3D modeling vs Cubimo
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/
Cubimo
Solve physical cubes with manual input or scanning, then watch an animated 3D solution. Design custom cube mosaics with various tools or convert your photos into mosaic art.
- Manual cube color entry
- Cube scanning solver
- 3D animated solving sequence
- Custom mosaic grid design
- Image to mosaic conversion
- 7+ mosaic design tools
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Cubimo Cube Solver lets you to solve Rubik's cubes using manual color entry or cube scanning. Cubimo generates you a 3D cube that you can rotate around while watching an animated solving sequence to solve your cube! Cubimo Mosaic Editor lets you to make a custom grid of cubes and use 7+ tools to design your own mosaics. You can also use our image tool to turn your own photos into cube mosaics!
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Verdict
3D modeling and Cubimo both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 68% of 3D modeling's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cubimo's. 3D modeling also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 13) and chart position (#100 vs unranked). Cubimo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Cubimo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for 3D modeling against 4.7 for Cubimo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D modeling has 15K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of 3D modeling's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cubimo's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3D modeling | Cubimo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15K ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Core five, Inc. | Cubify LLC |
Customer experience
3D modeling
Cubimo
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
Cubimo
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
Cubimo
No in-app purchases
