds a persistent digital shelf, hand tracking, physics modes, and full immersion on top, but it's completely optional. **Is it free?** Yes. TiiHub Explorer is free to download and use. Optional Creator and Pro subscriptions unlock expanded uploads, the Creator badge, room tracking on Vision Pro, and premium storage. Every core feature (scanning, AR decor, sharing, collecting) is free. **Which iPhones can 3D-scan objects?** Object Capture and Area Capture use Apple's Object Capture API, which requires an iPhone with a LiDAR sensor: iPhone 12 Pro / Pro Max or any newer Pro model. Non-Pro iPhones can still use every other feature: AR decor with collected items, browse the feed, post photos and videos, collect, and join Hubs. **Is this crypto or NFTs?** No. No blockchain, no crypto, no wallets. Limited-edition items use a traditional database with unique serial numbers. Digital scarcity without any of the baggage. Free to collect, free to trade. **What are Hubs?** Topic-based communities. Public, restricted, or invite-only. Posts surface through upvotes and Leaf Karma instead of opaque algorithms. Made for collectors, hobbyists, and niche fandoms (Lego, Labubu, Gunpla, sneakerheads, plant people, designers) who want chronological, community-curated feeds. **What is Leaf Karma?** Leaf is TiiHub's transparent reputation system. Upvotes and downvotes on your posts and comments earn or cost Leaf. Quality content rises; the feed is sorted by community signal rather than a hidden algorithm. Your Leaf score is public and fully auditable. **Is there an Android version?** Not at launch. TiiHub's core features (LiDAR scanning, AR room placement, spatial video) rely on Apple's RealityKit, Object Capture, and ARKit frameworks, which are iOS and visionOS only. A web-based view-only experience may come later. **Do you support Apple Immersive Video?** Not yet. Apple Immersive Video currently requires a professional Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera, so no consumer creators can make it today. Playback support is on the near-term roadmap. --- ## Press boilerplate **One line:** TiiHub is the ultimate 3D scanner app and spatial social network for collectors, hobbyists, and creators on iPhone and Apple Vision Pro. **50 words:** Scan your world. Share your passions. Collect in AR. TiiHub turns your iPhone into a LiDAR 3D scanner, lets you decorate any room with what you capture, and connects you to algorithm-free Hubs for niche collector communities. Free on iPhone and Apple Vision Pro. **100 words:** TiiHub is the ultimate 3D scanner app and spatial social network for collectors. Built around the "Shelf Space Wall" problem: physical collections eat space, gather dust, and never look right in a 2D photo. TiiHub turns the iPhone you already own into a LiDAR-powered 3D scanner, lets you decorate any room in AR with what you've captured, and connects you to algorithm-free Hubs for collectors, hobbyists, and niche fandoms (Lego, Labubu, Gunpla, sneakers, plants, designer toys). Limited-edition drops create real digital scarcity, with no blockchain. Free on iPhone, with a persistent AR shelf on Apple Vision Pro. ## Founder bio Chris Cheng is an independent developer based in the United States. TiiHub is his first consumer product, built single-handedly across iPhone and Apple Vision Pro. The "Shelf Space Wall" was the spark: collectors run out of room long before they run out of passion. Chris's goal with TiiHub is to give every collection an infinite shelf, give every niche fandom a chronological algorithm-free home, and prove digital scarcity can work without any blockchain in sight. Contact: chris@tiihub.com. Press: press@tiihub.com.