Moblo vs Solid Engineer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moblo
Design custom furniture and interior spaces in 3D. This intuitive tool allows users to assemble, customize, and visualize their creations in their own homes using augmented reality. Export your designs for further use.
- 3D furniture modeling
- Interior design visualization
- Augmented reality placement
- Customizable materials and colors
- 3D mesh export (.stl, .obj)
- Intuitive interface
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Want to create a bespoke piece of furniture or design a space yourself? Moblo is the perfect 3D modeling tool for your future projects. Great for easily designing furniture in 3D, you can also use it to imagine more complex interior designs. Using augmented reality, you can quickly bring your ideas to life and visualize them in your own home. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced 3D modeler, Moblo is the perfect 3D modeling tool for your bespoke furniture projects. With its interface designed for either a touchscreen or a mouse, Moblo is simple and accessible to everyone. Examples of furniture or fittings often designed with Moblo: - Made-to-measure shelving - Bookcase - Dressing room - TV unit - Desk - Children's bed - Kitchen - Bedroom - Wooden furniture - Etc. Visit our website or our Discord server to discover the full range of possibilities offered by Moblo. From DIY enthusiasts to professionals (carpenters, kitchen designers, interior designers, etc.), the community shares a whole host of ideas and creations. www.moblo3d.app Creation steps: 1 - 3D modeling Assemble your future piece of furniture in 3D using an intuitive interface and ready-to-use parts (basic shapes/legs/handles). 2 - Customize colors and materials Choose which materials to apply to your 3D furniture from our library (paint, wood, metal, glass). Or create your own material using a simple editor. 3 - Augmented reality Using your phone's camera, visualize your 3D creation in your own home and adjust it according to your space. This means you can see what your design looks like in a real-life context before you start production. 4 - 3D export Export your project as a 3D mesh file (.stl or .obj) for use with other tools such as Sketchup or Blender (raw mesh, without colors or textures). Main features: - 3D assembly (movement/deformation/rotation). - Duplicate/hide/lock one or more parts. - Materials library (paint, wood, metal, glass, etc.). - Custom materials editor (color, texture, shininess, reflection, opacity). - Augmented reality visualization. - Parts list. - Notes related to parts. - Photo capture. Premium features: - Possibility of working on several projects in parallel. - Unlimited number of parts per project. - Access to all part shapes. - Access to all materials in the library. - Save a selection as a new project. - Import a project into an existing project. - Export to .stl or .obj 3D mesh files (raw mesh without colors or textures). - Export the parts list in .csv format (compatible with Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets). - Share creations with other Moblo apps. For further information, please visit our resources page on the moblo3d.app website.
Solid Engineer
This app teaches programming through visual 3D model creation. It offers modes for beginners to advanced users, including JavaScript support. Models can be printed or shared.
- Visual programming interface
- 3D model creation
- Printable model export
- Beginner to advanced modes
- JavaScript integration
- Keyframe animation
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Learn programming and create 3D models that can be printed or shared with other users. The 'basic' mode helps students to learn the basics of programming by dragging and dropping programming statements. The 'advanced' mode supports subtracting and intersecting volumes, profiles, parameters, part libraries and keyframe animation. In the 'programmer' mode you can use the power of modern JavaScript such as arrow functions, maps and filters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solid Engineer at 5.0 against Moblo's 4.5. Solid Engineer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Moblo's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (666 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Moblo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solid Engineer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solid Engineer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moblo has 666 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Moblo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solid Engineer's.
Moblo ships an update fortnightly, Solid Engineer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moblo | Solid Engineer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (666 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 666 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 286 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Felix Raymond | Axxem B.V. |
Customer experience
Moblo
Solid Engineer
Bugs and requests
Moblo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and stability issues
- Inconsistent behavior with certain actions
- Difficulty unlocking previously locked objects
Requested features
5 requests- Add more shapes and customization options
- Improve measurement tools and precision
- Implement grouping and alignment features
- Add cloud sync and export capabilities
- Incorporate hardware components like hinges and slides
Solid Engineer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Moblo
- Premium access$7.99
Solid Engineer
No in-app purchases









