# Sculptura 3D — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of Sculptura 3D by Audulus LLC, rated 4.16/5 from 552 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sculptura-3d/id1321221385/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sculptura-3d/id1321221385.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 343 · 4★ 79 · 3★ 51 · 2★ 35 · 1★ 44 ## 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 ## Newest reviews (16 of 94) ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### 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 ### 2/5 — Laggy *2022-04-28* Lags, slow, not worth the money . **Developer response:** This user never contacted me for support. ### 2/5 — Export issues *2022-04-17, version 1.5.8* Refuses to export, I’ll choose format save to files and it just sits there never changing. No other apps open, tried restarting iPad nothing. Not even just exporting the base male bust provided. Obj stl or the usd none of them will work. Tried opening stl in another app (Shapr3D) instead of saving and it says it can’t because the file is damaged ### 3/5 — Good for beginners *2022-01-13, version 1.5.8* The iPad app is a little clunky and not intuitive. I cannot seem to rotate my model. Also I just prefer other sculpting programs. Personally it wasn’t a good for for me but someone else may get better use. ### 3/5 — slow performance on gen3 ipads *2022-01-01, version 1.5.8* I have the 3rd gen (2018) iPad Pro, and it struggles to keep up with this app. Must just be too old, but I wish there was a mode that allowed for low-poly rendering like difference in Evee and Cycles in Blender, so if I don’t need high-res rendering while sculpting, I could get more responsive sculpting/realness. App is pretty amazing though all in all! ### 4/5 — Seemed promising *2021-11-13* I bought this app to create models I would then export to Procreate to paint. Unfortunately, Procreate can’t open the .obj file because it’s missing UVs so the file is not supported. I’m pretty disappointed as I have no purpose for it now. Could this feature potentially be part of an upgrade? ### 2/5 — Not really useable *2021-01-02* On iPad 8th gen - When you set the ‘use Apple Pencil only’ it limits your ability to use it. You are trapped in only zooming in & out and can’t access any functions other than the size/depth controls. You need to reboot. Without using the pencil only setting you are always making strokes on the model by accident and the undo wipes all your current work away..Grrrr. It would work better if the rotate model feature was called up with a two finger press to make it different than using a tool stroke. Nice App but needs more work on user interface. Sometimes hard to select a tool or the menu. Some limitations on importing models, although good when it works, exporting also has limits on size. Not really useable on iPad for the price, needs a demo version! ### 2/5 — Constantly crashing *2020-12-23* Has potential but crashes way too often. Have applied for a refund. This is why apps need trials ### 4/5 — So far, so good (I guess) *2020-10-07, version 1.5.2* Just started my first 3D art with this, and so far I like it a lot. It took a few hours to figure most of the tools out, and I am enjoying the app. There are a few changes though that I would like to point out and suggest - 1st and foremost is the document size. I wasn’t able to get halfway through my project without it say the file was too large; several times I had to resize, and I don’t know what it is doing to my project. 2nd, I feel like there should be a little bit more freedom with your art, such as easy access to color, and finer tools. Overall, I feel like I spent my money pretty well. This app was well-made and enjoyable, and it gave me a new experience for a change. ### 1/5 — Great until it crashes - poor customer support *2020-09-25* A good app for the iPad but unfortunately since the app has crashed it is now unusable. I have tried contacting the support team through the forum found here but I have not had a reply. A waste of money if the app cannot be fixed. ### 2/5 — Crash and buggy *2020-09-10, version 1.5.1* Keeps crashing and screen keeps snapping larger. Not really designed for iPad 6. The Apple Pencil response is ok but sometimes nothing happens after adjusting size. Wish I could have tried it before I bought it. Was considering another app but this one saves in more formats which was appealing. Upset over that decision now. ### 1/5 — Had hope for this app... *2020-08-30, version 1.5* But barely anything works. I can’t turn the model, I can’t use any of other tools at all other then adding/drawing, and even that is a hassle. Nothing is working and am incredibly disappointed. Was hoping for something to help with my 3D work and was met with an app that won’t work. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 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. ### 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! ### 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. ### 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. ### 1/5 — Very disappointed *2022-01-04* Quite disappointed with this application, can’t seem to find an edit tool, or an undo tool, can’t even find help. **Developer response:** There's an undo button right in the toolbar. This user never contacted me for support. ### 1/5 — Incredibly Disappointing for Price *2021-11-21* The lack of tools, slow undo and tool responsiveness as well as the fact that UVs are missing from exported models do not make it worth its price ### 1/5 — Terrible *2021-11-01, version 1.5.7* I’ve messed with this program for well over 2 hours now and don’t understand it at all. And having no video tutorials makes it difficult to learn as well for those who can’t just read something and have it click like that. Would really like to get my money back as I really don’t think I’ll ever open this program again. ### 1/5 — Kind of annoying *2021-02-21* Kind of annoying- can’t import 3D objects properly, some buttons don’t work or aren’t there **Developer response:** Which buttons? This user never contacted me for support. ### 1/5 — Waste *2020-11-21, version 1.5.2* I was excited to use this app, but it crashes upon launch. Sometimes I can use it for a bit but then it crashes after about five minutes, which deletes all your progress. It may work for others, but until I find an actual solution I’d say don’t risk it. I wasted ten dollars for a useless app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Helpful customer support *2022-04-28, version 1.5.8* I bought this app by accident & Apple refused to refund me. Sculptura customer service was willing to issue me my refund but Apple refused to allow this. This app did not work for me as I needed a 3D modeling app not a 3D sculpting app, but I am sure the app is great for 3D sculpting. Their customer support is fantastic, but unfortunately Apple’s customer support is absolutely garbage, unethical, & violates every possible consumer right. **Developer response:** Thanks for contacting me! ### 5/5 — What a great app *2022-01-03* I love this app. Intuitive controls and friendly UI make for a very fluid workflow. Get the Apple Pencil ... trust me on this. **Developer response:** Thanks for your review!! ### 5/5 — User friendly *2021-12-31, version 1.5.8* I love this program. It’s fun to hop on and just sculpt with a few tools in the morning without having to do anything in depth. This can be viewed as a sculptures sketchbook without the sketching haha. The professional will think this to be too limited but the hobbyist will find this to be a great way to learn and kill time. Overall the hands on nature of this program make the experience really enjoyable and I couldn’t be happier. ### 5/5 — Brilliant. *2021-09-14* This is a fabulous app . ### 5/5 — Fantastic App *2020-05-24, version 1.4.4* Game changer if you’re into 3D modeling. I am making models that I couldn’t have dreamt of before on my IPad with or without the pencil in May 2020. A big shout out to the genius developers. You guys are crazy...crazy and I love you guys thankfully from the bottom of my IPad Pro 12 inch IPad. Stay strong and please keep developing. Genius! **Developer response:** Thanks for the kind words Pzyklon! I'm glad you're enjoying Sculptura! ### 5/5 — So awesome this can be done on an iPad! *2020-05-17, version 1.4.4* Easily the best sculpting experience I’ve tried on the iPad. Super performant, intuitive with the same shortcuts as other apps like procreate, and just enough tools to be dangerous ### 5/5 — Elegant, powerful, fun, fast! *2020-04-09, version 1.4.3* Sculptura is wonderful! It runs flawlessly on my 2017 iPad Pro. Such an elegant and responsive interface, so easy to learn and fun to use. And, also, thanks for the very reasonable price! ### 5/5 — Very impressed! *2020-03-22* I had never heard of Sculptura and just happened to find it while doing a search for sculpting apps. I was a bit hesitant to buy it but am really glad that I did. I love how smooth and clean the sculpting is. Am very impressed with being able to cut away sections, add rods of clay for building structures, etc. This actually reminds of a stripped down version of 3D Coat (which is high praise from me). It’s a clean UI with easy to use tools. I don’t know that it’s as advanced enough for a professional power sculptor but I think it has a ton of potential. My only critique right now is that I wish it had a tool for masking off portions of the clay so that I can focus on specific areas. But so far I really like it a lot. Nice job! 👍👍 **Developer response:** Thanks Qclan3! Be sure to check out the Sculptura forum if you have any questions :) ### 5/5 — Brilliant! *2020-02-14* Used it for one night and began achieving everything I could have hoped for. Being able to export str files brings my 3D printing into a whole new level. Absolutely brilliant! **Developer response:** Hi Ervfromoz, thanks for the review! I'm glad you're enjoying Sculptura! ### 5/5 — Great app *2019-08-31, version 1.3* So far it’s great. Started with a sphere and made a demon head within thirty min first time i am using the app with tons of detail while i relax. The move tool requires converting the mesh which is annoying. --- *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.*