Verto Studio 3D vs Lumis 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Verto Studio 3D
This powerful mobile application offers a full-featured 3D modeling and graphics studio, rivaling desktop software. It allows users to create, edit, and animate 3D models directly on their device, bridging the gap between design and mobile application development.
- Full 3D modeling and graphics studio
- Import, export, view, and edit 3D models
- Built-in shaders and render pipeline editor
- Intuitive touch controls with 'auto tool'
- Mesh generation and augmentation tools
- Material and texture editing
- Multiple camera modes and split-screen view
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Verto Studio 3D is the most powerful mobile 3D modeling application. A fully-functional 3D modeling and graphics studio designed to rival desktop studio programs, verto strives to push the boundaries of what is capable on an iPad and from the users that use it. The software is designed for all ranges of users, from professional 3D modelers, game developers, to beginners looking to get their feet wet in 3D content generation. Use it to build quick 3D mockups or fully functional environments for mobile applications. Verto Studio is an ideal solution for mobile 3D content generation because it bridges the gap between design and mobile testing. It supports importing, exporting, viewing and editing 3D models of any size. With the addition the pro animator (separate purchase), Verto Studio can be used to rig and animate a model from scratch completely on the iPad without the need for any external tools! With use of the "auto tool", the user can intuitively gesture using taps, swipes, pinches and twirls to quickly alter the scene as they see fit. Verto Studio includes the following features (and many more not listed here): - Built-in shaders including reflection/refraction environment mapping, BRDF, bump-mapping and more! - Render pipeline editor for multipass & post-processing effects with built-in blending operators - Editing transform handles for easy translate/rotate/scale tools via touchscreen. - Instances (duplicate many, edit once) - File import (glTF, DAE, OBJ, STL, .X, 3DS, FBX) and more! - File export (glTF, DAE, OBJ) - Verto Studio file format support and exchange via email - Mesh generation using quads and triangular faces - Image rendering support -- Planes -- Cubes -- Spheres -- Toruses -- Cylinders -- 3D Text complete with font selection and built-extrusion. -- 3D shapes with built-in shape editor and SVG importer. -- Terrain generator (height field) -- 3D Sketch tool -- Skybox type -- Cubemap renderer type to live-generate environment maps. - Mesh Augmentation -- Polygon extrusion -- Polygon subdivision -- Copy and paste between scene documents -- Texture coordinate editor - Editing features -- Vertex Translation/Rotation/Scaling -- Mirror -- Material editor --- Semi-transparency support. -- Texture mapping -- Texture coordinate editing -- Laplacian smooth -- Mesh separation -- Polycount Reduction -- CSG (Union, Intersect, Subtract) -- Snap to Grid, Face, Edge, Vertex -- Camera to texture (ipad 2) -- Lighting editor -- Undo - Multiple camera modes (top, bottom, left, right, front, back, free) - Simultaneous camera view with 4-view split screen. - Orthographic projection mode for engineering and CAD applications - Advanced camera controls for FOV angle and near and far plane manipulation - "Fly through" mode. Fly through the scene in full screen using FPS-game-style controls. -- Gyro motion view. In "fly through mode", tap the gyro button to use your iPad as a virtual window into the scene, changing the vantage point as you hold the iPad a different angles. - Fully supports the retina display of the new iPad for maximized screen real-estate usage. - New built-in cubemaps (preset environment maps) - Built-in glsl shader-editor. (separate purchase required) - Pro-animator rigging, weight painting, and animation tools (separate purchase required) - Scripting support via VertoJS (separate purchase required)
Lumis 3D
Transport photorealistic 3D models with their full functionality and rendering quality to any location. Access and share all your Lumis 3D documents, including images, videos, and presentations, in real-time or offline.
- Real-time rendering
- Offline mode with pre-rendered scenarios
- Access to all Lumis 3D documents
- Share current view via other apps
- Intuitive 3D navigation
- Supports camera and model animations
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The ultimate mobility solution: together with Lumis 3D, use your iPad or iPhone to transport your photorealistic 3D models, all of their functions, and the rendering quality to make them stand out wherever you take them. Lumiscaphe’s photorealistic 3D models are trusted by leading industry designers and engineers from many sectors: automotive, aeronautics, transportation, lifestyle & luxury goods, industrial equipment, consumer goods, architecture & construction, design & studio work, and emerging industries. This app requires a preexisting Lumis 3D account. ESSENTIAL FEATURES - Real-time rendering - Pre-rendered scenarios (offline mode) - Online and offline modes - Send current view via other installed apps including Facebook, email… - Access to all Lumis 3D documents: images, videos, pdfs, presentations… - Lightweight app leaves more room for your models - UHD/Retina resolutions supported natively - Choose what you synchronize SUPPORTED 3D MODEL FUNCTIONS - Previews - 3D 360-degree views, cubic interior views, stationary views - Intuitive 3D navigation - Configuration settings - Apply configured materials, environments, lighting, geometric variants - Camera and Model animations - Published models
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lumis 3D at Free against Verto Studio 3D's $1.99. Lumis 3D also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 55%) and rating (5.0 vs 3.6). Verto Studio 3D's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On 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
Lumis 3D is free to download; Verto Studio 3D costs $1.99 up front. Verto Studio 3D sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Lumis 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lumis 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Verto Studio 3D has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Verto Studio 3D's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lumis 3D's.
Verto Studio 3D ships an update every 3 months, Lumis 3D every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Verto Studio 3D | Lumis 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verto Studio LLC | Lumiscaphe |
Customer experience
Verto Studio 3D
Lumis 3D
In-app purchases
Verto Studio 3D
- Shader Builder$2.99
- Verto JS$4.99
- Pro Animator$6.99
Lumis 3D
No in-app purchases









