Comparison

Plastic vs 3dMaster

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

Head to head
About

Plastic

Create 3D models using volumetric primitives and boolean operations, not polygons. Apply color and make non-destructive edits throughout the entire workflow. Export your creations for animation, rendering, or 3D printing.

Highlights
  • Volumetric modeling with primitives
  • Add and subtract operations
  • Integrated coloring tools
  • Non-destructive editing
  • Export to PLY format
Features
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In contrast to most other modeling tools, Plastic does not use polygons to define the shape of an object. Instead, you build up a volumetric representation by simply combining primitives with add and subtract operations. The same tools used for modeling can also be used to apply color to the model in one continuous workflow. And, since all of these actions in Plastic are non-destructive, you can easily change aspects of your scene at any point without affecting unrelated work. When you are done, objects can be exported as PLY files to be animated, rendered, or 3D printed with the help of other tools. To get started, create a new project by tapping the “+”-symbol in the project gallery. To edit an object in the scene, you can either tap it twice in the outline or tap the “Edit” button after selecting it and switching to the attributes panel. By tapping the plus button in the outline panel, you can now add strokes to your object and build up its shape. Although I am trying my best to provide a polished experience, Plastic is still in an early stage in its development and occasional bugs, missing features, and frequent design changes cannot be completely avoided. If you are interested in updates on the development progress, feel free to follow me on Twitter @raffael_kaehn. For feedback, please send me a direct message or an email to feedback@plastic.app.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Plastic4 screens
3dMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 3dMaster at Free against Plastic's $9.99. 3dMaster also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Plastic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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

3dMaster is free to download; Plastic costs $9.99 up front. 3dMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plastic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3dMaster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plastic has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plastic ships an update monthly, 3dMaster every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Plastic versus 3dMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlastic3dMaster
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaffael Kaehn海宁 徐

Customer experience

Plastic

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

3dMaster

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

In-app purchases

None

Plastic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

3dMaster

One-time1
  • Unlock Advanced Functions$2.99

Questions

Is Plastic free?
Plastic costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3dMaster free?
3dMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plastic or 3dMaster?
3dMaster is rated higher. Plastic averages 3.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while 3dMaster averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Plastic or 3dMaster have ads?
3dMaster shows ads; Plastic does not.
Which is updated more often, Plastic or 3dMaster?
Plastic ships an update monthly, and 3dMaster every 2 months. Most recently, Plastic was updated on September 26, 2026 and 3dMaster on September 13, 2026.

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