Comparison

Tagtool vs Zbrush

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

Head to head
About

Tagtool

Transform your tablet into a live visual instrument for painting with light and creating spontaneous animations. Collaborate with others for performances or improvised storytelling. Explore a new dimension of digital art.

Highlights
  • Live visual instrument
  • Paint with light
  • Create spontaneous animations
  • Improvised storytelling
  • Multiplayer jamming
  • Projector connectivity
Features
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Tagtool transforms your iPad into a visual live instrument. Connect a projector to paint with light, draw expressive animations, or tell improvised stories. Jam with friends on a shared canvas, perform live shows, or create pop-up street art. From classrooms and workshops to galleries and live stages, Tagtool fills any space with colorful art, created together. Whether you're a VJ, artist, educator, or just curious — discover a new universe of digital art!

About

Zbrush

Create professional 3D models and digital sculptures on your iPad. This app offers advanced sculpting, painting, and modeling tools with desktop-quality performance, ideal for artists on the go. Seamlessly integrate with desktop workflows for a complete creative experience.

Highlights
  • Pressure-sensitive sculpting with Apple Pencil
  • 200+ digital sculpting brushes
  • Advanced 3D modeling tools
  • Seamless desktop-iPad workflow
  • High-resolution polygon support
  • 3D painting without UV setup
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ZBrush for iPad. Create stunning 3D models, digital sculptures, concept art and detailed characters with ZBrush for iPad - the award winning, industry-leading digital sculpting app trusted by professional artists across film, games, collectibles, toy design, jewelry, illustration and 3D design. ZBrush for iPad brings unrivaled design power to the iPad for a fully immersive 3D sculpting and painting experience. Take creativity on the go with our proprietary brush system, intuitive controls and boundless resolution capabilities. Get started at no cost with ZBrush for iPad, which offers a comprehensive feature set designed to enable you to begin creating immediately, with the option to upgrade at any time. Already a subscriber to Maxon One or ZBrush for desktop? Simply download the iPad app and activate your license in the app. WHY ARTISTS CHOOSE ZBrush? ZBrush is the industry-leading 3D sculpting software built for Apple workflows and trusted by professional 3D creators worldwide. With over 200 digital sculpting brushes, advanced 3D modeling tools and desktop-quality performance, ZBrush offers game, film and concept artists powerful tools for 3D designing, printing and digital sculpting. TURN YOUR TABLET INTO A PROFESSIONAL CANVAS: • Pressure-sensitive sculpting with Apple Pencil • Sculptris Pro dynamic tessellation • DynaMesh digital clay workflow • ZRemesher automatic retopology • Live Boolean modeling tools • PolyPaint 3D painting without UV setup • NanoMesh & Array Mesh workflows • Surface Noise procedural detailing • Retopo Brush for clean topology • Subdivision modeling tools • VDM Brushes for advanced detailing Sculpt, carve, smooth, cut and paint directly onto your 3D models with fluid, responsive controls built for touch and stylus workflows. SEAMLESS DESKTOP-iPAD WORKFLOW • Use GoZ to move ZTool and ZProject files between iPad and desktop in one-click. • Use custom hotkeys and keep identical controls across devices for uninterrupted sculpting and 3D modeling. • Unwrap models with UV Master • Export directly to 3D printers using 3D Print Hub • Get full control over surface detail with our Texture, UV and Displacement Map tools • Start with built-in base meshes or scan real-world objects using photogrammetry tools to accelerate your workflow. DESKTOP-LEVEL 3D PERFORMANCE ON iPAD ZBrush for iPad supports up to 90+ million polygons per mesh on an M4 or newer iPad, delivering powerful high-resolution sculpting wherever you work, while Apple Pencil Pro offers squeeze and roll support, double-tap gestures, intuitive touch controls and fast undo and redo gestures to keep your creative flow uninterrupted. WHO USES ZBRUSH? 1. Game Developers who sculpt detailed characters, environments and in-game assets from concept to final 3D model 2. 3D creators who design toys, collectibles or cosplay and simply want to achieve accurate 3D printing 3. Visual designers who build realistic characters and visual effects for film and concept art 4. Industry product designers who design jewelry, sneakers and components 5. Creative artists that want to take advantage of today's 3D printers for costume, architecture, hardware and more. 6. 2D artists who want to ‘level up’ learning how to design in 3D Download ZBrush for iPad today and create professional 3D art, digital sculptures and high-resolution models anywhere. LANGUAGE SUPPORT ZBrush supports English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, German, French and Portuguese (BR).

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zbrush at monthly against Tagtool's every 8 months. Zbrush also leads on ratings volume (245 vs 5) and review sentiment (85% vs 69%). Tagtool's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Tagtool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Zbrush sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tagtool holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zbrush has 245 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Tagtool's written reviews are positive against 85% of Zbrush's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tagtool ships an update every 8 months, Zbrush monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tagtool versus Zbrush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTagtoolZbrush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better4.1 (245 ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews85.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5245 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOMA InternationalMAXON Computer GmbH

Customer experience

Tagtool

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

Zbrush

All ratings245 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tagtool

One-time1
  • Tagtool Pro$19.99
2 purchases

Zbrush

Subscriptions2
  • ZBrush Monthly$9.991 Month
  • ZBrush Annual$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Tagtool free?
Tagtool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zbrush free?
Zbrush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tagtool or Zbrush?
Tagtool is rated higher. Tagtool averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Zbrush averages 4.1 from 245 ratings.
Do Tagtool or Zbrush have ads?
Neither Tagtool nor Zbrush shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tagtool or Zbrush?
Tagtool ships an update every 8 months, and Zbrush monthly. Most recently, Tagtool was updated on September 8, 2026 and Zbrush on September 26, 2026.

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