# MeshLab for iOS — user reviews > 52 indexed App Store user reviews of MeshLab for iOS by Visual Computing Lab - ISTI - CNR, rated 3.70/5 from 45 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meshlab-for-ios/id451944013/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meshlab-for-ios/id451944013.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 24 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 10 ## Newest reviews (12 of 52) ### 4/5 — Great! *2016-10-07, version 1.1* Although you can't load files from cloud, you can still use iTunes to upload files. Works great! Probably need some documentations to explain that this is the only way to upload files now. ### 4/5 — Good Model Viewer *2015-02-19, version 1.1* More views would be a good addition, such as a wireframe view and front face wireframe. ### 4/5 — iOS7/8ify it!!! *2014-09-15, version 1.1* This is the best app for viewing STL files, but it lacks the user friendly touch interface as seen in iOS 7/8 and Windows 8/8.1 ### 5/5 — Love it *2014-01-21, version 1.1* One feature I would find useful if possible, is the option to email from files/edit, seeing STLs are all in one place. ### 4/5 — Just found this! *2013-07-01, version 1.1* At last a way to view my .ply files on iOS. Insane world these days, viewing my open point cloud ball pivot surface reconstructions on a phone and iPad. More features if you can. (view wire frame and normals?). ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2013-06-29, version 1.1* This app is amazing! It's actually my favourite app on the App Store, really well made ### 5/5 — Awesome for business! *2013-06-16, version 1.1* A great way to show clients what you can do, with a device that's always with you. Keep it up! ### 5/5 — Meshlab *2013-05-19, version 1.1* Superb! ### 5/5 — Great app *2013-04-27, version 1.1* Brilliant and snappy. Love the Dropbox support but could do with more features like changing he background colour and sectional views or assemblies? ### 5/5 — It worth. *2013-04-19, version 1.1* Indeed ### 5/5 — Good job *2013-04-17, version 1.1* Ty ### 5/5 — vlknff *2013-04-10, version 1.1* Absolutely brilliant. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Needs to be updated! *2018-03-19, version 1.1* Does not work with iOS11; needs to be updated. ### 1/5 — stupid and pointless *2017-01-16, version 1.1* When you open the game, there are a few models to choose from. It wouldn't let me change or edit them in any way besides changing the light effect. There wasn't a color button a shape button, nothing! So I tried deleting all the models to see if i would then be able to create a new one. Nope. I couldn't even do anything because I didn't have any models to edit. There wasn't a plus button to make a new model. so that basically made the app useless! Look, I'm not an app inventor. And I'm sure it's harder than it may seem. But seriously! You can do better than this! ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2015-12-29, version 1.1* App was a complete waste of my time and trying to find files to put on to your app aaaarrrrr not happy, better apps then this at App Store ### 1/5 — Useless *2014-07-26, version 1.1* Can not load files. Ummmm, duh. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work anymore! *2013-11-01, version 1.1* I had given this app a 5-star review previously, but regrettably I have to retract it because the app can no longer open files. Not from Dropbox, and not from a URL either. The Help menu provides no documentation on how to load files. So you will be stuck with the same four sample models forever. Sad and useless. ### 1/5 — Mr *2013-03-31, version 1.1* It does not load files anymore. Obj, ply, or 3dX. ### 2/5 — Useless *2017-02-14, version 1.1* No instructions on uploading models ### 2/5 — Dropbox support *2016-10-22, version 1.1* I can't seem to be able to import a model from dropbox ### 3/5 — Does the job, with some (frustrating) limitations for OBJs *2017-02-06, version 1.1* Pretty much gives you exactly what it says on the label (with no hidden costs), and the controls are indeed intuitive for touchscreen users. I would've liked more numerical/metered control options as well, like a zoom bar or entering numbers to choose exactly where I want to move or zoom. Now, for the frustrating part of the review: MeshLab has issues displaying OBJ textures if your files aren't formatted *exactly* as the app expects, so things like double spaces in the MTL file or differences between capitalised and lowercase texture names can cause the whole model to show up untextured. It's frustrating because the OBJ can load and display with no issues on other systems, so when it comes to MeshLab, you need to go back and look inside the files for what the issues may be (this was particularly problematic when exporting OBJs from Blender). I definitely want to give this app credit for what it does right, but I also feel that a 4-star rating doesn't properly express my frustration at the inflexible file reading of the app. ### 3/5 — STL files do not display properly anymore *2013-03-03, version 1.1* This is a nice 3D viewer, however the last update has prevented my STL files from displaying, except when displaying points. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please please update for iOS 11 *2018-01-28, version 1.1* I’ve been a happy user of this for years. Please please update it for iOS 11 ### 5/5 — Superb ... but what about iOS_11 ? *2017-11-23, version 1.1* Are we about to lose this App ? _________________________________ [original review] This is everything it should be ! An absolutely superb and intuitive viewer ... Thank You. Keep up the great work. ### 5/5 — Up dates for the new ios11 *2017-09-24, version 1.1* Please provide the new Update for the iOS11 , very important!! We are not able to use anymore. ### 5/5 — A great start! *2017-09-19, version 1.1* Finally a good STL viewer! AutoDesk still can't write an Inventor viewer worth using, but I no longer care, because Meshlab lets us browse all the .stl files of our model library reliably. The only 2 things I wish this app could do are: 1. allow us to turn off perspective 2. set the default view mode, so we wouldn't have to switch it to flat every time we open a file. Lots of distortion in the other modes Thanks so much for writing this, Please please update it to work with iOS11! ### 5/5 — Viewing solidworks files *2016-09-22, version 1.1* Using on new iPhone to view STL files that were created in solidworks. Works well. Easy to rotate and zoom. ### 5/5 — Great app for importing models *2016-04-02, version 1.1* Great😊 Please PLEASE allow user to set a chroma key background (ie green) or export out an image as a PNG. That would be amazing in a mobile workflow 😎😎😎 ### 5/5 — Nice *2016-02-14, version 1.1* Very easy to use, intuitive controls, perfect for viewing ### 5/5 — WOW, so cool I said it backwards…WOW!! *2016-01-23, version 1.1* My first experience with mesh lab and I like it. Does what it says it will without hidden cost :)-. Thanks so much :)- ### 5/5 — Very reliable app, but could use an update *2015-12-20, version 1.1* This works very consistently, and I use it often to review my own 3D models before uploading them to shapeways. The graphics would look quite a deal better if they were upgraded to iOS 9, however... ### 5/5 — A superior product that works as advertised and beyond initial expectations. *2014-10-24, version 1.1* Stanford's PLY format presents faithfully and iTunes File Sharing utility provides essential security for both device and file management. Responsiveness was beyond initial expectations for some particularly complex models. The intuitive gestures are well thought out. I would like to see an hybrid interface that allowed present interactive manipulation as well as mini-animation sequences. I agree with others' suggestions to preserve visual modes between sessions for view, scale, and lighting. The product fills an immediate need with the aesthetic efficiency Apple has always demonstrated. Well done. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*