Noumenal vs Solid Engineer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Noumenal
Create and manipulate 3D solid models with an intuitive, VR-inspired interface. Features a high-performance physics engine and automatic texture mapping for professional-grade results. Export models for 3D printing and other applications.
- VR-inspired 3D modeling interface
- High-performance physics engine
- Automatic texture mapping
- Supports USDZ, glTF, STL, and FCT formats
- Solid models for 3D printing
- Free sharing of images and FCTs
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Noumenal is an elegant and fast 3D solid modeling app for iOS. - Inspired by VR, it's as if you can reach right through the glass. - Uses a solid modeling kernel designed from the ground up for high quality graphics, capable of updating 120 times per second. - Push 3D shapes into place as if they were real, solid objects using a custom, high performance physics engine. - Noumenal automatically texture maps exported shapes, so they are ready for texture painting. - Noumenal supports USDZ, glTF, and STL formats, in addition to its own lossless compact format (FCT). - Noumenal produces solid models, ready for 3D printing. All features can be used for free except exporting to USDZ, glTF, and STL, which require a subscription. Images and FCTs can be shared for free. Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
Solid Engineer
This app teaches programming through visual 3D model creation. It offers modes for beginners to advanced users, including JavaScript support. Models can be printed or shared.
- Visual programming interface
- 3D model creation
- Printable model export
- Beginner to advanced modes
- JavaScript integration
- Keyframe animation
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Learn programming and create 3D models that can be printed or shared with other users. The 'basic' mode helps students to learn the basics of programming by dragging and dropping programming statements. The 'advanced' mode supports subtracting and intersecting volumes, profiles, parameters, part libraries and keyframe animation. In the 'programmer' mode you can use the power of modern JavaScript such as arrow functions, maps and filters.
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Verdict
Noumenal and Solid Engineer both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Solid Engineer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Noumenal's. Solid Engineer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Noumenal's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Noumenal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Solid Engineer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Noumenal against 5.0 for Solid Engineer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Noumenal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solid Engineer's.
| Parameter | Noumenal | Solid Engineer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dustin DeWeese | Axxem B.V. |
Customer experience
Noumenal
Solid Engineer
In-app purchases
Noumenal
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Year
Solid Engineer
No in-app purchases








