Comparison

Nomad Sculpt vs ButtonWrap

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

ButtonWrap

Features
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ButtonWrap turns a photo into a print-ready sheet of pin-back buttons — sized to the millimeter, every time. Pick from 28 sizes across circles, squares, rectangles, ovals, badges, and octagons, add your photos, and frame each one exactly how you want it — pan, zoom, and rotate freely inside the shape. ButtonWrap lays out a full sheet automatically, with cut lines in the right place so what prints matches what your press expects. No guessing, no trial-and-error sheets. 28 button sizes, from 7/8" to 6", matched to real manufacturer layouts wherever they exist Circle, square, rectangle, oval, rounded rectangle, badge, and octagon shapes Free rotation and precise framing for every photo Print at 8.5×11, 8×11, A4, A3, Legal, Tabloid, or any custom paper size Export a single design as a PDF or PNG, or print a full sheet One purchase, for iPhone, iPad, and Mac No account, no ads, no tracking — your photos never leave your device Built for anyone running a pin-back button press at home, at a craft fair table, or in a school makerspace — this app exists because getting the size right shouldn't be the hard part.

Screenshots

Nomad Sculpt4 screens
ButtonWrap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ButtonWrap at $2.99 against Nomad Sculpt's $19.99. ButtonWrap also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Nomad Sculpt's advantage is chart position (#3 vs #86). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Nomad Sculpt costs $19.99 and ButtonWrap $2.99 up front. Nomad Sculpt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ButtonWrap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nomad Sculpt ships an update every 9 days, ButtonWrap every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Nomad Sculpt versus ButtonWrap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNomad SculptButtonWrap
Price$19.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#3 — better#86
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size294 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHexanomadCHARLES HOWARD SIMPSON

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

ButtonWrap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nomad Sculpt

One-time1
  • Quad Remesher$15.99
None

ButtonWrap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nomad Sculpt free?
Nomad Sculpt costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ButtonWrap free?
ButtonWrap costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nomad Sculpt or ButtonWrap have ads?
Neither Nomad Sculpt nor ButtonWrap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nomad Sculpt or ButtonWrap?
Nomad Sculpt ships an update every 9 days, and ButtonWrap every 2 days. Most recently, Nomad Sculpt was updated on November 8, 2026 and ButtonWrap on October 31, 2026.
Which is more popular, Nomad Sculpt or ButtonWrap?
Nomad Sculpt currently peaks at #3 in the App Store charts, and ButtonWrap at #86. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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