Comparison

Voxel Max vs 3D modeling

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

Head to head
About

Voxel Max

Create detailed 3D models using a voxel editor with an intuitive interface. Build anything imaginable, from game assets to metaverse art, and bring your creations to life with augmented reality. Export your work in various formats or sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Advanced voxel editor
  • Intuitive interface
  • Augmented Reality (AR) integration
  • Extensive material and color options
  • Multiple export formats
  • Cross-device cloud syncing
  • AI-powered asset generation
Features
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Build, paint, render, and export detailed voxel worlds on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Voxel Max combines approachable controls with powerful tools for artists, game developers, hobbyists, and first-time creators. Place individual voxels, drag to build larger forms, or use fast shape brushes to block out ideas quickly. Start from scratch or begin with a library of prefab people, furniture, vegetation, architecture, and more. BUILD AND EDIT • Create in a 256 × 256 × 256 voxel workspace • Paint with fast SDF brushes and pressure-sensitive controls • Combine 255 colors with eight material layers for up to 2,040 color-and-material variations • Fine-tune textures, materials, and visual effects • See material changes rendered in real time • Zoom in for precise edits or out to manage complete scenes • Save creations as reusable assets for cloning and scene building RENDER AND PRESENT • Preview creations in augmented reality on iPhone and iPad • Capture photos and videos of your work in the world around you • Use ray-traced lighting and shadows on supported Metal GPUs • Explore Marching Cubes, Outline, and Curvature rendering effects • Add backgrounds and replay your build as a time-lapse in Presenter View IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHARE • Import and export MagicaVoxel and Qubicle scenes • Import USDZ and GLB scenes and convert them into editable voxel art • Export PNG, Voxel Max Asset Pack, SCNZ, DAE, FBX, GLB, OBJ, STL, and USDZ • Work across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud syncing FOUNDRY Turn images into 3D assets with Foundry AI, and scan real-world objects on supported devices. AI generation may require a third-party account. From a single voxel to a complete scene, Voxel Max gives you the tools to create wherever inspiration strikes.

About

3D modeling

Create 3D models and digital art on your mobile device. Sculpt, sketch, and color your designs with intuitive gesture controls and a comprehensive set of modeling tools. Export your creations in standard formats.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based 3D manipulation
  • Vertex, edge, and face editing tools
  • Sculpting and coloring capabilities
  • UV editor for texture placement
  • Material application
  • OBJ file import/export
  • Video tutorials for all tools
Features
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3D Modeling App lets you easily design 3D content on the go using gestures on iPhone or iPad. No need to use the Apple Pencil, but you can, if you want to. Tons of features: 1. Fast workflow: - Move, Rotate, Scale objects and camera by gestures switching between them on the go. - Easily multi-select Vertices, Edges, Faces and Objects by long tap or frame draw. 2. Vertex tools: Merge (Target merge, Collapse Edges, Collapse Faces), Connect, Create face by vertices. 3. Edge tools: Draw cut by single swipe or by set point by point, Cut loop (create new edge-loops), Select loop (also by double tap), Extrude, Delete, Select ring, Create face by border edge (fill the hole). 4. Face tools: Extrude, Draw face by set points, Detach, Clone, Select shell, Reverse, Delete. 5. Object tools: Combine, Separate, Clone, Mirror, Smooth, Divide, Soft/hard normals. 6. Sculpting tools: Move, Screen, Push, Pull, Smooth. You can adjust brush size and strength. 7. Colouring tools: - Paint textures. - Edit texture placement using UV editor. - Vertex color painting. 8. Display tools: - Grid with settable size and snapping value. - Display info: Triangles count, Distance between vertices, Edge length. - Wireframe on shaded on/off. - Shadows on/off. - Axis on/off. 9. 20 materials can be applied to your objects. 10. Additional tools: - Orthographic camera. - Set Move, Rotate and Scale precise values. - Display selected (Isolate selection). - Grow selection and convert selection. - Move Vertices, Edges, Faces and Objects freely without grid snap. - Snap. - Auto-save. 11. Export & import .obj files. 12. Video tutorial for every tool. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Voxel Max4 screens
3D modeling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 3D modeling at Free against Voxel Max's $9.99. 3D modeling also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 40) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Voxel Max's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On rating, ads, chart position 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 modeling is free to download; Voxel Max costs $9.99 up front. 3D modeling sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Voxel Max asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Voxel Max against 4.6 for 3D modeling. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D modeling has 15K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Voxel Max's written reviews are positive against 68% of 3D modeling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voxel Max ships an update fortnightly, 3D modeling every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Voxel Max versus 3D modeling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoxel Max3D modeling
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (40 ratings) — better4.6 (15K ratings)
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews — better68.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4015K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#76 — better#97
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size239 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdrian AndrecaCore five, Inc.

Customer experience

Voxel Max

All ratings39 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.3%

3D modeling

All ratings14,155 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews1,252 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral10.8%
Negative21.1%

User reviews

Voxel Max

From 40 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive operation, easy to learn
  • 🚀 Powerful features for voxel art
  • 💡 Great for beginners and professionals
  • ✨ Smooth export and integration
  • 💰 Good value for price, no subscription

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🤔 Confusing UI and menu system
  • 🐛 Tools not working as expected
  • 🐛 Loss of work due to glitches
  • 🔋 High battery consumption on M1 iPad

3D modeling

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💡 Helpful tutorials
  • 🎨 Good modeling tools
  • 🎨 Intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Exporting locked behind paywall
  • 🔒 Subscription model
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Unclear file management
  • 🔍 Confusing controls

Bugs and requests

Voxel Max

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Program crashes when starting new project
  • Cannot create anything, buttons not working
  • File crashes on Mac for larger designs
  • App no longer working, crashing on new scenes
  • Tools sometimes do wrong things, requires restart
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  • Loss/dumping of work, prevents saving
  • Cannot undo sometimes, critical error
  • Exporting GLTF not working
  • Loading remote changes interrupts workflow
  • Accidental drawing with stylus instead of zooming
  • Camera pivot issues after erasing voxels
  • Texture blurring when exporting to Blender

Requested features

14 requests
  • Animation function
  • Japanese language support
  • Direct drag-and-drop for layers/groups
  • Improved selection method (like Procreate)
  • Replaceable color palettes
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  • Shader support (like MagicaVoxel)
  • Tutorials for water/glass materials
  • Chinese language support
  • Dark mode option
  • More intuitive menu redesign
  • Ability to restrict grid to model size
  • Add rendering feature
  • Import MagicaVoxel format
  • Improve real-time shadow quality

3D modeling

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Painting issues with textures
  • Inconsistent scaling behavior
  • Reference images disappearing
  • Inability to delete objects

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add layer management
  • Improve UV mapping tools
  • Implement lighting controls
  • Allow importing custom models
  • Add mirror/symmetry mode

In-app purchases

None

Voxel Max

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

3D modeling

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Voxel Max free?
Voxel Max costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3D modeling free?
3D modeling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voxel Max or 3D modeling?
Voxel Max is rated higher. Voxel Max averages 4.7 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while 3D modeling averages 4.6 from 15K ratings.
Do Voxel Max or 3D modeling have ads?
Neither Voxel Max nor 3D modeling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voxel Max or 3D modeling?
Voxel Max ships an update fortnightly, and 3D modeling every 2 months. Most recently, Voxel Max was updated on November 11, 2026 and 3D modeling on November 12, 2026.
Which is more popular, Voxel Max or 3D modeling?
Voxel Max currently peaks at #76 in the App Store charts, and 3D modeling at #97. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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