Comparison

Art Model vs Pofi Create

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

Head to head
About

Art Model

Easily pose and morph unlimited human models with intuitive drag-and-drop controls. Create unique characters with a powerful morphing system and enhance scenes with props and background images. Ideal for artists and designers.

Highlights
  • Pose unlimited human models
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop posing
  • Powerful morphing system for unique characters
  • Add props and background images
  • Split view editing for dual angles
  • Realistic male and female models
  • Wooden mannequin reference
Features
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Create stunning pose references in seconds. Just tap a control point and drag — no complicated joint rotations, no learning curve. Perfect for figure drawing, character design, illustration, comics, manga, animation, and storyboarding. From quick gesture studies to detailed anatomy work, Art Model gives you unlimited creative freedom. Pose realistic male and female 3D models, classic wooden mannequins, and shape them into any body type you can imagine. ◆ EFFORTLESS POSING Tap a hand, foot, or head and drag it exactly where you want it. Our advanced inverse kinematics system handles the joints automatically, so you can focus on the pose — not the mechanics. Includes preset full-body poses and hand poses to get you started fast. ◆ UNLIMITED BODY TYPES A full morphing system lets you transform any model: child to adult, skinny to muscular, fat, pregnant, or even fantastical creatures. Individual morphs fine-tune specific parts like arms, legs, chest, and more. ◆ EXPRESSIVE FACES Bring characters to life with facial expression morphs. Adjust happiness, anger, surprise, sadness and more to give your figures real personality. ◆ BUILD FULL SCENES Add unlimited models to a single scene and pose them together. Enrich your composition with props: chairs, tables, vehicles, weapons, trees, and geometric shapes. Props can be attached to your model's hands and follow movement naturally. ◆ CLOTHING & STYLING Mix and match outfits, hats, and helmets for both male and female models to design characters for any scenario — from fantasy heroes to everyday people. ◆ SPLIT VIEW EDITING View your model from two camera angles at the same time. Adjust poses with precision without constantly rotating the scene — a huge time-saver for complex compositions. ◆ REFERENCE IMAGES Import background images to stage your scenes in real or imagined environments. Ideal for matching perspectives, blocking compositions, or planning illustrations. ◆ ADVANCED LIGHTING Sculpt mood and form with flexible lighting controls — perfect for dramatic reference shots or anatomy studies. FEATURES AT A GLANCE - Realistic male and female 3D models + wooden mannequin - Fast drag-to-pose with inverse kinematics - Full-body and individual body-part morphs - Facial expression morphs - Unlimited models per scene - Clothing, hats, and helmets - Props: vehicles, furniture, weapons, shapes - Props attach to hands and follow movement - Split view dual-camera editing - Background image import - Advanced lighting controls - Preset poses and hand poses - Basic hair options - Save and load poses and morphs - Intuitive touch controls: pinch to zoom, drag to rotate and pan Whether you're a professional illustrator, concept artist, comic creator, manga artist, animator, sculptor, fitness instructor, or just learning to draw — Art Model is built to make your creative process faster, easier, and more enjoyable. Download Art Model today and pose without limits. Works on iPhone. Best experienced on iPad.

About

Pofi Create

This app provides a comprehensive 3D creation toolkit for artists. It features a vast library of assets, including characters, animals, and scenes, along with powerful tools for posing, animation, camera control, and lighting. It simplifies complex artistic challenges for illustrators, comic artists, and animators.

Highlights
  • Massive asset library (characters, animals, scenes)
  • Skeletal control for precise posing
  • Motion creation and animation tools
  • Advanced camera system with perspective control
  • Professional lighting studio
  • Customizable expressions and prop deformation
Features
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Draw what you imagine, with a reference you can shape. Pofi Create helps illustrators, comic artists and drawing enthusiasts build the 3D references their artwork needs. Start with a character, a pose or a ready-made scene. Arrange your subjects, find the camera angle and explore the light, so the picture in your head becomes easier to study and draw. Pose it. Frame it. Light it. Draw it. • FIND THE PIECES FOR YOUR NEXT DRAWING Build a scene with characters, animals, props and environments. Explore separate hands and feet, heads and art-study models, plus effects and alternate appearances. A growing collection of over 100,000 resources gives you starting points for solo poses, groups, interactions and hands holding props. Library expansions include 24 added model categories and 32 motion series. Supported models have built-in poses, expressions and appearance options; structural guides help you understand form. • SHAPE THE POSE YOU NEED Start with standing, sitting, running or action poses, then refine supported models. Around 80 preset hand poses help you study difficult fingers and grips without starting from scratch. Advanced controls offer up to 150 controllable joints on supported character rigs, detailed hand and toe adjustment, and over 100 facial parameters on selected characters. IK moves connected limbs from a target; FK turns individual joints. Body flexibility, joint limits and IK blending help with finer adjustments. Driver sliders change supported props and effects. Available controls vary by resource. • START WITH A COMPLETE SCENE Scene templates bring models, composition, cameras and lighting together, so you can study how the whole picture works. Static: open a ready-made composition with poses and light. Motion: play or pause existing animations to study body movement, camera changes and lighting. Annotated: use notes and dedicated views to understand structure and details. Interactive: tap to switch poses, scenes and existing animations. With Pro, adjust and save your own reference scenes for later drawings. • SEE THE ANGLE BEFORE YOU DRAW Explore standard, wide-angle and fisheye lenses to plan perspective and distortion. Choose a solid background, an HDR sky or your own image. Depth of field helps you preview foreground and background blur, making spatial relationships easier to study. • SEE HOW LIGHT SHAPES THE FORM Try studio lighting presets, use an HDR environment, or adjust three directional lights independently. Change direction, color and shadows for key, fill and rim lighting. Compare how different setups reveal a face, a pose or a prop before you paint the shadows. • BUILT FOR YOUR DRAWING WORKFLOW Use Pofi Create for illustration, manga, comics, figure drawing and storyboard planning. Existing motion scenes also help with animation studies; portrait poses, staging, clothing and accessories provide references for photography and fashion. A new 3D engine and streamlined controls support detailed observation. Cloud saving and sync keep saved work available on supported devices and platforms. The Pofi series has over 10 million combined installs across all platforms. Export JPG or transparent PNG snapshots to use alongside your drawing app. • RESOURCES AND FEATURES ARE SEPARATE Free to download, with some free resources. Buy individual resources with P-coins for permanent access; they remain available after Pro expires. Advanced controls, lighting and custom-scene saving require Pro. Ultra provides access to all resources without individual P-coin purchases. Check the purchase page for pricing, duration, included features and renewal terms. Ultra access differs from permanently purchasing each resource. • CONNECT WITH POFI X / Instagram: @PofiCreate Discord: https://discord.gg/q3VqR98Vkg Email: create@pofiart.com Terms of Use: https://create.pofiapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://create.pofiapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Art Model4 screens
Pofi Create4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pofi Create at Free against Art Model's $4.99. Pofi Create also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months). Art Model's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (51% vs 23%). On 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

Pofi Create is free to download; Art Model costs $4.99 up front. Pofi Create sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Art Model asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pofi Create holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pofi Create has 410 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Art Model's written reviews are positive against 23% of Pofi Create's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Model ships an update every 17 months, Pofi Create every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Art Model versus Pofi Create: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt ModelPofi Create
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (56 ratings)4.1 (410 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews — better22.6% of reviews
Number of ratings56410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#101 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size313 MB1.0 GB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTomi NevalainenPofi Entertainment

Customer experience

Art Model

All ratings56 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral25.0%
Negative32.1%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral22.1%
Negative26.9%

Pofi Create

All ratings410 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral8.0%
Negative69.3%

Bugs and requests

Art Model

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pofi Create

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and sign-up issues
  • Inability to save or load poses
  • Compatibility problems on various devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • More free models and poses
  • Easier posing and manipulation
  • Better instructions and tutorials
  • More language support
  • Improved performance and stability
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  • Fair and transparent pricing

In-app purchases

None

Art Model

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Pofi Create

Subscriptions1
  • 「Pofi Create」PRO Version 365day$12.991 Year
One-time9
  • 「Pofi Create」 Discount$0.99
  • 「Pofi Create」 P-coin(60)$1.99
  • 「Pofi Create」P-coin(300)$7.99
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  • 「Pofi Create」PRO Version 365 day$12.99
  • 「Pofi Create」Pro Version$12.99
  • 「Pofi Create」P-coin(680)$17.99
  • 「Pofi Create」P-coin(980)$24.99
  • 「Pofi Create」Ultra Annual$69.99
  • 「Pofi Create」P-coin(3280)$79.99

Questions

Is Art Model free?
Art Model costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pofi Create free?
Pofi Create is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Art Model or Pofi Create?
Pofi Create is rated higher. Art Model averages 3.2 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Pofi Create averages 4.1 from 410 ratings.
Do Art Model or Pofi Create have ads?
Neither Art Model nor Pofi Create shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Model or Pofi Create?
Art Model ships an update every 17 months, and Pofi Create every 3 weeks. Most recently, Art Model was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pofi Create on November 7, 2026.

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