Comparison

VRoid Mobile vs HoloModels(ホロモデル)

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

HoloModels(ホロモデル)

This app allows users to pose and photograph digital figures on their smartphone. Customize poses, resize figures from palm-sized to life-sized, and share your creations through the built-in social network.

Highlights
  • Customize figure poses
  • Take photos anywhere
  • Resize figures
  • Built-in social networking
  • Share user-created poses
Features
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"A New Way to Support Your Favorites — “HoloModels” “HoloModels” is an app that lets you carry, control, and photograph digital figures using just a single smartphone. With intuitive controls, you can easily adjust poses and share your photos through the built-in social networking feature. ◆ Freely Customize Figure Poses Simply move the figure’s joints with intuitive controls. Create your own original poses just the way you like! ◆ Take Photos of Your Favorite Anytime, Anywhere Resize figures from palm-sized to life-sized. Enjoy taking photos with your favorite characters wherever you go! ◆ Share Everyday Moments on the In-App SNS You can also save and use poses created by others. Share photos taken with HoloModels with other users! [Bug Reports & Inquiries] Please contact us via the inquiry form on our official website. https://gugenka.jp/en/contact Publisher: ©Gugenka®"

Screenshots

VRoid Mobile4 screens
HoloModels(ホロモデル)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HoloModels(ホロモデル) at 100% against VRoid Mobile's 48%. HoloModels(ホロモデル) also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). VRoid Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (420 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. VRoid Mobile sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. HoloModels(ホロモデル) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HoloModels(ホロモデル) holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VRoid Mobile has 420 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of HoloModels(ホロモデル)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VRoid Mobile ships an update monthly, HoloModels(ホロモデル) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
VRoid Mobile versus HoloModels(ホロモデル): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVRoid MobileHoloModels(ホロモデル)
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (420 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings420 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB272 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerpixiv Inc.Gugenka Inc.

Customer experience

VRoid Mobile

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

HoloModels(ホロモデル)

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

HoloModels(ホロモデル)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

VRoid Mobile

One-time14
  • 100コイン$0.99
  • 200コイン$1.99
  • 300コイン$2.99
Show 11 more
  • 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
  • 1200コイン$11.99
  • 2000コイン$19.99
  • 5000コイン$49.99
None

HoloModels(ホロモデル)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VRoid Mobile free?
VRoid Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HoloModels(ホロモデル) free?
HoloModels(ホロモデル) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VRoid Mobile or HoloModels(ホロモデル)?
HoloModels(ホロモデル) is rated higher. VRoid Mobile averages 3.3 out of 5 from 420 ratings, while HoloModels(ホロモデル) averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VRoid Mobile or HoloModels(ホロモデル) have ads?
VRoid Mobile shows ads; HoloModels(ホロモデル) does not.
Which is updated more often, VRoid Mobile or HoloModels(ホロモデル)?
VRoid Mobile ships an update monthly, and HoloModels(ホロモデル) fortnightly. Most recently, VRoid Mobile was updated on October 15, 2026 and HoloModels(ホロモデル) on October 3, 2026.

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