Comparison

Verto Studio 3D vs Modeler 3D

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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)

About

Modeler 3D

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Modeler 3D is in the tradition of OpenSCAD and JSCAD a programmatic 3D modeling tool. In contrary to those two, the well known Lua-script language is used. Primary target devices are the latest, powerful M1 iPads, which calls for professional, native CAD tools. This need shall be fulfilled by Modeler 3D. Honestly speaking, Modeler 3D is not there yet, but will quickly evolve. Designs can be exported as OBJ and STL in high quality and full resolution. Features: - 2D objects: Circle, Square, Rectangle, Isogon, Text, Arbitrary Path, Sketch consisting of multiple paths - 2D modifiers: translate, rotate, scale - 2D object operations: union - 3D objects: Cube, Cone, Sphere, Cylinder - 3D modifiers: translate, rotate, scale, center - 3D object operations: union, intersection, subtract, xor - 2D to 3D: extrude, loft - 2D applied to 3D: Pocket - Native CSG engine written in Swift - Export: OBJ, STL, PNG and code - Live updates of computed 3D models - Color support: - Multi-Window Support - Drag And Drop between Projects and from File Manager We are looking forward to your feedback.

Screenshots

Verto Studio 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Modeler 3D at Free against Verto Studio 3D's $1.99. Modeler 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Verto Studio 3D's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On ads 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

Modeler 3D is free to download; Verto Studio 3D costs $1.99 up front. Verto Studio 3D sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Modeler 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Verto Studio 3D ships an update every 3 months, Modeler 3D every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Verto Studio 3D versus Modeler 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerto Studio 3DModeler 3D
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerto Studio LLCVicinity International GmbH

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Verto Studio 3D

One-time3
  • Shader Builder$2.99
  • Verto JS$4.99
  • Pro Animator$6.99
None

Modeler 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Verto Studio 3D free?
Verto Studio 3D costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Modeler 3D free?
Modeler 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Verto Studio 3D or Modeler 3D have ads?
Neither Verto Studio 3D nor Modeler 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Verto Studio 3D or Modeler 3D?
Verto Studio 3D ships an update every 3 months, and Modeler 3D every 4 days. Most recently, Verto Studio 3D was updated on October 9, 2026 and Modeler 3D on October 4, 2026.

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