Comparison

[3D] Preview vs Face Mesh

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

Head to head
About

[3D] Preview

View and interact with 3D models and animations on your iPhone and iPad. Supports various file formats and offers advanced debugging tools for troubleshooting scenes. Enjoy smooth performance with HDR and Metal 2 optimization.

Highlights
  • Display complex 3D objects and scenes
  • High frame rate viewing (up to 120 FPS)
  • Free-moving camera with touch controls
  • Scene graph visualization
  • Debug settings for troubleshooting
  • HDR and wide color display support
  • Metal Shading Language support
Features
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Display 3D objects, scenes, and animations on your iPhone and iPad. The document-based user interface for opening documents is beautiful and easy to use. You can access files that are stored locally, on iCloud Drive, and other cloud storage services. Key features: • Display simple or complex 3D objects and scenes on your iOS device • View your content with up to 120 FPS on devices with ProMotion display (otherwise in 60 FPS) • Choose your point of view by using the free moving camera with touch controls • Display the scene graph of your scene to see what objects are present (grouped by their categories and parent-child relationships) • Choose from various debug settings to help trouble shoot your scene (e.g., display wireframes, bones, cameras) • Color accurate presentation of your content with support of HDR on devices with wide color displays • Support for vertex and fragment shaders written in the Metal Shading Language • Extremely fast as the app is based on Metal 2 and uses heavily multi-threading for various tasks • Native iOS app, which is entirely written in Swift 5 Supported document types: • SceneKit (.scn) • Alembic (.abc) • Universal Scene Description (.usd, .usda, .usdc) • Universal Scene Description Mobile (.usdz) • Polygon (.ply) • Wavefront Object (.obj) • Standard Tessellation Language (.stl)

About

Face Mesh

Visualize and interact with ARKit's 3D face mesh. Developers can see vertex indices, select specific parts of the face, and export index arrays for use in FaceTracking applications.

Highlights
  • Visualize vertex indices on 3D face mesh
  • Tap to select/deselect individual vertices
  • Select face outline and eyes
  • Export index arrays
  • Pinch to zoom, pan, and rotate gestures
Features
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Face Mesh app is for iOS developers who need to visually learn the vertex indices for the ARFaceGeometry face mesh provided by Apple Developer. These vertex indices are very important for working in ARKit and especially for developing FaceTracking apps. You will be able to see the actual location of each vertex in the 3D face mesh grid. Each vertex is labeled with its index as it exists in ARFaceGeometry.vertices() • Tap on individual vertices to select/deselect. • Use All, None & Invert options to easily build complex selections. • Easily select face geometry outline and individual eyes. • Export your selections as an array of indices with one tap. How to move around the face mesh? - Pinch to zoom in/out - Pan with one finger to rotate - Pan with two fingers to move - Rotate with two fingers to rotate on the z-axis

Screenshots

[3D] Preview4 screens
Face Mesh3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: [3D] Preview at $4.99 against Face Mesh's $19.99. [3D] Preview also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 38 months). Face Mesh's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and rating (3.4 vs 3.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

[3D] Preview costs $4.99 and Face Mesh $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Face Mesh holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Face Mesh has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of [3D] Preview's written reviews are positive against 33% of Face Mesh's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

[3D] Preview ships an update every 6 weeks, Face Mesh every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
[3D] Preview versus Face Mesh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter[3D] PreviewFace Mesh
Price$4.99 — better$19.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)3.4 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#178 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS27.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdesignmaticTech Positive

Customer experience

[3D] Preview

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Face Mesh

All ratings16 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

[3D] Preview

No in-app purchases

None

Face Mesh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is [3D] Preview free?
[3D] Preview costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Face Mesh free?
Face Mesh costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, [3D] Preview or Face Mesh?
Face Mesh is rated higher. [3D] Preview averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Face Mesh averages 3.4 from 16 ratings.
Do [3D] Preview or Face Mesh have ads?
Neither [3D] Preview nor Face Mesh shows ads.
Which is updated more often, [3D] Preview or Face Mesh?
[3D] Preview ships an update every 6 weeks, and Face Mesh every 38 months. Most recently, [3D] Preview was updated on October 12, 2026 and Face Mesh on October 13, 2026.

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