3D modeling vs Brick Art Instructor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Brick Art Instructor
Create brick mosaic art from your own photos or provided samples. The app guides you through the building process, making it easy to transform images into unique brick artworks.
- Build brick mosaic art
- Use own pictures
- Select artwork parts
- Follow building instructions
- Includes sample pictures
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The Brick Art Instructor allows you to build your favourite picture in brick mosaic style. Choose your own picture or start with one of the samples, select which part you want to make an artwork from and use the instructions to start building.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 3D modeling at 4.6 against Brick Art Instructor's 4.0. 3D modeling also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 1) and chart position (#104 vs unranked). Brick Art Instructor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). 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. Brick Art Instructor asks for nothing beyond the download.
3D modeling holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D modeling has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
3D modeling ships an update every 2 months, Brick Art Instructor every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3D modeling | Brick Art Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #104 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Core five, Inc. | Tobias Pott |
Customer experience
3D modeling
Brick Art Instructor
Bugs and 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
Brick Art Instructor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Brick Art Instructor
No in-app purchases
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