Minima Sculptor vs GDevelop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minima Sculptor
Create 3D models by combining and adjusting basic shapes. Apply custom or pre-set materials to your designs. This app is ideal for beginners and children learning 3D modeling.
- Combine 3D primitives
- Adjust properties with sliders
- Paint models with custom materials
- Material library presets
- Export for 3D printing and game engines
- Cross-platform integration
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Construct 3D models by combining and fine-tuning properties of 3D primitives. Paint models with custom materials (or select from a library of material presets) in the Painting Studio. Designed to be as simple as possible – great for kids and novices to 3D modeling. Includes powerful editing tools & features like the Properties Editor, Material Previewer, Parts List, primitive grouping, property sliders, property text input, and much more. Export projects easily for 3D printing, popular gaming & physics engines, sharing with friends via Airdrop, editing via text-editor, or editing in another 3D modeling application. Exporting as Minima Model files keeps files sizes low and makes sharing easy. Includes detailed Help Center with walkthroughs for solving urgent technical questions. Part of the MINIMA Suite of powerful, accessible creative tools for the iPad and Mac. Includes cross-platform integration with Mac version of Minima Sculptor.
GDevelop
Discover and play a wide variety of indie games created by a global community. This platform also empowers users to design and publish their own 2D and 3D games using a no-code, AI-assisted engine, suitable for all skill levels.
- Unlimited indie game access
- Create 2D/3D games
- No-code development
- AI-assisted game building
- Game templates and assets
- Publish and share games
- Leaderboards and multiplayer
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Play a growing world of quirky, joyful indie games. Discover, play and support games made by independent creators from around the world... and create your own! Play and help shape the next indie gem: - Unlimited indie games instantly in-app, no install needed - Sharing feedback with creators - Explore new games every week, from around the world Every game in the app was built with GDevelop: the no-code and AI powered, open-source game engine used by thousands of creators, artists, and independent developers. Start exploring. Play something small. Or weird. Or wonderful. Create your own games. Or play any game you're dreaming of! It's fast, easy, and no technical knowledge is required to get started. Try it, or get a GDevelop subscription to unlock every feature! - Explore dozens of game templates or start from scratch. - Use AI to help you build your game step by step. - Use your own characters, or choose from a library of pre-made objects such as characters, animations, sounds, and music. - Quickly add pre-made logic to your game objects with GDevelop's Behaviors. - Write game logic with GDevelop's innovative event system based on "if / then" actions and conditions. - Publish your game in a few seconds and share it with your friends, colleagues, or customers. - Allow players to submit their scores with ready-to-use leaderboards or make online multiplayer games. Dozens of thousands of games are made every month with GDevelop. Unleash your creativity, and create all kinds of games: platformers, shoot’em up, strategy, 8-bit, or hyper-casual games... the sky is the limit. GDevelop is a powerful game engine that will transform you into a game designer: - Add explosions and effects with particles. - Use visual effects ("shaders"). - Pathfinding and advanced movements (bounce, elliptic movement, screen wrap, projectiles...). - Advanced rendering engine that can handle pixel-art games, modern 2D games, 2.5D isometric games and 3D games. - Text objects for scores, dialogues, with optional typewriter effects. - Transitions and smooth movement for objects. - Leaderboards and Real-time Multiplayer. - Platformer engine. - Realistic 2D and 3D physics engine. - Sound effects and music handling. - Ready-to-use objects for your game interface: text input, buttons, joysticks, progress bars... - Complete documentation available for each feature. - Dozens of extensions that give new behaviors, new actions, and new conditions: checkpoints, object shaking, 3D flip effects... GDevelop makes game development easy, even for those with no prior experience. Download the app and join a community of 400k+ monthly creators: gamers, hobbyists, teachers, and professionals. GDevelop's unique design makes game creation fast and fun! Our Terms & Conditions: https://gdevelop.io/page/terms-and-conditions Our Privacy Policy: https://gdevelop.io/page/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minima Sculptor at none against GDevelop's 21. Minima Sculptor also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). GDevelop's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 95) and chart position (#21 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. GDevelop sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Minima Sculptor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minima Sculptor holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GDevelop has 2.5K ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Minima Sculptor's written reviews are positive against 50% of GDevelop's.
Minima Sculptor ships an update every 11 days, GDevelop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minima Sculptor | GDevelop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (95 ratings) — better | 4.3 (2.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 49.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 95 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #21 — better |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | MagMHJ | GDEVELOP FRANCE |
Customer experience
Minima Sculptor
GDevelop
Bugs and requests
Minima Sculptor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GDevelop
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when changing sprites
- Keyboard issues on mobile
- Saved projects not loading properly
- Frequent crashes and loss of progress
- Importing assets causes issues
Requested features
5 requests- Sprite editor
- More programming features (e.g. switches, loops)
- Ability to organize code/actions better on mobile
- Reduce subscription limits
- Add daily rewards or free currency
In-app purchases
Minima Sculptor
No in-app purchases
GDevelop
- GDevelop Silver3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- GDevelop Gold3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- GDevelop Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Month
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- GDevelop Silver - 1 year$49.991 Year
- GDevelop Gold - 1 year3 Days trial$95.991 Year
- GDevelop Pro - 1 year3 Days trial$399.991 Year
- Sci-Fi Space Village$3.99
- Sci-Fi Space Characters$3.99
- Sci-Fi Space Animals$3.99
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- Pixel Dark Fantasy Level 3$4.99
- Pixel Dark Fantasy$5.99
- Pixel Dark Fantasy Level 2$5.99
- 500 Credits$5.99
- 1000 Credits$9.99
- Platformer Bundle$14.99
- GDevelop Mega Bundle$17.99
- 2000 Credits$18.99
- From Zero to Creator$24.99
- From Zero to Creator$34.99
- 5000 Credits$44.99
- 10000 Credits$89.99









