Comparison

uMake vs CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM

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

Head to head
About

uMake

Create 3D models and photorealistic renders with AI assistance. This app offers precise CAD tools, sketch-to-model capabilities, and AR viewing for architects, designers, and product creators. It supports various import/export formats and works offline.

Highlights
  • AI Design Partner for model generation
  • Live photorealistic rendering updates
  • Sketching and precise CAD tools
  • AR viewing for designs
  • Import/export for various file formats
  • Offline work capability
  • Infinite design board (Spaces)
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

CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM

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CUBIC is an all-in-one packaging design and product digital twin platform that helps brands, designers, manufacturers, and product teams create smarter packaging from concept to real-world testing. With CUBIC, packaging is no longer just a container. It can become an interactive product experience that talks to customers, answers detailed product questions, explains benefits, shares usage information, and supports deeper engagement through AI. CUBIC allows users to create packaging concepts directly on their smartphones. Users can select packaging shapes, apply custom labels from your photo gallery or the web, and instantly visualize your design as a 3D package with augmented reality technology. With AR Display Mode, teams can place digital packaging in the real world and compare it side by side with physical products, competitor packaging, or real retail environments before moving into production. The platform also includes 3D object capture feature that helps reconstruct real food products into 3D food models. These models can be used for product presentation, AR visualization and physical testing together with CAD-designed packaging. This helps teams better understand how the actual product looks and behaves with the packaging design before prototyping or manufacturing. CUBIC is designed to make packaging collaboration faster. Custom packaging designs can be shared instantly with stakeholders through chat apps such as LINE, Messenger, and other communication tools. Teams can review ideas, compare options, exchange visual feedback, and stay aligned throughout the design process. Final packaging designs can be saved in the app gallery or exported for CAD-compatible software, virtual worlds, and rapid prototyping workflows. Whether you are a brand owner, packaging designer, product developer, manufacturer, or innovation team, CUBIC helps you turn packaging ideas into interactive, and customer-ready product experiences. Design smarter and faster on smartphones with CUBIC Platform! Privacy Policy: https://www.cubix.co.th/privacypolicy Terms and Conditions: https://www.cubix.co.th/eula

Screenshots

uMake4 screens
CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: uMake at every 5 days against CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM's monthly. CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uMake ships an update every 5 days, CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
uMake versus CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruMakeCUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size278 MB500 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUMakeKittipong Techapanichgul

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

CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

uMake

Subscriptions8
  • 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
9 purchases

CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM

Subscriptions9
  • Monthly for Amatuer$4.991 Month
  • Monthly for Basic$4.991 Month
  • Monthly for Designer$8.991 Month
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  • Monthly for Pro$8.991 Month
  • Monthly for Studio$18.991 Month
  • Monthly for Professional$19.991 Month
  • Yearly for Beginner$49.991 Year
  • Yearly for Designer$89.991 Year
  • Yearly for Professional$199.991 Year

Questions

Is uMake free?
uMake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM free?
CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do uMake or CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM have ads?
Both uMake and CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM show ads.
Which is updated more often, uMake or CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM?
uMake ships an update every 5 days, and CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM monthly. Most recently, uMake was updated on November 6, 2026 and CUBIC PACKAGE DESIGN PLATFORM on November 3, 2026.

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