Nomad Sculpt vs Deck Flows
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nomad Sculpt
Create 3D models with sculpting and painting tools. Features include layers, multiresolution sculpting, and PBR rendering. Supports various export formats for your digital art.
- Sculpting tools (clay, flatten, smooth, trim)
- Vertex painting (color, roughness, metalness)
- Layer system for sculpting and painting
- Multiresolution and voxel remeshing
- Automatic UV unwrapping
- PBR rendering with post-processing effects
- Export/import in glTF, OBJ, STL, PLY
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• Sculpting tools Clay, flatten, smooth, mask and many other brushes will let you shape your creation. You can also use the trim boolean cutting tool with lasso, rectangle and other shapes, for hardsurface purposes. • Stroke customization Falloff, alphas, tilings, pencil pressure and other stroke parameters can be customized. You can save and load your tools preset as well. • Painting tools Vertex painting with color, roughness and metalness. You can easily manage all your material presets as well. • Layers Record your sculpting and painting operations in separate layers for easier iteration during the creation process. Both the sculpting and painting changes are recorded. • Multiresolution sculpting Go back and forth between multiple resolution of your mesh for a flexible workflow. • Voxel remeshing Remesh quickly your mesh to get a uniform level of detail. It can be used to quickly sketch a rough shape at the beginning of the creation process. • Dynamic topology Refine locally your mesh under your brush to get an automatic level of detail. You can even keep your layers, as they will be automatically updated! • Decimate Reduce the number of polygons by keeping as many details as possible. • Face Group Segment your mesh into subgroups with the face group tool. • Automatic UV unwrap The automatic UV unwrapper can use face groups to control the unwrapping process. • Baking You can transfer vertex data such as color, roughness, metalness and small scaled detail in to textures. You can also do the opposite, transfering textures data into vertex data or layers. • Primitive shape Cylinder, torus, tube, lathe and other primitives can be used to quickly start new shapes from scratch. • PBR rendering Beautiful PBR rendering by default, with lighting and shadows. You can always switch to matcap for a more standard shading for sculpting purposes. • Post processing Screen Space Reflection, Depth of Field, Ambient Occlusion, Tone mapping, etc • Export and Import Supported formats include glTF, OBJ, STL or PLY files. • Interface Easy-to-use interface, designed for mobile experience. Customization is possible as well! • Quad Remesher (separate in-app purchase only) Remesh your object automatically with a quad dominant mesh that follows the mesh curvatures. It supports guides, face groups and density painting.
Deck Flows
Design custom decks in 2D and 3D, then get material estimates. Plan stairs, railings, and posts, and visualize your backyard projects. Pro features offer advanced design options and client proposal generation.
- 2D and 3D deck planning
- Material quantity estimation
- Custom stair and railing design
- Client proposal generation (Pro)
- Import and export project files
- Guided planning lessons
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Design your deck in 2D, explore it in 3D, and estimate the materials before you build. Deck Flows brings deck planning and estimating together for deck contractors and DIY deck builders. PLAN YOUR OWN DECK Draw a custom layout, enter dimensions, and see how stairs, railings, posts, beams, and finishes fit together. Compare ideas for your backyard and review material quantities as your design takes shape. PREPARE YOUR NEXT CLIENT PROJECT Show clients the deck in 3D. With Deck Flows Pro, reuse your material and labor prices, account for waste and profit margin, and prepare branded estimates and proposal PDFs from the same project. START WITH FREE BASIC TOOLS • Save up to three projects • Design one deck with custom stair landings in 2D and 3D • Add straight, L-shaped, and U-turn stairs • Plan standard baluster railings, beams, and support posts • Explore framing views and review a materials takeoff • Import and export project files • Follow guided lessons for core planning tools EXPAND YOUR WORKFLOW WITH DECK FLOWS PRO • Save unlimited projects and design multi-level decks • Add covered-deck and roof designs • Plan wraparound stairs and straight-stair landings • Explore cable, rod, and curved railings • Save reusable material prices, labor rates, and custom items • Add your company details and branding • Prepare client estimates, scopes, exclusions, and payment terms • Export material lists and branded proposal PDFs • Review deck, joist, beam, footing, and railing sheets in Pro Blueprint Pro features require a paid subscription. Basic tools are available without a subscription. Made for iPad, with landscape support on iPhone. Deck Flows is a planning and estimating aid. Verify quantities, dimensions, site conditions, structural requirements, and local building codes before purchasing materials or building. Pro Blueprint sheets are planning references, not certified or permit-ready construction documents. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Deck Flows at Free against Nomad Sculpt's $19.99. Deck Flows also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Nomad Sculpt's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 5) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Deck Flows is free to download; Nomad Sculpt costs $19.99 up front. Nomad Sculpt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Deck Flows sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Deck Flows holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nomad Sculpt has 14K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Nomad Sculpt's written reviews are positive against 100% of Deck Flows's.
Nomad Sculpt ships an update every 10 days, Deck Flows every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nomad Sculpt | Deck Flows |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #3 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 293 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hexanomad | Joistline Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Nomad Sculpt
Deck Flows
Bugs and requests
Nomad Sculpt
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when importing/exporting certain file types
- Glitches with symmetry and transform tools
- Inconsistent performance on older iPad models
Requested features
7 requests- Add UV mapping and unwrapping tools
- Implement a more robust autosave system
- Include rigging and animation capabilities
- Add support for more file formats (e.g., FBX)
- Improve palm rejection and gesture controls
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- Provide more brush customization options
- Implement a timeline or layer system for sculpting
Deck Flows
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nomad Sculpt
- Quad Remesher$15.99
Deck Flows
- Deck Flows Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
- Deck Flows Pro Annual$119.991 Year









