Comparison

instant3Dhub vs 3D modeling

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

instant3Dhub4 screens
3D modeling4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
instant3Dhub versus 3D modeling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterinstant3Dhub3D modeling
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (15K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better68.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—15K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#102 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB116 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThreedy GmbHCore five, Inc.

Customer experience

instant3Dhub

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

3D modeling

All ratings14,155 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews1,252 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral10.8%
Negative21.1%

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

None

instant3Dhub

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

3D modeling

Subscriptions6
  • 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?
instant3Dhub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3D modeling free?
3D modeling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do instant3Dhub or 3D modeling have ads?
Neither instant3Dhub nor 3D modeling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, instant3Dhub or 3D modeling?
instant3Dhub ships an update every 6 months, and 3D modeling every 2 months. Most recently, instant3Dhub was updated on November 3, 2026 and 3D modeling on November 8, 2026.

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