Comparison

uMake vs Cadmio

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

Head to head
About

uMake

Create professional 3D CAD models, architectural designs, and product concepts on your iPad or iPhone. This app offers industrial-grade modeling tools, AI-powered design features, and extensive resources for designers and engineers.

Highlights
  • NURBS-based 3D modeling
  • AI design tools for styling and rendering
  • Architectural and interior design tools
  • Product design and prototyping
  • Import/Export CAD files (STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, USDz)
  • AR visualization
Features
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Sketch an idea in 3D, shape it with precise CAD tools, and see a photorealistic render update beside it as you work. uMake is the 3D design app for architects, interior designers and product designers, on iPad, iPhone and Mac. NEW IN UMAKE 10 • AI Design Partner: describe a vase, a mug or a room with furniture, or give it a reference image, and it builds an editable 3D model on your canvas. Keep refining in plain words. • Floor plans: give the Design Partner a plan image, and it builds it in 3D, up to three stories with stairs. • Live AI Preview: a photorealistic render sits beside your model and updates after each change. Switch its look, place your model in a photo, or render four views at once. • Scene Studio uses AI to turn a picture into a short film, one change at a time. Move the camera, set the time of day or recolor the sofa, and each change becomes a short clip. • Flows: connect AI cards such as Sketch to render to a picture. Change the picture, and one tap updates every result. SKETCH AND MODEL IN 3D • Three ways to draw: Precision for exact lines and arcs, Pen for one smooth curve, Freestyle for loose strokes in 3D space. • Draw on a sketch plane or right on a model’s surface. • Lift curves into NURBS surfaces and reshape them by their control points. • Extrude, Push & Pull, Revolve, Loft, Extrude Along Path, Mirror, Array, Offset, Fillet & Chamfer. • Combine: union, subtract or intersect solids, with a 3D preview before you apply. • Project Shape wraps a logo, grille or pattern onto a curved surface. • Component: change one copy, and every linked copy follows. • Mesh Editing: fix imported or AI-made meshes by face, edge or vertex. • Dimensions in real units: mm, cm, m, inches and feet. • Apple Pencil Mode on iPad: Apple Pencil draws while one finger orbits the view. SPACES: ONE BOARD FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT • An infinite board for sketches, notes, photos, videos and live 3D designs. • Layers and layer groups, with an underlay for tracing a plan or a photo. • AI tools work on what you select: Compose a Scene, Variations, Apply Style, Save as Style, Presentation Set, and Split into Layers with Make Whole. • Turn a photo into a 3D model. • Generate images, color palettes, textures and short videos from a description. RENDER, PRESENT AND SHARE • Render with soft shadows, sun studies by time of day and season, and styles like Architectural Clay, Technical Ink and Blueprint. • PBR materials with roughness, metallic and emissive controls. • View in AR places your design on a real table or wall, on iPhone and iPad. • Present with Slides and Full Screen, and write notes over a slide with Markup Mode. WORKS WITH YOUR FILES • Import OBJ, STL, STEP, IGES, USDZ, GLB, DAE, SketchUp (SKP) and SVG. • With a plan, export STEP and IGES for CAD, STL and OBJ for 3D printing, USDZ for AR, and Hi-Res PNG. • Sketching and modeling work offline. A free account backs up and syncs your designs. MADE FOR HOW YOU WORK • One app for iPad, iPhone and Mac with Apple silicon. • Supports iPhone Duo: open the phone, and you get the iPad workspace. • 14 languages. • 2015 iPad Pro App of the Year, Best of App Store 2015, Editors’ Choice. PLANS Basic, Pro and Studio include the full 3D editor, every export format, HQ renders and the full library; they differ in the monthly AI allowance. Students get the Education plan free for 12 months with a class or school link or a personal code. SUBSCRIPTIONS • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. • A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. • If an offer includes a free trial, any unused portion ends when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.umake.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.umake.com/legal/terms Questions and ideas: hello@umake.com

About

Cadmio

Easily create interactive 3D presentations of your product designs. Import common CAD file formats and utilize a library of materials and environments. Share your visualizations with clients who don't need specialized software to review them.

Highlights
  • Import .STEP, .STL, .OBJ files
  • Customizable material and environment presets
  • Interactive 3D presentation editing
  • AR view
  • Shareable proprietary file format
  • Automatic turntable animation
Features
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CAD visualization has never been easier! Create interactive 3D presentations of your designs, and get your clients round. Use Cadmio’s curated material and environment presets, our presentation editing tools, and improve the ideation process even without prior computer graphics experience. Download Cadmio and get access to all FEATURES including: - .STEP, .STL, or .OBJ import from any CAD app. - Constantly growing Catalog of customizable material and environment presets. - Compact proprietary file format which is easy to share and store locally. - Various editing tools to customize the transform parameters of your CAD file. - Object hierarchy panel. - Multiple selection modes to speed up the preparation process. - Different render modes, units, and dimensions overlay for model evaluation. - Stored camera views and automatic turntable animation. - Projected decal rendering. - AR view. - Share functions. We offer a FREE TRIAL with unrestricted access to all materials, environments, and presentation editing tools. Prepare interactive 3D presentations on your iPad, and review them on your iPad or iPhone. Send iterations of the design to your client or supervisor, so they don’t need any modelling software to inspect the 3D model. Reviewing .cadmio files doesn’t require a subscription, and the Cadmio Viewer for the iPhone is also available for free. You can find more information about how to GET STARTED with Cadmio on our website: https://www.cadmio.io/getting-started SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS We recommend using iPad Pro with 4+ GB RAM (4th and 5th generation). On devices with less than 4 GB memory (for example the 8th generation iPad) certain environments are disabled. Cadmio supports the .STEP, .STL, and .OBJ file formats for importing CAD models. GET IN TOUCH Feel free to contact us with any questions or feedback at hello@cadmio.io. Follow us on Instagram (@cadmioapp) for more CAD visualization content and updates. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Opening and viewing existing presentations are FREE. Creating and editing presentations requires a subscription. You can choose a monthly or yearly option, each comes with a free trial. After confirmation, payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the end of the trial. The subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renew in the iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel at any time and enjoy all subscription benefits during the remaining period. PRIVACY AND TERMS OF USE https://www.cadmio.io/privacy https://www.cadmio.io/terms

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: uMake at free with in-app purchases against Cadmio's subscription. uMake also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 34) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Cadmio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (61% vs 26%). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. uMake sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Cadmio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for uMake against 4.2 for Cadmio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uMake has 4K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of uMake's written reviews are positive against 61% of Cadmio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uMake ships an update weekly, Cadmio monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
uMake versus Cadmio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruMakeCadmio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4K ratings)4.2 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.8% of reviews60.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4K — better34
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size278 MB1.5 GB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperUMakeCADMIO Kft.

Customer experience

uMake

All ratings3,993 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews864 reviews
Positive25.8%
Neutral7.6%
Negative66.6%

Cadmio

All ratings34 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

uMake

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to select and edit objects properly
  • Layers and models get corrupted during use
  • Inconsistent behavior when drawing and modifying shapes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add free trial with limited functionality
  • Improve precision tools and measurement options
  • Implement iCloud sync and cross-device support
  • Provide more tutorial and learning resources

Cadmio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

uMake

Subscriptions9
  • uMake: iPhone Only (1 Week)$2.997 Days
  • uMake: iPhone Only (1 Month)$7.991 Month
  • uMake Basic (1-Month)3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • uMake (1 Month)2 variants$15.991 Month
  • uMake: iPhone Only (1 Year)14 Days trial$41.991 Year
  • uMake: iPhone Only (1 Year)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • uMake: iPhone Only (1 Year)14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • uMake (1 Year)14 Days trial2 variants$95.991 Year
  • uMake Basic (1-Year)7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • uMake+ (Free Trial)Free
2 purchases

Cadmio

Subscriptions2
  • Cadmio Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$10.991 Month
  • Cadmio Annual Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is uMake free?
uMake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cadmio free?
Cadmio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, uMake or Cadmio?
Cadmio is rated higher. uMake averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Cadmio averages 4.2 from 34 ratings.
Do uMake or Cadmio have ads?
uMake shows ads; Cadmio does not.
Which is updated more often, uMake or Cadmio?
uMake ships an update weekly, and Cadmio monthly. Most recently, uMake was updated on October 29, 2026 and Cadmio on October 27, 2026.

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