Draw 3D vs Tetra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Draw 3D
Learn to draw a wide variety of objects with step-by-step lessons. Explore over 100 items and enjoy offline play. This app offers essential drawing tools like zoom and a grid display for easy navigation.
- Over 100 drawing lessons
- Step-by-step tutorials
- Offline mode support
- Grid display for object browsing
- Zoom in/out functionality
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* Draw 3D has collected a lot of various lessons. You can find any objects you want in Draw 3D. All is here. * Draw 3D has step by step lesson, it's easier in learning and drawing for anyone. === FEATURES === + Content: over 100 objects. Play in whole day. + Display with GRID style: be able to see lots of objects on one screen. + Downloaded section: support play with offline mode. + Zoom In/Out: essential functionality for drawing. + And more... ----- Let's download and discover... -----
Tetra
Create 3D models with intuitive point manipulation and surface editing tools. Publish your creations, share them with others, and export them for 3D printing or other applications. Offers symmetry, coloring, and layer management for detailed designs.
- Intuitive 3D shape creation
- Point and surface editing
- Color painting and erasing
- Symmetry tools
- STL and OBJ export
- iCloud syncing and sharing
- Layer management
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Tetra is a 3D modeling app that makes 3D works easily. Easily create 3D shapes By adding points or moving points, you can make a 3D shape as you wish. Publish artwork You can post and publish your finished artwork. Share artwork By exporting in STL format, OBJ format, you can use it with 3D printer or other 3D editing application. You can save it to iCloud and share it among devices. Main 3D editing functions · Add, delete, move, resize points · Flip the edge of the surfaces of 3D shape (Repartition of the two surfaces sandwiching the edge by the other diagonal line) · Paint color on the surface of 3D shape, erase it, pick it · Paint color on the floor, erase it, pick it · Show / hide, lock the floor. · Left-right symmetry, front-back symmetry · Guide · Capture and save images · Export in STL format (not applicable for iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPad 4th generation), OBJ format · Undoing / Redoing · Lock (editing prohibited) · Show / hide line (grid / wire frame) · Show / hide 3D shape (translucent with long press) · Light · Display the coordinates that you manipulated · Add, delete, duplicate, rename, move, rotate, flip horizontally, import layers Show / hide 3D shape, color, lock for each layer * Viewpoint operation · Rotate: Swipe with one finger · Zoom: Pinch with 2 fingers, or Swipe up and down with long press · Focus: Long press to menu selection · Front-rear / left-right movement: Swipe with 2 fingers · Up / down movement: Swipe with 3 fingers · Reset: Double tap with 2 fingers Main artwork edit function · Create, delete, duplicate, rename artworks · Move to, from iCloud · Export to file Main artwork public function · Upload, delete artworks · Browsing and downloading published artworks *Tetra is using the icons8.com icon. https://icons8.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tetra at fortnightly against Draw 3D's every 7 months. Tetra also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 21%). Draw 3D's advantage is rating (3.2 vs 2.9). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Draw 3D holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 51 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of Draw 3D's written reviews are positive against 46% of Tetra's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Draw 3D ships an update every 7 months, Tetra fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Draw 3D | Tetra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (31 ratings) — better | 2.9 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Binh Le | Shingo Isobe |
Customer experience
Draw 3D
Tetra
In-app purchases
Draw 3D
No in-app purchases
Tetra
No in-app purchases









