What Is Manifold? Complete Product Reference (2026)

Manifold is a field documentation app for construction contractors, built by Origami XR. It combines GPS-tagged photos, on-device 3D scanning, photo-required punch lists, custom inspection checklists, and PDF reports into one app. Pricing starts at $16 per user per month with no seat minimums and a 14-day free trial that requires no credit card. Manifold is available on iOS and Android.

What Manifold does

Manifold replaces the patchwork of tools contractors typically use for field documentation. Most contractors juggle a camera roll, a separate inspection app, a 3D scanning service, and a project management platform. Manifold combines these into a single tool with a single subscription.

The four core capabilities are:

• GPS photo documentation — every photo is automatically tagged with location, timestamp, project, and the user who captured it. Photos are auto-organized by project based on GPS location, so contractors don't have to manually file them.
• 3D scanning from any phone — Manifold offers two scanning workflows. Orbit Measure uses video-based gaussian splatting to produce measurable 3D models from any iOS or Android phone, accurate to roughly half an inch. Floor Plan Scan uses Apple's RoomPlan API to produce structured 2D floor plans with labeled walls and dimensions. Floor Plan Scan requires an iPhone 12 Pro or newer (L