Comparison

3D modeling vs Brick Art Instructor

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

Head to head
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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

3D modeling4 screens
Brick Art Instructor4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
3D modeling versus Brick Art Instructor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D modelingBrick Art Instructor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#104 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCore five, Inc.Tobias Pott

Customer experience

3D modeling

All ratings14,155 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews1,250 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral10.8%
Negative21.0%

Brick Art Instructor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

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
None

Brick Art Instructor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3D modeling free?
3D modeling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brick Art Instructor free?
Brick Art Instructor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 3D modeling or Brick Art Instructor?
3D modeling is rated higher. 3D modeling averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Brick Art Instructor averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 3D modeling or Brick Art Instructor have ads?
Neither 3D modeling nor Brick Art Instructor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3D modeling or Brick Art Instructor?
3D modeling ships an update every 2 months, and Brick Art Instructor every 3 days. Most recently, 3D modeling was updated on October 27, 2026 and Brick Art Instructor on October 24, 2026.

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