SIMPL3D vs HTML Sandbox 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SIMPL3D
Design and create 3D models with an intuitive interface, no prior skills needed. Publish your creations to a community site and get instant feedback with live rendering.
- 3D model creation
- Intuitive design interface
- Live rendering feedback
- Community publishing
- No creative skills required
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SIMPL3D is an iOS iPad app that enables everyone to create and design 3D models. The app lets you create a model and publish it to a community site. No creative or technical 3D design skills are required to create your own printable 3D models. The live rendering on your iPad gives you instant design feedback. Please join and let us know what you think!
HTML Sandbox 2
Create custom lock and home screens using HTML and various data sources like weather, battery, and calendar events. Download themes from a large community and receive support.
- Custom lock screen design
- Custom home screen design
- Integrate weather data
- Integrate battery status
- Integrate calendar events
- Integrate RSS feeds
- Community theme downloads
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The HTML Sandbox app is a productivity tool for the HTML Sandbox shortcut. With the shortcut you can create your own lockscreen and/or homescreen using e.g. weather data, battery status, calendar events, RSS-feeds and much more. Download the HTML Sandbox shortcut from the app. Join our iNNOVATION community with 18k+ members and download your favourite themes. Get 24/7 support from iNNOVATION community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HTML Sandbox 2 at 85% against SIMPL3D's 0%. HTML Sandbox 2 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). SIMPL3D's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10 vs 16.0). On price and ads 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. SIMPL3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HTML Sandbox 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
HTML Sandbox 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HTML Sandbox 2 has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SIMPL3D's written reviews are positive against 85% of HTML Sandbox 2's.
SIMPL3D ships an update every 10 days, HTML Sandbox 2 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SIMPL3D | HTML Sandbox 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Indicia Group | Eric Roembach |
Customer experience
SIMPL3D
HTML Sandbox 2
In-app purchases
SIMPL3D
- SIMPL3D coins$0.99
HTML Sandbox 2
No in-app purchases
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