Comparison

VRoid Mobile vs Vivid Studio

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

Head to head
About

VRoid Mobile

Design unique 3D characters with customizable features and clothing. Capture stunning photos of your creations in real-world AR or virtual environments. Share your personalized avatars and enjoy group photo sessions.

Highlights
  • Create customizable 3D avatars
  • Adjust facial and body features
  • Dress avatars in various outfits
  • AR camera for real-world photos
  • Virtual camera for in-app photos
  • Group photo sessions with chat
Features
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VRoid Mobile is an avatar camera app that allows you to create 3D characters, change clothes, and take photos. ■ Create your own 3D avatar! Not only can you freely combine face, hair and body parts, Parts can be adjusted freely just by moving the slider! The size of the head, the length of the limbs, the color of the eyes and the color of the hair can also be changed to your liking. Create your own original 3D avatar! ■ Choose avatar “clothes” and enjoy fashion! VRoid Mobile offers a lot of “avatar wear” designed for 3D avatars. Coordinate clothes that suit your avatar and enjoy fashion! Fashionable avatar wear by cutting-edge creators of “virtual fashion” will also appear one after another! ■ In the real world & virtual space! You can shoot "Avatar Photo"! How to show the completed avatar to everyone? VRoid Mobile is equipped with a full-featured “Avatar Camera” function that enables “emo” filters and stylish photo processing! "AR camera" that can call 3D avatar in the real world and take pictures, VRoid is a “virtual camera” that lets you take photos in the virtual space inside your mobile You can enjoy two shooting modes. Take a photo of your avatar and share it on SNS! In addition, virtual cameras can be played simultaneously by up to four people! Avatars in the studio can have a text chat. Let's gather together and enjoy group photo shooting! * "AR Camera" can only be used with ARKit compatible models. * Supported environments and devices may change in future updates. * This information is current as of July 26, 2019. * Operation is not guaranteed on all devices.

About

Vivid Studio

Create 3D model-based videos and images. Import your own 3D models and motion data, arrange them in a scene with lights, and preview your animation. Export your creations as videos or still images.

Highlights
  • Import 3D model data (.obj, .x, .pmd, .pmx)
  • Import motion data (.vmd, .vpd)
  • Edit CG scenes with models and lights
  • Attach motion files to models
  • Preview scenes with animations
  • Export as videos and images
Features
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The Vivid Studio is an app for creating 3D model-based video. With Vivid Studio, you can do the following things: - Import 3D model data of the supported file format. - Edit CG scene by placing 3D models and lights. - Attach motion files to the 3D models. - Preview the edited scene with motions. - Export the edited scene as videos and images. Note that this app doesn't include any 3D model data and motion data. You need to prepare and import them by yourself. Vivid Studio currently supports the following file formats: - 3D data: .obj, .x, .pmd (MikuMikuDance model format), .pmx (MikuMikuDance model format) - Motion data: .vmd, .vpd (MikuMikuDance motion format, MikuMikuDance pose format) "MikuMikuDance" is a freeware developed by You Higuchi. About the asset data used in this app page The usage of the asset data in the preview and the screenshots is within the license terms provided by the asset creators. - ニコニコ立体ちゃん (and its motion data) - Available at https://3d.nicovideo.jp/alicia/ - License terms: https://3d.nicovideo.jp/alicia/rule.html - 【MMDステージ配布】床ステージ - 【MMDステージ配布】スカイドーム 真っ青と雲【スカイドーム】 - Available at http://tiizu-mmd.com

Screenshots

VRoid Mobile4 screens
Vivid Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VRoid Mobile at Free against Vivid Studio's $4.99. VRoid Mobile also leads on ratings volume (420 vs 24) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Vivid Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

VRoid Mobile is free to download; Vivid Studio costs $4.99 up front. VRoid Mobile sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Vivid Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vivid Studio holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VRoid Mobile has 420 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of VRoid Mobile's written reviews are positive against 68% of Vivid Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VRoid Mobile ships an update monthly, Vivid Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
VRoid Mobile versus Vivid Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVRoid MobileVivid Studio
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.3 (420 ratings)3.7 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews68.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings420 — better24
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerpixiv Inc.taitor

Customer experience

VRoid Mobile

All ratings420 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.0%
Negative31.2%
Written reviews548 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral17.9%
Negative33.8%

Vivid Studio

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral12.5%
Negative19.4%

Bugs and requests

VRoid Mobile

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and account creation issues
  • Frequent crashes when trying to access certain features
  • Failure to load clothing and other assets

Requested features

5 requests
  • More clothing, hair, and accessory options
  • Ability to import custom models and textures
  • Face tracking and animation features
  • More diverse backgrounds and scenes
  • Multiplayer and social features

Vivid Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

VRoid Mobile

One-time13
  • 100コイン$0.99
  • 200コイン$1.99
  • 300コイン$2.99
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  • 400コイン$3.99
  • 500コイン$4.99
  • 600コイン$5.99
  • 700コイン$6.99
  • 800コイン$6.99
  • 1000コイン$9.99
  • 900コイン$9.99
  • 1100コイン$9.99
  • 2000コイン$19.99
  • 5000コイン$49.99
None

Vivid Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VRoid Mobile free?
VRoid Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vivid Studio free?
Vivid Studio costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VRoid Mobile or Vivid Studio?
Vivid Studio is rated higher. VRoid Mobile averages 3.3 out of 5 from 420 ratings, while Vivid Studio averages 3.7 from 24 ratings.
Do VRoid Mobile or Vivid Studio have ads?
VRoid Mobile shows ads; Vivid Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, VRoid Mobile or Vivid Studio?
VRoid Mobile ships an update monthly, and Vivid Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, VRoid Mobile was updated on September 23, 2026 and Vivid Studio on September 21, 2026.

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