BrickPixApp vs 3dMaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrickPixApp
Transform your photos into unique mosaic art using virtual LEGO bricks. Generate a parts list and preview your creation in 2D or 3D before sharing.
- Convert photos to mosaic art
- Use device images or camera
- Select mosaic dimensions
- 2D and 3D mosaic preview
- Generate parts list
- Customize brick colors/shapes
- Share mosaic renderings
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BrickPix turns your pictures into beautiful mosaic art made of LEGO® bricks. Some of the features include: * Choose an existing image on your device or take a new picture with your camera * Choose mosaic dimensions * Preview your mosaic in 2D or 3D * View the Parts List needed to build the mosaic * Choose brick colors / shapes to use * Share the 2D / 3D rendering of your mosaic
3dMaster
Visualize 3D scenes and animations with support for over 25 3D formats and various texture types. This tool utilizes advanced rendering techniques for improved quality and performance, allowing artists to preview skeletal animations on mobile devices.
- Supports 25+ 3D formats
- PBR material system
- CSM shadow technology
- Order-independent transparency
- Full skeletal animation support
- Import and switch animations freely
- Supports various texture formats
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The 3dMaster is a 3d scene visualization tools that supports 25+ 3d formats. It is built using a modern render pipeline with the Vulkan API, based on the PBR (Physics-Based Rendering) material system, supports CSM (Cascaded Shadow Maps) shadow technology, uses OIT (Order-independent transparency) technology to optimize the sorting of transparent objects, both improved rendering quality and performance. In particular, 3dMaster fully supports the skeletal animation system. after opening the main scene, animations can be imported in separate and switched freely. animation artists can preview their works on the iPhone. The supported 3d scene formats include the following: • obj • fbx • gltf • stl • collada • ply • blend • 3ds • lwo • lws • m3d • md2 • md3 • mdl • x3d • x • bvh • ac • b3d • opengex • dxf • xgl • usd • usda • usdc • usdz The supported texture formats include the following: • ktx • pvr • dds • jpeg • png • tga • pcx • psd • gif • bmp • ppm • pgm • hdr
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 3dMaster at 5.0 against BrickPixApp's 4.3. BrickPixApp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. 3dMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BrickPixApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
3dMaster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrickPixApp has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrickPixApp | 3dMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boris Estulin | 海宁 徐 |
Customer experience
BrickPixApp
3dMaster
In-app purchases
BrickPixApp
No in-app purchases
3dMaster
- Unlock Advanced Functions$2.99
