Comparison

STL Master vs Brushrage

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

Head to head
About

STL Master

View and interact with 3D models in augmented reality. Share instant screenshots and screen recordings of your designs directly from the app.

Highlights
  • STL file viewing
  • Augmented reality (AR) mode
  • Instant screenshots
  • Screen recording
  • Design sharing
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This app also allows you to share instant screenshots and screen recording videos of your designs without using any other tools/apps.

About

Brushrage

Organize and track your miniature painting projects, progress, and paint collections. Features a vast paint library, paint set creation, and custom paint mixing with physical-based color calculations. Reference paints in images and share your work.

Highlights
  • Project organization and tracking
  • Model collection management
  • Extensive paint library
  • Paint set and palette creation
  • Custom paint mixing
  • Image paint referencing
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Brushrage is aimed at miniature and model painters to organize and track their projects, progress, model-collection and colours used or in possession. It comes with a huge paint library, helps to find similar paints and can create paint-sets, palettes, a wishlist and inventory or mix custom paints (with physical-based colour calculations). It can also reference paints in images or share them to social media, or even store them from social media for inspiration and reference. ---- Supplied Paint Ranges ---- • Abteilung 502 • AK Interactive • Alclad II • AMMO by Mig • Andrea • Apple Barrel • Artist's Loft • Badger Minitaire • Bear Cavalry • Citadel / Forge World • Coat d'arms • Colour Forge • Creatix • Creature Caster • Cuttlefish Colors • Daler Rowney • Darkstar Molten Metals • Forge World • Formula P3 • Gaahleri / Kaleido • Gaia • Gamblin • Gamescraft • Golden • GreenStuffWorld • Hataka Hobby • Hera Models • Huge Miniatures • Humbrol • Holbein • ICM • Instar • Ionic • Italeri • Iwata • Kimera • LifeColor • Liquitex • MiniaturePaints • Mindwork • Mission Models • Molotow • Montana • Monument Hobbies • Mr. Hobby • MRP - Mr. Paint • Nocturna Models • PKPro • Reaper • Revell • Royal Talens • Scale 75 • Schmincke • Sennelier • ShadowsEdge Miniatures • SMS • Tamiya • Testors • TheArmyPainter • Turbo Dork • Turner • TTCombat • Vallejo • WarColours • Wargames Foundry • Warhammer Colour • Williamsburg • Winsor & Newton Brushrage uses Mixbox (CC-BY)

Screenshots

STL Master4 screens
Brushrage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brushrage at 4.8 against STL Master's 4.2. Brushrage also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and review sentiment (97% vs 86%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brushrage holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of STL Master's written reviews are positive against 97% of Brushrage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STL Master ships an update monthly, Brushrage weekly. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
STL Master versus Brushrage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTL MasterBrushrage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (49 ratings)4.8 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews97.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better33
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB43 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJA Logic Labs LLCSebastian Kohl

Customer experience

STL Master

All ratings49 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative8.7%

Brushrage

All ratings33 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.7%

Bugs and requests

STL Master

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes immediately on launch
  • Files won't open or load
  • Objects disappear when moved
  • Inconsistent file orientation on load
  • Markup mode traps user and requires app restart
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  • Buttons don't toggle/close properly
  • Measurement dimensions display as mirror images
  • HDRI background doesn't affect model lighting
  • Freezing in editing/pen tip mode
  • Objects zoomed in with no zoom out capability
  • Parts of model cut off or not displayed
  • Mac version has significant stability issues
  • iOS 10.2 compatibility crash

Requested features

13 requests
  • More color and material options
  • Unit measurement display and metric/standard conversion
  • How-to video tutorials for hidden features
  • Proper zoom in/out controls
  • Object positioning/movement button
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  • Measurement and dimension tools
  • Drag-and-drop file opening support
  • Menu items for file operations
  • Closeable menu buttons
  • More file format support
  • HDRI lighting affecting model rendering
  • Save functionality for combined files
  • Proper markup mode functionality

Brushrage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

STL Master

No in-app purchases

None

Brushrage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STL Master free?
STL Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brushrage free?
Brushrage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STL Master or Brushrage?
Brushrage is rated higher. STL Master averages 4.2 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Brushrage averages 4.8 from 33 ratings.
Do STL Master or Brushrage have ads?
Neither STL Master nor Brushrage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STL Master or Brushrage?
STL Master ships an update monthly, and Brushrage weekly. Most recently, STL Master was updated on October 15, 2026 and Brushrage on October 15, 2026.

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