Comparison

Terra 3D vs ModelPlay

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

Head to head
About

Terra 3D

Create and explore detailed 3D worlds with dynamic terrain, clouds, and water. Customize with editors for trees and textures, and enjoy atmospheric day-night cycles. Share your creations with others.

Highlights
  • Terrain, cloud, and water generators
  • Tree and texture layer editors
  • Extensive export, import, and sharing
  • Atmospheric effects
  • Day-night cycle simulation
Features
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Design wonderful worlds and explore them. Export and import all content. Take photos of views you like and share them. Features: -Generators for terrain, clouds, water -Editors for trees layers, textures layers -Wide export, import and share options -Atmosphere -Day-night cycle ***Premium Subscription*** As a premium member of app, you enjoy unlimited access to all features! -Subscription option: a)$0.99 USD monthly(100% overpayment yearly) b)$2.99 USD monthly(50% overpayment yearly) c)3 day free trial($ 23.99 yearly after trial) -By subscribing you get unlimited access to all the app’s functionality for the whole duration of your subscription period. -Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. -Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. -Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. -You can manage your subscription and turn off the auto-renewal anytime through your Account Settings. -Privacy Policy: http://hazorgames.com/terra3d-privacy-policy/ -Terms of Use: http://hazorgames.com/terra3d-terms-of-use/

About

ModelPlay

Easily view and customize 3D models without needing professional knowledge. Import, export, and categorize various file formats, then personalize lighting, backgrounds, materials, and animations for stunning visual effects.

Highlights
  • Import/export GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL, PLY, 3MF
  • Categorize models with folders
  • Customize lighting and backgrounds
  • Adjust model materials and textures
  • Play and control 3D animations
  • Set model position and camera angles
Features
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ModelPlay supports 3D model classification and viewing, 3D model import and export, and users can personalize each 3D model and save the settings. When using ModelPlay, users don't need to have professional 3D knowledge, just through simple operation, you can get very stunning 3D effects. -3D Model Import and Export Supports import and export of many common 3D format files such as GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL, PLY, 3MF, and so on. -3D Model Categorization Categorize 3D models through folders, support both list and grid display, sorting and editing, and setting image size. -3D Model Lighting Settings Support to set the lighting of the scene where the 3D model is located: support preset lighting combination settings, light color, light intensity, light shadow settings, ambient light color settings, and halo intensity settings. You can create colorful lighting effects through multiple combination settings. 3D Model Background Settings Supports setting the background of the scene where the 3D model is located: supports solid color background and sky box background. You can set “whether to show the ground” to get different scene atmosphere effects. 3D Model Material Settings Support to set the material of 3D model: support default texture material, line material, metal material, transparent material and other material switching. Support to view the original material and texture. -3D Model Animation Settings Support 3D model skeleton display, support animation play and pause, support auto rotate, support dynamic skeleton, support multiple animation clips switch play. -3D Model Position Setting Support 3D model position offset and rotation setting. Support camera view angle setting, you can set different optimal display view angles for different 3D models. -3D Model Mesh Settings Count the number of sub-mesh and mesh vertices of the 3D model, support whether the sub-mesh is visible or not setting, support component separation, and support putting the sub-mesh as the center. -3D Model Cover Settings The 3D model cover will be automatically generated when the 3D model is opened for the first time, support to modify the cover. Note: Updates and Feedback ModelPlay will make continuous updates to provide more 3D setting effects in the subsequent releases. Feel free to provide suggestions to ModelPlay via comments!

Screenshots

Terra 3D3 screens
ModelPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Terra 3D at 3.7 against ModelPlay's 3.0. Terra 3D also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). ModelPlay's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 22 months) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, 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. Terra 3D sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and ModelPlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Terra 3D holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Terra 3D has 45 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Terra 3D's written reviews are positive against 27% of ModelPlay's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Terra 3D ships an update every 22 months, ModelPlay every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Terra 3D versus ModelPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerra 3DModelPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (45 ratings) — better3.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews27.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB255 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperViacheslav Khakhulin俊卿 吴

Customer experience

Terra 3D

All ratings44 ratings
Positive59.1%
Neutral15.9%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

ModelPlay

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Terra 3D

Subscriptions3
  • Premium$0.497 Days
  • Premium$1.491 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$11.991 Year
1 purchases

ModelPlay

One-time1
  • ModelPlay Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Terra 3D free?
Terra 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ModelPlay free?
ModelPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Terra 3D or ModelPlay?
Terra 3D is rated higher. Terra 3D averages 3.7 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while ModelPlay averages 3.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Terra 3D or ModelPlay have ads?
Neither Terra 3D nor ModelPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Terra 3D or ModelPlay?
Terra 3D ships an update every 22 months, and ModelPlay every 2 weeks. Most recently, Terra 3D was updated on October 24, 2026 and ModelPlay on October 11, 2026.

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