instant3Dhub vs 3D modeling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
instant3Dhub
Experience 3D streaming and mixed reality on your mobile device. Ideal for industrial engineering and manufacturing, it allows you to place 3D data on surfaces and track models with advanced computer vision.
- 3D streaming to mobile
- Mixed reality experiences
- Anchoring 3D data to surfaces
- Model tracking with computer vision
- Support for various 3D data formats
- Designed for industrial workflows
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instant3Dhub for iOS brings the power of 3D streaming to your mobile device. Simply join a 3D session from your device or try out the demo session. Experience cutting-edge visual computing and mixed reality, crafted for industrial engineering and manufacturing workflows. Built with the instant3Dhub iOS Swift SDK (https://repo.threedy.io/ios/instant3dhubxr). App specific Features include: * Anchoring: place your 3D data on detected surfaces in your environment, such as floors, tables, or walls. * Model Tracking: Service-Integration of industry’s leading computer vision tracking engine VisionLib. Track and compare moving or stationary hardware to the digital representation. More about instant3Dhub: instant3Dhub enables developers to build highly responsive, interactive and immersive 3D apps that change the way engineers, sales folks & field service work with 3D. Instant 3D viewing and interactivity - anywhere, anytime, at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. Our format support covers a wide range of standards across typical domains such as CAD, Construction, and Visualization. Whether you're working with detailed engineering models, buildings, or visualization assets, instant3Dhub ensures your data is readily accessible and usable, simplifying complex workflows. You can find a full list here https://www.threedy.io/product/instant3dhub/supported-formats
3D modeling
Create 3D models and digital art on your mobile device. Sculpt, sketch, and color your designs with intuitive gesture controls and a comprehensive set of modeling tools. Export your creations in standard formats.
- Gesture-based 3D manipulation
- Vertex, edge, and face editing tools
- Sculpting and coloring capabilities
- UV editor for texture placement
- Material application
- OBJ file import/export
- Video tutorials for all tools
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3D Modeling App lets you easily design 3D content on the go using gestures on iPhone or iPad. No need to use the Apple Pencil, but you can, if you want to. Tons of features: 1. Fast workflow: - Move, Rotate, Scale objects and camera by gestures switching between them on the go. - Easily multi-select Vertices, Edges, Faces and Objects by long tap or frame draw. 2. Vertex tools: Merge (Target merge, Collapse Edges, Collapse Faces), Connect, Create face by vertices. 3. Edge tools: Draw cut by single swipe or by set point by point, Cut loop (create new edge-loops), Select loop (also by double tap), Extrude, Delete, Select ring, Create face by border edge (fill the hole). 4. Face tools: Extrude, Draw face by set points, Detach, Clone, Select shell, Reverse, Delete. 5. Object tools: Combine, Separate, Clone, Mirror, Smooth, Divide, Soft/hard normals. 6. Sculpting tools: Move, Screen, Push, Pull, Smooth. You can adjust brush size and strength. 7. Colouring tools: - Paint textures. - Edit texture placement using UV editor. - Vertex color painting. 8. Display tools: - Grid with settable size and snapping value. - Display info: Triangles count, Distance between vertices, Edge length. - Wireframe on shaded on/off. - Shadows on/off. - Axis on/off. 9. 20 materials can be applied to your objects. 10. Additional tools: - Orthographic camera. - Set Move, Rotate and Scale precise values. - Display selected (Isolate selection). - Grow selection and convert selection. - Move Vertices, Edges, Faces and Objects freely without grid snap. - Snap. - Auto-save. 11. Export & import .obj files. 12. Video tutorial for every tool. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: instant3Dhub at none against 3D modeling's 6. instant3Dhub also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%). 3D modeling's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and chart position (#102 vs unranked). 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. 3D modeling sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. instant3Dhub asks for nothing beyond the download.
instant3Dhub ships an update every 6 months, 3D modeling every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | instant3Dhub | 3D modeling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 68.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #102 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Threedy GmbH | Core five, Inc. |
Customer experience
instant3Dhub
3D modeling
Bugs and requests
instant3Dhub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
3D modeling
Reported bugs
4 issues- Painting issues with textures
- Inconsistent scaling behavior
- Reference images disappearing
- Inability to delete objects
Requested features
5 requests- Add layer management
- Improve UV mapping tools
- Implement lighting controls
- Allow importing custom models
- Add mirror/symmetry mode
In-app purchases
instant3Dhub
No in-app purchases
3D modeling
- Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Monthly Pro$6.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
- Yearly Pro$39.991 Year
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Questions
Is instant3Dhub free?
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