# Sculptura 3D — 3D Sculpting for Everyone

> Intuitive and powerful 3D sculpting app for iPad with an advanced clay engine. (iPhone/iPad app by Audulus LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sculptura-3d/id1321221385 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Audulus LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/452619536)
- Category: Graphics & Design, Entertainment
- Price: $9.99 (on sale, was $19.99)
- Rating: 4.16/5 from 552 App Store ratings · 94 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 157 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese, Spanish
- Released: 2018-05-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sculptura-3d/id1321221385/reviews.md

## What is Sculptura 3D?

With an advanced clay engine and artist-tested tools, Sculptura is the most intuitive and powerful 3D sculpting app ever designed for your iPad. Sculpt engaging characters, ghastly monsters, or even intriguing abstract art anywhere you are.

"Blindingly good... Hands down the best I've used for sculpting on iPad Pro." -- Rob McCallum (Total Recall, Jumper, Ghost in the Shell, Pacific Rim)

Key features:
• A high-resolution clay sculpting engine. Never worry about meshes or triangles. Cut holes freely.
• Full GPU acceleration. Sculptura accelerates every part of sculpting using Metal.
• Powerful, intuitive sculpting tools. Tested by professional artists.
• Long undo history. Sculpt without worry.
• Beautiful real-time rendering. Your sculpture looks great throughout the process.

Tools:
• Carve — subtract or add material
• Deform — push or pull
• Smooth — slow or fast
• Cut — cut out a polygon
• Cylinder — add or subtract
• Sphere — add or subtract
• Pinch — contract material
• Flatten — make a plane
• Resize — resize your entire sculpture
• Move - reposition material

Additional Features:
• iCloud integration and iOS 11 Files App support
• Support for Apple Pencil
• Artist-created templates for starting points and inspiration
• Imports and exports Alembic, OBJ, STL, and USD files
• Easy-to-use materials and lighting
• Symmetric sculpting
• Quickly change viewpoints
• Surprisingly small files

Minimum Recommended Hardware: iPad Pro 1st Generation. Apple Pencil recommended.

Sculptura is also available for Mac!

## Key features

- Advanced clay sculpting engine
- Intuitive sculpting tools
- Full GPU acceleration
- Long undo history
- Real-time rendering
- Apple Pencil support
- Alembic, OBJ, STL, USD file support

## What do users think of Sculptura 3D?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Smooth and responsive sculpting
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to learn
- 💡 Great for quick sketching and idea generation
- 🚀 Flawless performance on iPad Pro
- 👍 Elegant and simple interface
- 💡 Reminiscent of desktop sculpting tools like ZBrush

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and loss of progress
- 🔧 Limited tool set and customization options
- 🔧 Clunky and laggy on older iPad models
- 🔧 Lack of features like layers, masking, and transform tools
- 💰 Expensive for the current feature set

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Sculpt disappearing after undo
- Inability to import own exported OBJ files
- Squished/distorted model when rotating
- Unresponsive tools and controls

**Most requested features**

- Import/export OBJ files
- More primitive shapes and templates
- Ability to insert and work with separate objects
- Pixel painting and texturing capabilities
- Pose and animation tools
- Improved documentation and tutorials

## Recent user reviews (10 of 94)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sculptura-3d/id1321221385/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Besoin d’assistance

*2024-10-30*

Bonjour, je ne trouve pas comment contacter l’assistance pour l’application. J’aimerais savoir comment faire pour importer mon propre modèle dans l’application car il ne propose que les modèles de bases quand j’essaie.. merci de votre temps.

### 1/5 — Complete Waste of Money

*2024-01-06*

I initially believed it was working so badly as my IPad Pro is now 5 years old. I asked Apple for a refund then installed Nomad Sulpt, which though a little more expensive, is amazing, and bares no comparison to this which is glitchy and very amateur.

### 2/5 — No Documentation…ANYWHERE

*2023-12-19*

While the software seems responsive, for a complete noob it’s pretty useless without at least a little guidance. I have searched the Internet multiple times and asked on their Discord (without any response) about tutorials. NO tutorials apparently exist, just some fast videos showing people making things but not explaining the tools or how they are doing what they are doing. At least Nomad has a bunch of tutorials all over the internet.

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2023-07-19*

I downloaded this app after reading a positive review in an online article. My iPad is relatively new and still I can’t get this app to work as it constantly freezes and crashes. Very disappointing

**Developer response:** Please contact me for support! (support@sculptura.app)

### 1/5 — Not compatible

*2023-07-09*

This worked great on my last iPad but eventually my projects got to big and I needed a more advanced device. Bought an iPad Pro but this app can’t seem to run it properly. So it’s kind of useless now. To bad.

**Developer response:** Please contact me at support@sculptura.app!

### 2/5 — Incredibly laggy

*2022-12-02, version 1.5.10*

App is incredibly laggy, crashes very often.  Sometimes when I try and undo things, is undos more than i want it to also.  The app itself is pretty good for sculpting and 3d modeling, but the lag and crashing makes it almost unuseable.

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2022-08-25*

Used it for 5 minutes, half of that time used to wait for lagging to stop

**Developer response:** This user never contacted me for support.

### 4/5 — Sculptura

*2022-06-27*

It’s rubbish. The Pencil only works for a very few functions. There are no hover over prompts to assist learning. I have used mesh maker on windows which is a similar sort of program but so far I haven’t been able to make this App do anything. Very poor would like my money back…

**Developer response:** This user never contacted me for support.

### 1/5 — The app didn’t even download, I want a refund.

*2022-06-27, version 1.5.8*

When I downloaded this app I was pretty excited to use it, and opened it right away. But when I tried to open it, it just brought me to my tablet’s files app. It told me there were no files found, and I would like my money back if I’m not going to actually get the app.

### 4/5 — Love it but missing tool

*2022-05-07, version 1.5.8*

Would be perfect for me if there was a flat falloff style. Also, as time goes it starts to lag

## Frequently asked questions about Sculptura 3D

### What is Sculptura 3D?

Sculptura 3D is a powerful and intuitive application designed for 3D sculpting on the iPad. It features an advanced clay engine and artist-tested tools, allowing users to create detailed 3D models, characters, monsters, and abstract art.

### What are the key features of Sculptura 3D?

Key features include a high-resolution clay sculpting engine that eliminates mesh concerns, full GPU acceleration for smooth performance, powerful and intuitive sculpting tools tested by professionals, a long undo history for worry-free creation, and beautiful real-time rendering to see your work as you sculpt.

### How much does Sculptura 3D cost?

Sculptura 3D is a paid application. The provided information indicates it does not have in-app purchases or ads, suggesting a one-time purchase for the full application.

### What hardware is recommended for Sculptura 3D?

The minimum recommended hardware is an iPad Pro 1st Generation. An Apple Pencil is also recommended for the best sculpting experience, as it offers precise control and pressure sensitivity.

### What file formats can Sculptura 3D import and export?

Sculptura 3D supports importing and exporting several industry-standard file formats, including Alembic, OBJ, STL, and USD. This allows for seamless integration with other 3D software and workflows.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.6 — 2024-03-27

- Improve handling of OOM (out-of-memory) situations
- Fix bug where undo/redo would fail if >50% of memory in use
- Other bug fixes

### 1.6.5 — 2023-12-20

- Fix a memory leak when creating new documents

### 1.6.4 — 2023-12-20

- Fix issue where UI would freeze when switching from Move tool to another tool
- Fix issue where UI would freeze on auto-save

### 1.6.3 — 2023-11-27

- Improve saving performance
- Fix crash using Rotate tool

### 1.6.2 — 2023-11-09

- Fix bug where the model could be corrupted after an undo
- Reduce texture memory usage

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## More apps by Audulus LLC

- [Sculptura Pocket](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sculptura-pocket/id1442107915)
- [Audulus 4](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/audulus-4/id1592022030)

All apps by Audulus LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/452619536

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