Comparison

Magic Poser vs Show3D

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

Head to head
About

Magic Poser

This app provides a 3D character posing tool for artists, allowing them to create custom scenes with realistic anatomy, lighting, and props. It offers intuitive drag-and-pose controls and extensive libraries for detailed artwork creation.

Highlights
  • Intuitive drag-and-pose controls
  • Realistic 3D character models
  • Advanced physics engine for posing
  • Customizable lighting effects
  • Extensive library of characters, poses, and props
  • Export in 2D (PNG) and 3D (OBJ) formats
  • Create unlimited characters and props in scenes
Features
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Ever tried googling for a pose or asking your friend to pose for your artwork? Then you should download and try Magic Poser! Magic Poser is the leading app for posing 3D characters, creating 3D scenes and setting up stunning lighting effects. 12+ million artists use our app to draw better and faster. Start creating poses within minutes on your mobile devices today! Magic Poser is extremely user-friendly and powerful. A must-have app for figure drawing, illustration, comics, storyboarding, concept art, sculpting, fitness instructions, and more! Feature highlights: • Super easy drag-and-pose - Most intuitive posing experience on the market - Anyone can pick it up in minutes - Advanced physics engine - Allows you to manipulate the 3D model like a real doll and automatically adjusts it to the dynamic poses you want - Full control up to every finger and toe - Our skeleton offers control of every part in a real human - Fastest hand posing - 50+ presets and curl sliders to make posing the hand easy and fun! • Best anatomy ever - Best realistic models crafted by our award winning sculptors - Nail male and female anatomy in your figure drawing - Super natural muscle deformations - Much more accurate than a rigid wooden doll • Muscular, fat and skinny body types - Morph your male or female character to different body types - Bring a variety of characters into your artwork - Adjust the amount of change and combine morphs with sliders - You can truly create a unique character just for your art piece • Stunning lighting effects - Add three types of lights - We feature directional light, spotlight and point lights - Add up to 8 lights per scene - Create cinematic shots using multiple light sources - Change brightness, color, radius and a range of parameters - Change time of day - Create any mood such as dawn, noon, dusk and midnight • Extensive library of characters, preset poses, props, hairstyles and clothing! - 25 characters of different styles - Realistic, anime, comic characters for every genre of artists - 3000+ preset poses for full-body, hands and feet - Truly speed up your posing or get more inspiration - 500+ props - Covers commonly used props such as geometric shapes, weapons, furniture, vehicles, everyday items, etc. - 100+ hairstyles and clothing - Customize your characters to another level • Export in 2D and 3D formats - Export in PNG - Export your scene as high resolution images to use in other graphics software - Export in OBJ - Bring our beautiful models seamlessly into other 3D programs • Create expansive scenes - Add unlimited characters and props to your scene - Your imagination is the limit - Group anything together with layers menu - Manage complicated scenes like a breeze • Versatile Views menu - Perspective slider - Bring more impact into your scene with strong perspectives - Save camera angles - Easily save your favorite angles of a 3D scene - Grid guides in three planes - No more headaches with any challenging perspective in your drawing • Back up your scenes locally and in the Cloud - Import/Export your scenes in Magic Poser file (.mp) format - You can easily back them up to your computer or other devices - Upload your scenes to your private Cloud - Keep your works safe and access them across multiple devices • Comprehensive tutorials - Step-by-step video tutorial to help you get started fast - Comprehensive user manual - Master every part of our powerful app EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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

Screenshots

Magic Poser4 screens
Show3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Show3D at 5.0 against Magic Poser's 3.9. Show3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Magic Poser's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 1) and chart position (#178 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. Magic Poser sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Show3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Show3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Poser has 13K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Poser ships an update fortnightly, Show3D monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Magic Poser versus Show3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic PoserShow3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (13K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB208 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWombat Studio, Inc.飞翔 任

Customer experience

Magic Poser

All ratings13,026 ratings
Positive69.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews1,983 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral12.4%
Negative55.3%

Show3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Magic Poser

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Invisible models and hairstyles
  • Unrealistic foot and joint movements
  • Inability to access old saved scenes
  • Frequent crashes and loading issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • More body type and weight options
  • Ability to morph and customize models
  • Addition of facial expressions and animations
  • More diverse hair and accessory options
  • Grouping and layering of objects
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  • Multiple camera views and lighting options
  • Import/export of custom models and scenes

Show3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magic Poser

Subscriptions1
  • Master Version (Monthly)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
One-time9
  • Medieval weapons pack$0.99
  • Old-style guns$0.99
  • Wombat Coin Pack [100]$0.99
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  • Wombat Coin Pack [325]$2.99
  • Magic Poser Pro Version$4.99
  • Wombat Coin Pack [550]$4.99
  • Wombat Coin Pack [1200]$9.99
  • Pro Version$9.99
  • Wombat Coin Pack [2500]$19.99
None

Show3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Poser free?
Magic Poser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Show3D free?
Show3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Poser or Show3D?
Show3D is rated higher. Magic Poser averages 3.9 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Show3D averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Magic Poser or Show3D have ads?
Neither Magic Poser nor Show3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Poser or Show3D?
Magic Poser ships an update fortnightly, and Show3D monthly. Most recently, Magic Poser was updated on November 8, 2026 and Show3D on November 4, 2026.

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