Cadmio vs 3dMaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cadmio
Easily create interactive 3D presentations of your product designs. Import common CAD file formats and utilize a library of materials and environments. Share your visualizations with clients who don't need specialized software to review them.
- Import .STEP, .STL, .OBJ files
- Customizable material and environment presets
- Interactive 3D presentation editing
- AR view
- Shareable proprietary file format
- Automatic turntable animation
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CAD visualization has never been easier! Create interactive 3D presentations of your designs, and get your clients round. Use Cadmio’s curated material and environment presets, our presentation editing tools, and improve the ideation process even without prior computer graphics experience. Download Cadmio and get access to all FEATURES including: - .STEP, .STL, or .OBJ import from any CAD app. - Constantly growing Catalog of customizable material and environment presets. - Compact proprietary file format which is easy to share and store locally. - Various editing tools to customize the transform parameters of your CAD file. - Object hierarchy panel. - Multiple selection modes to speed up the preparation process. - Different render modes, units, and dimensions overlay for model evaluation. - Stored camera views and automatic turntable animation. - Projected decal rendering. - AR view. - Share functions. We offer a 1-WEEK TRIAL FOR FREE with unrestricted access to all materials, environments, and presentation editing tools. Prepare interactive 3D presentations on your iPad, and review them on your iPad or iPhone. Send iterations of the design to your client or supervisor, so they don’t need any modelling software to inspect the 3D model. Reviewing .cadmio files doesn’t require a subscription, and the Cadmio Viewer for the iPhone is also available for free. You can find more information about how to GET STARTED with Cadmio on our website: https://www.cadmio.io/getting-started SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS We recommend using iPad Pro with 4+ GB RAM (4th and 5th generation). On devices with less than 4 GB memory (for example the 8th generation iPad) certain environments are disabled. Cadmio supports the .STEP, .STL, and .OBJ file formats for importing CAD models. GET IN TOUCH Feel free to contact us with any questions or feedback at hello@cadmio.io. Follow us on Instagram (@cadmioapp) for more CAD visualization content and updates. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Opening and viewing existing presentations are FREE. Creating and editing presentations requires a subscription. You can choose a monthly or yearly option, each comes with a 1-week free trial. After confirmation, payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the end of the trial. The subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renew in the iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel at any time and enjoy all subscription benefits during the remaining period. PRIVACY AND TERMS OF USE https://www.cadmio.io/privacy https://www.cadmio.io/terms
3dMaster
Visualize 3D scenes and animations with support for over 25 3D formats and various texture types. This tool utilizes advanced rendering techniques for improved quality and performance, allowing artists to preview skeletal animations on mobile devices.
- Supports 25+ 3D formats
- PBR material system
- CSM shadow technology
- Order-independent transparency
- Full skeletal animation support
- Import and switch animations freely
- Supports various texture formats
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The 3dMaster is a 3d scene visualization tools that supports 25+ 3d formats. It is built using a modern render pipeline with the Vulkan API, based on the PBR (Physics-Based Rendering) material system, supports CSM (Cascaded Shadow Maps) shadow technology, uses OIT (Order-independent transparency) technology to optimize the sorting of transparent objects, both improved rendering quality and performance. In particular, 3dMaster fully supports the skeletal animation system. after opening the main scene, animations can be imported in separate and switched freely. animation artists can preview their works on the iPhone. The supported 3d scene formats include the following: • obj • fbx • gltf • stl • collada • ply • blend • 3ds • lwo • lws • m3d • md2 • md3 • mdl • x3d • x • bvh • ac • b3d • opengex • dxf • xgl • usd • usda • usdc • usdz The supported texture formats include the following: • ktx • pvr • dds • jpeg • png • tga • pcx • psd • gif • bmp • ppm • pgm • hdr
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 3dMaster at 5.0 against Cadmio's 4.2. 3dMaster also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and device support (3 vs 1). Cadmio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (34 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Cadmio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month and 3dMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
3dMaster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cadmio has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cadmio ships an update monthly, 3dMaster every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cadmio | 3dMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.5 GB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CADMIO Kft. | 海宁 徐 |
Customer experience
Cadmio
3dMaster
In-app purchases
Cadmio
- Cadmio Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$10.991 Month
- Cadmio Annual Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
3dMaster
- Unlock Advanced Functions$2.99








