Comparison

Model View 3D vs MakeAvatar

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

Head to head
About

Model View 3D

View 3D models, including textured OBJ files, with adjustable camera controls. Load your own models via iTunes File Sharing and customize backgrounds for presentations or sharing.

Highlights
  • View built-in 3D models
  • Load custom OBJ files via iTunes
  • Toggle diffuse, normal, and specular textures
  • Adjust camera distance and angles
  • View textured or wire-frame models
  • Import custom backgrounds
Features
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Model View 3D is a fast, simple viewer for textured 3D models on iPhone and iPad. Turn, tilt and zoom around a model, let it spin, move the light, switch rooms, and see exactly how its color, normal and specular maps shape the final look. TEN BUILT-IN MODELS Start right away with a photogrammetry head scan, a modern arm chair, a potted plant, a pocket watch with a glass crystal and a polished case, a vintage camera, a normal-mapped cyborg, and more. BRING YOUR OWN MODELS • Import OBJ models (with their MTL and textures) and glTF or GLB models from Files, iCloud Drive, AirDrop, Mail or any app that can share a file. • Zip a model together with its textures and import everything in one step. • Sixteen slots: six free for your models, and any built-in can be replaced or restored. • Supply your own button icon, or let the app render one for you. REAL MATERIALS • Metal renderer with per-pixel lighting, normal maps and specular maps. • Room reflections on glass and metal, driven by glTF metallic and roughness maps. • Transparent glass, double-sided foliage and alpha-masked leaves. • Smooth or flat shading per model, and a wireframe view with a live triangle count. SIMPLE CONTROLS • One finger to orbit, pinch to zoom, two fingers to raise or lower the view, triple tap to reset. • Spin the model, step through four rooms, and open the Settings card to move the light, change its brightness, and switch texture maps and reflections on or off. Built-in help explains every control and how to prepare models on your Mac or PC. No account needed. Model View 3D is free and supported by a small banner ad that appears only while the model menu is showing; a one-time Remove Ads purchase takes it away for good.

About

MakeAvatar

Easily create custom metaverse-ready avatars directly from your smartphone. Combine preset parts with intuitive tap controls to design unique characters for social VR platforms. Soon, enjoy cosplay with collaboration outfits from popular anime series.

Highlights
  • Create custom avatars on smartphone
  • Combine preset parts for unique designs
  • Intuitive tap-based controls
  • Upload avatars to multiple VR platforms
  • Cosplay outfits from popular anime coming soon
Features
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*** Easily Upload Your Avatar for the Metaverse from Your Smartphone! *** VRChat is now available on iOS—expand your experience even further with MakeAvatar! Create your own custom avatar right from your phone and dive into the world of VRChat with ease. *** Create Your Avatar with Simple Tap Operations! *** MakeAvatar is a mobile app that lets anyone create an original metaverse-ready avatar by combining preset parts. Choose hairstyles, eyes, colors, and more with intuitive tap-based controls, and enjoy the excitement of owning your very own custom avatar! With just a few minutes from start to finish, MakeAvatar makes avatar creation simple and fun for everyone. *** Collaboration Outfits from Popular Anime Coming Soon! *** Dress up your avatar and enjoy cosplay in the virtual world! Costumes and collaboration items from well-known series will be added one after another. Search for “MakeAvatar” for more details! *** Upload Your Avatar to Multiple Linked Services! *** Avatars created with MakeAvatar can be uploaded to various social VR platforms, including VRChat, Roomiq, VRoid Hub, VirtualCast, FLIPSIDE, and more! Head into the virtual world with an avatar that’s truly your own. - System Requirements iPhone running iOS 11.2 or later Note: Some older devices may not be supported.

Screenshots

Model View 3D4 screens
MakeAvatar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Model View 3D at 3.5 against MakeAvatar's 2.5. Model View 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). MakeAvatar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 44 months) and review sentiment (47% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MakeAvatar sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Model View 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Model View 3D holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Model View 3D's written reviews are positive against 47% of MakeAvatar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Model View 3D ships an update every 44 months, MakeAvatar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Model View 3D versus MakeAvatar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModel View 3DMakeAvatar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (12 ratings) — better2.5 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews47.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1224 — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB255 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraphics Software LabsGugenka Inc.

Customer experience

Model View 3D

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral50.0%
Negative16.7%

MakeAvatar

All ratings24 ratings
Positive29.2%
Neutral20.8%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral14.5%
Negative38.2%

In-app purchases

None

Model View 3D

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

MakeAvatar

One-time10
  • 100UStar$1.99
  • 500UStar$9.99
  • 1000UStar$22.99
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  • 2060UStar$39.99
  • 3090UStar$69.99
  • 4160UStar$69.99
  • 6300UStar$129.99
  • 8360UStar$149.99
  • 9630UStar$199.99
  • 13200UStar$299.99

Questions

Is Model View 3D free?
Model View 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MakeAvatar free?
MakeAvatar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Model View 3D or MakeAvatar?
Model View 3D is rated higher. Model View 3D averages 3.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while MakeAvatar averages 2.5 from 24 ratings.
Do Model View 3D or MakeAvatar have ads?
Neither Model View 3D nor MakeAvatar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Model View 3D or MakeAvatar?
Model View 3D ships an update every 44 months, and MakeAvatar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Model View 3D was updated on October 23, 2026 and MakeAvatar on October 9, 2026.

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