Voxel vs Kinetiform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Voxel
Create 3D sculptures, icons, or game levels using a block-based editor. This app offers intuitive tools for both beginners and advanced users, including layering and animation features. Export your creations for use in other applications.
- 3D pixel art creation
- Layering tools
- Keyframe animation
- Block-based modeling
- Model export (.binvox)
- Online gallery upload
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Voxel is the original App Store 3D pixel editor! It's like Minecraft without all the mining. Use it to create simple sculptures, 3D icons, game-levels, or just to doodle with blocks. Voxel is easy enough for kids to enjoy, but it is also designed for creative adults. Advanced users will appreciate Voxel's layering and advanced keyframe animation tools. Upload your models to the online gallery! Simply tap in empty space to create the first block. From there you can attach new blocks to it by tapping any face. Or, toggle the grid guide to put blocks exactly where you want them. A color palette lets you change colors. Drag your finger on the selected block to rotate your view. Use a two-finger-swipe to rotate the view as well. Use the familiar two-finger pinch motion to zoom in or out -- or just hold your finger in one spot. Now make models for use with Minecraft -- Voxel now imports/exports .binvox format! Check out the stop motion made by printing 8 frames of a voxel animation: http://www.flatblackfilms.com/Voxel
Kinetiform
This app transforms your doodles into dynamic abstract art. Shapes automatically connect and fill with unique patterns, while kaleidoscopic animations add a mesmerizing visual experience. You can also let the app create art for you with its Auto Draw feature.
- Automatic shape detection and pattern filling
- Auto Draw for generative art creation
- Regenerate patterns
- 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects
- Customizable kaleidoscope settings
- Save and share drawings
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Kinetiform is doodling reimagined. It is a canvas with a mind of its own. Draw abstract shapes that automatically connect and fill with randomly generated patterns. Use Auto Draw to sit back and watch as the app creates a unique random composition right before your eyes. Watch as your drawing is tumbled and twisted through beautiful kaleidoscopic animations. Features: - Automatically detects shapes and fills them with random procedural patterns - Auto Draw creates procedural art as you watch and finishes lines for you - Regenerate any pattern after it’s been drawn - 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects - Advanced kaleidoscope settings let you fully configure the effect - Pan and zoom feature that interacts with kaleidoscope effects - Draw into the kaleidoscope - Customize your drawing experience with several control options - Create a color palette and save it, or load one of 200 preset color palettes - Choose which patterns you want to use and how often they will randomly appear - Save drawings to work on them later - Save images to your photo library or share them on social media - 100 levels of undo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Voxel at none against Kinetiform's 1. Voxel also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.6). Kinetiform's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 65%) and ratings volume (40 vs 7). 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. Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Voxel asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Voxel against 4.9 for Kinetiform. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kinetiform has 40 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Voxel's written reviews are positive against 92% of Kinetiform's.
Voxel ships an update every 2 months, Kinetiform every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voxel | Kinetiform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flat Black Films | Colordodge Labs |
Customer experience
Voxel
Kinetiform
Bugs and requests
Voxel
Reported bugs
14 issues- Camera view constantly changes during building
- Crashes when upscaling/increasing resolution
- Crashes with large projects (1000+ blocks)
- Blocks appear in unintended locations
- Apple Pencil doesn't work well for block placement
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- Export only shows half of design
- App freezes when saving large files
- Double-tapping causes freezing/crashing
- Buttons unresponsive or non-functional
- App crashes on startup/splash screen
- Registration mechanism broken for online features
- Blocks don't appear after drawing
- Full-screen display issues on iPhone 5
- Gyro/tilt controls make app unusable
Requested features
19 requests- Disable auto-camera rotation/gyro controls
- Touch-based rotation instead of tilt controls
- Custom color creation wheel
- Symmetry and shape tools
- Fill/paint bucket tool for faster building
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- Line drawing tool
- Ability to move/transform multiple blocks at once
- Cloud save support (iCloud/Dropbox)
- Smooth shading and shadow rendering
- Glow and transparency effects
- Recording/animation export (GIF/video)
- Compass sensor support for view rotation
- Larger canvas/grid support
- Screenshot/screen grab function
- Isometric view options
- Improved help/tutorial system
- Community commenting on shared creations
- Roto shop hand animation tool release
- City design tools
Kinetiform
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Voxel
No in-app purchases
Kinetiform
- Pro Mode$4.99
