uMake vs Show3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Show3D
Create and edit 3D content with a professional studio suite. Features AI generation from text or images, advanced modeling, sculpting, and rendering tools. Supports various import/export formats and offers a complete history tracking system.
- AI 3D Generation (Text/Image to 3D)
- Professional Modeling & Sculpting Tools
- Cinematic Rendering with 4K Export
- PBR Material & HDR Environment Support
- Full Undo/Redo History Tracking
- Multiple Import/Export Formats (GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL)
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Show3D is a complete 3D creation studio with professional modeling, sculpting, and rendering tools — plus built-in AI generation. Create, edit, and share 3D content with no experience required. AI 3D GENERATION • Text to 3D, Image to 3D, and Multi-View to 3D generation • AI post-processing: auto-texture, retopology, UV unwrap, part decomposition, format conversion PROFESSIONAL 3D EDITOR Six modes: Modeling, Sculpting, Rigging, Animation, Render, and View. • Modeling — Primitives, lights, booleans, sub-object editing (vertex/edge/face), transform snap • Sculpting — Clay, Normal, and Flatten brushes with adjustable size and intensity • Render — Cinematic post-processing (AO, Bloom, DOF, Vignette, Color Grading) with up to 4K export CREATION TOOLS • 5 PBR material types with full texture map support (albedo, normal, roughness, metalness, emissive, AO) • Scene hierarchy with drag-and-drop, group/ungroup, multi-select, and search • 7 HDR environment presets plus custom HDR/EXR upload • Full undo/redo with complete history tracking IMPORT & EXPORT • GLB, GLTF, FBX, OBJ, STL with DRACO compression support • Dark/Light themes • English & Chinese • Optimized for iPad • Keyboard shortcuts Show3D 是一款完整的 3D 创作工作室,提供专业的建模、雕刻和渲染工具,并内置 AI 生成能力。无需经验,即可创建、编辑和分享 3D 内容。 AI 3D 生成 • 文字生成 3D、图片生成 3D、多视角生成 3D • AI 后处理:自动贴图、拓扑优化、UV 展开、部件分解、格式转换 专业 3D 编辑器 六大模式:建模、雕刻、绑定、动画、渲染、查看。 • 建模 — 基础几何体、灯光、布尔运算、子对象编辑(顶点/边/面)、变换吸附 • 雕刻 — 粘土、标准、平滑笔刷,支持大小与力度调节 • 渲染 — 电影级后处理(AO、辉光、景深、暗角、色彩调整),最高 4K 导出 创作工具 • 5 种 PBR 材质类型,完整纹理贴图支持(漫反射、法线、粗糙度、金属度、自发光、AO) • 场景层级树,拖拽、编组/解组、多选、搜索 • 7 种 HDR 环境预设 + 自定义 HDR/EXR 上传 • 完整撤销/重做历史记录 导入与导出 • GLB、GLTF、FBX、OBJ、STL,支持 DRACO 压缩 • 深色/浅色主题 • 中英双语 • iPad 优化 • 键盘快捷键
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Show3D at 5.0 against uMake's 4.2. Show3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). uMake's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. uMake sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Show3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
Show3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uMake has 4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
uMake ships an update weekly, Show3D monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uMake | Show3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 278 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UMake | 飞翔 任 |
Customer experience
uMake
Show3D
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
Show3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
uMake
- 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
- uMake+ (Free Trial)Free
Show3D
No in-app purchases









