Comparison

Naomi Animation vs ModelPlay

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

Head to head
About

Naomi Animation

Create immersive 3D animations directly on your iPad using augmented reality. This app provides a user-friendly editor with pre-rigged characters and keyframe animation tools, making it easy to start animating immediately.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality 3D animation
  • Keyframe animation editor
  • Pre-rigged 3D characters
  • iPad and Apple Pencil support
  • Discord community
Features
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Create stunning 3D animations and AI-generated characters right on your iPad. Naomi turns your ideas into animated scenes you can share as videos, export to your favorite 3D tools, or place into the real world with AR. AI 3D MODEL GENERATOR Type what you want and watch it become a 3D model in seconds. Drop it into your scene, rig it, animate it. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Animate pre-rigged 3D characters with intuitive timeline keyframes • Generate custom 3D models from text prompts • Build minifigure characters in the Minifigure Factory • Compose cinematic scenes with lighting, materials, and camera moves • Apply post-processing filters: Comic, Black & White, dithering, and more • Place your animations into the real world with AR • Export as video, FBX, or GLB to use anywhere DESIGNED FOR IPAD + APPLE PENCIL Precise pencil input, multitouch gestures, and a UI built for the canvas in your hands. JOIN THE COMMUNITY Get inspiration, share your work, and join creative challenges on our Discord. Naomi is the fastest way to go from idea to animated 3D scene, no prior animation experience needed. Start experiencing the future of 3D animation content creation now. Naomi Discord community: https://discord.gg/ayhCZATm Terms of Use:  https://www.naomianimation.com/terms-conditions/

About

ModelPlay

Easily view and customize 3D models without needing professional knowledge. Import, export, and categorize various file formats, then personalize lighting, backgrounds, materials, and animations for stunning visual effects.

Highlights
  • Import/export GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL, PLY, 3MF
  • Categorize models with folders
  • Customize lighting and backgrounds
  • Adjust model materials and textures
  • Play and control 3D animations
  • Set model position and camera angles
Features
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ModelPlay supports 3D model classification and viewing, 3D model import and export, and users can personalize each 3D model and save the settings. When using ModelPlay, users don't need to have professional 3D knowledge, just through simple operation, you can get very stunning 3D effects. -3D Model Import and Export Supports import and export of many common 3D format files such as GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL, PLY, 3MF, and so on. -3D Model Categorization Categorize 3D models through folders, support both list and grid display, sorting and editing, and setting image size. -3D Model Lighting Settings Support to set the lighting of the scene where the 3D model is located: support preset lighting combination settings, light color, light intensity, light shadow settings, ambient light color settings, and halo intensity settings. You can create colorful lighting effects through multiple combination settings. 3D Model Background Settings Supports setting the background of the scene where the 3D model is located: supports solid color background and sky box background. You can set “whether to show the ground” to get different scene atmosphere effects. 3D Model Material Settings Support to set the material of 3D model: support default texture material, line material, metal material, transparent material and other material switching. Support to view the original material and texture. -3D Model Animation Settings Support 3D model skeleton display, support animation play and pause, support auto rotate, support dynamic skeleton, support multiple animation clips switch play. -3D Model Position Setting Support 3D model position offset and rotation setting. Support camera view angle setting, you can set different optimal display view angles for different 3D models. -3D Model Mesh Settings Count the number of sub-mesh and mesh vertices of the 3D model, support whether the sub-mesh is visible or not setting, support component separation, and support putting the sub-mesh as the center. -3D Model Cover Settings The 3D model cover will be automatically generated when the 3D model is opened for the first time, support to modify the cover. Note: Updates and Feedback ModelPlay will make continuous updates to provide more 3D setting effects in the subsequent releases. Feel free to provide suggestions to ModelPlay via comments!

Screenshots

Naomi Animation4 screens
ModelPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: ModelPlay at free against Naomi Animation's free with in-app purchases. Naomi Animation's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 27%) and ratings volume (237 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Naomi Animation sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and ModelPlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Naomi Animation holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Naomi Animation has 237 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Naomi Animation's written reviews are positive against 27% of ModelPlay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Naomi Animation ships an update every 3 weeks, ModelPlay every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Naomi Animation versus ModelPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNaomi AnimationModelPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (237 ratings) — better3.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews46.8% of reviews — better27.3% of reviews
Number of ratings237 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size346 MB255 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAniotech俊卿 吴

Customer experience

Naomi Animation

All ratings236 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.6%
Negative39.4%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive46.8%
Neutral15.6%
Negative37.6%

ModelPlay

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

Bugs and requests

Naomi Animation

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when importing large files
  • Imported models not retaining color or rigging
  • Camera controls freezing or not working as expected
  • Saving and exporting issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to rotate and scale objects
  • Improve camera controls and zooming
  • Increase number of free projects
  • Add support for more file formats and model import
  • Implement better rigging and animation tools
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  • Add more effects and lighting options

ModelPlay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Naomi Animation

Subscriptions2
  • Standard7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 Credits$2.99
  • 500 Credits$12.99
  • 1500 Credits$34.99
1 purchases

ModelPlay

One-time1
  • ModelPlay Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Naomi Animation free?
Naomi Animation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ModelPlay free?
ModelPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Naomi Animation or ModelPlay?
Naomi Animation is rated higher. Naomi Animation averages 3.2 out of 5 from 237 ratings, while ModelPlay averages 3.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Naomi Animation or ModelPlay have ads?
Neither Naomi Animation nor ModelPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Naomi Animation or ModelPlay?
Naomi Animation ships an update every 3 weeks, and ModelPlay every 2 weeks. Most recently, Naomi Animation was updated on November 7, 2026 and ModelPlay on November 4, 2026.

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