Comparison

[3D] Preview vs App Hub

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

App Hub

Features
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App Hub helps you collect, organize, and develop app ideas from real problems. Write down a problem, get AI-assisted directions, and keep promising concepts in your idea board. Use App Hub to clarify target users, core needs, and next steps before you start building. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

[3D] Preview4 screens
App Hub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: App Hub at Free against [3D] Preview's $4.99. App Hub also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 27.0). [3D] Preview's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, 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

App Hub is free to download; [3D] Preview costs $4.99 up front. App Hub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. [3D] Preview asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

[3D] Preview ships an update every 6 weeks, App Hub every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
[3D] Preview versus App Hub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter[3D] PreviewApp Hub
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS27.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdesignmaticwon choi

In-app purchases

None

[3D] Preview

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

App Hub

Subscriptions2
  • Apphub Subscription 1 week$1.997 Days
  • Apphub Subscription 1year$79.991 Year

Questions

Is [3D] Preview free?
[3D] Preview costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is App Hub free?
App Hub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do [3D] Preview or App Hub have ads?
Neither [3D] Preview nor App Hub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, [3D] Preview or App Hub?
[3D] Preview ships an update every 6 weeks, and App Hub every 2 months. Most recently, [3D] Preview was updated on October 12, 2026 and App Hub on October 1, 2026.

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