Comparison

Sketch 3D vs PenDraw

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sketch 3D

Create and animate 3D models with intuitive touch controls. Import various file formats, apply video textures, and capture animations. Share your creations with a community of designers.

Highlights
  • Design 3D models with touch
  • Apply video as model texture
  • Create 3D model animations
  • Import various 3D file formats
  • Capture movie from 3D scenes
  • Use True Depth Camera for face models
  • Share designs with community
Features
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Sketch 3D is a tool for designing 3D models from your fingertips. You could download models from others, and could also share your great designs with other users by saving models in Public space. New Feature: Integrated MaterialX library into the app.   Mesh object can be applied with materialx documents. When Saving and Loading with material, the document relative path is stored as a diffuse map entry, similar to the way of handling movie textures. Other features like material adjustment and graph editing are not supported yet. User could download free material documents from public websites and import those zip files with this app, using ShareTo or AirDrop. Feature: Use True Depth Camera to capture face model. Feature: Support using video as model texture. You could use video clips from Photo Album, or from Internet URL (YouTube URL not supported), and then apply it onto a model as texture map. Feature: Capture movie from the 3D scene. Note! If your device could not capture movie, then, could try out a smaller output resolution (by tapping the control pane). However, arbitrary output size may stop capturing prematurely. Feature: Design 3D model animation with skeleton structure. You could design a skeleton structure by placing bones in hierarchical relation. Attach model to the skeleton, and then moving the bones to define different poses. Each pose represented as a keyframe in the timeline view. And animation sequence is produced by playing interpolation between the keyframes. Features: - Import 3D content directly from browser or email, either in .zip, .rar, .7z. - Support formats: Collada DAE, OBJ, 3DS, STL(for 3D printing), and others. - Import/export to iCloud drive, via iTune File Sharing, or to Public area via Apple CloudKit Service. - Supports AirDrop. - Support Quad faces. - Smooth surfaces using Subdivision. - Mirroring editing. - 2-fingers vertex movement, 3 or 4-fingers planar shape creation. - Versatile multi-touches drag-through-space gestures to support editing and changing viewing angle at the same time. - Flexible face strip drawing. - Stitching boundary faces. Stitch triangle soap into connected faces. Stitch over edge or vertex to form a larger face. - Stitching Triangles to Quads. - Loop Cut faces. - Bevel edges. - Extrude faces or edges. - Revolve (Spin). - Vertex Smoothing. - Vertex Slide along edges. - Crease Editing after mesh subdivision. - Split mesh from, or Join mesh to the editing one. - Support hierarchical mesh node structure. - Direct vertex color editing when texture map is not used. - Edit texture map UV coordinates, include atlas generation. - 3D Text generation. - Scene interaction with your created shape. - Design Animation with skeleton structure. - Capture movie from the 3D scene. - Support using video as model texture map.

About

PenDraw

Features
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PenDraw lets you turn your phone into a motion-controlled pen. By using the device’s motion sensors, you can draw lines and shapes on the screen simply by moving your phone. PenDraw creates a minimal, distraction-free canvas designed for experimentation, play, and creative exploration. Features: • Motion-controlled drawing using your phone • Smooth real-time line rendering • Clean button to reset the canvas instantly • Simple, minimal interface • No account required • No data collected PenDraw is designed for creative experimentation and visual play. Just move your phone and start drawing.

Screenshots

Sketch 3D4 screens
PenDraw3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PenDraw at Free against Sketch 3D's $2.99. PenDraw also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Sketch 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months) and chart position (#113 vs unranked). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PenDraw is free to download; Sketch 3D costs $2.99 up front. Sketch 3D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PenDraw asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sketch 3D ships an update every 6 weeks, PenDraw every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Sketch 3D versus PenDraw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSketch 3DPenDraw
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (443 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings443 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#113 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor NgEMIRHAN SIMSEK

Bugs and requests

Sketch 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to load or save projects
  • Texture and color issues when importing models
  • Unresponsive controls and buttons

Requested features

4 requests
  • In-app tutorials and video guides
  • Improved user interface and controls
  • Support for importing custom 3D models
  • Ability to save and load projects reliably

PenDraw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sketch 3D

One-time2
  • Unlimited Keyframe Editing$1.99
  • Unlimited Video Capturing$1.99
None

PenDraw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sketch 3D free?
Sketch 3D costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PenDraw free?
PenDraw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sketch 3D or PenDraw have ads?
Neither Sketch 3D nor PenDraw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sketch 3D or PenDraw?
Sketch 3D ships an update every 6 weeks, and PenDraw every 9 months. Most recently, Sketch 3D was updated on September 29, 2026 and PenDraw on September 16, 2026.

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