Comparison

Pumpkin 3D vs FlagWaver

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

Head to head
About

Pumpkin 3D

Create and decorate virtual pumpkins with a variety of spooky or fun accessories. Design a Halloween scene, take snapshots of your creations, and share them with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Carve virtual pumpkins
  • Decorate with eyes, mouths, noses
  • Add hats and glasses
  • Place Halloween-themed objects
  • Adjust scene lighting
  • Take and share snapshots
Features
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Pumpkin 3D is a pleasing holiday diversion, which allows you to carve a pumpkin and decorate a scene with fun items. When you’re finished with your spooky creation, take a snapshot and share with your friends and family. There are a variety of eyes, mouths, noses, and lids to choose from. Feel free to mix and match each feature making your pumpkin as goofy or scary as you like. When you’re done carving, top off your pumpkin with props like hats or glasses. Lastly, make the scene picture perfect by adding various Halloween themed objects around the scene. Use swipes to navigate through pages of decorations, and taps to place them on and off. Dimmer can be used to turn down the lighting in the scene. Enjoy the holiday themed music and spooky sound effects that frighten you with every tap. When you are satisfied with your creation, use pinch and swipe to position the camera, take a snapshot of your work, save it in your photo album, and send it to your friends and family! And don’t forget to check out our other holiday decorating apps, Halloween 3D, Christmas Tree 3D and Snowman 3D. Happy Holidays! Art by Terry. Programming by George. Music by Carey.

About

FlagWaver

Experience a dynamic 3D virtual flag that ripples in the breeze. This app includes a variety of popular national, international, military, and US state flags. Additional flag packs are available for purchase.

Highlights
  • Virtual 3D flag simulation
  • Ripples in virtual breeze
  • Includes popular national flags
  • Includes international flags
  • Includes military flags
  • Includes US state flags
  • Add-on flag packs available for purchase
Features
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Wave your flag! FlagWaver is a virtual 3D flag you can hold up high, or just have fun playing with as it ripples in the virtual breeze. Comes with a big selection of popular pin-sharp flags built-in and lets you purchase cheap add-on packs of flags inside the app. This starter pack of flags comes with the app for free: National Flags: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, England , Scotland, Wales. Northern Ireland, USA International Flags : The European Union Military Flags: US Army, US Air Force, US Navy (2 different flags), US Marines, US Coast Guard, US State Flags: California and Ohio. If you need more, we've got super cheap add-on packs of flags for sale in the app's flag store, covering the flags of every nation (grouped by continent), every US state, the LGBT gay pride rainbow flag, even real pirate flags of actual pirate captains. Created by award-winning developer Maf Vosburgh and top vexillologist Graham Bartram.

Screenshots

Pumpkin 3D4 screens
FlagWaver3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pumpkin 3D at 4.4 against FlagWaver's 3.4. Pumpkin 3D also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). FlagWaver's advantage is update cadence (every 15 months vs every 87 months). 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

Pumpkin 3D costs $0.99 and FlagWaver $0.99 up front. FlagWaver sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pumpkin 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pumpkin 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pumpkin 3D's written reviews are positive against 62% of FlagWaver's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pumpkin 3D ships an update every 87 months, FlagWaver every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pumpkin 3D versus FlagWaver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPumpkin 3DFlagWaver
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.4 (24 ratings) — better3.4 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2424
Update frequencyEvery 87 monthsEvery 15 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraphics Software LabsPlanetary Code LLC

Customer experience

Pumpkin 3D

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FlagWaver

All ratings24 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative34.6%

In-app purchases

None

Pumpkin 3D

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

FlagWaver

One-time10
  • US State Flag Set$0.99
  • Africa Flag Set$0.99
  • Asia Flag Set$0.99
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  • Europe Flag Set$0.99
  • International Flag Set$0.99
  • Middle East Flag Set$0.99
  • Oceania Flag Set$0.99
  • Pirate Flag Set$0.99
  • The Americas Flag Set$0.99
  • LGBT Flag$0.99

Questions

Is Pumpkin 3D free?
Pumpkin 3D costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlagWaver free?
FlagWaver costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pumpkin 3D or FlagWaver?
Pumpkin 3D is rated higher. Pumpkin 3D averages 4.4 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while FlagWaver averages 3.4 from 24 ratings.
Do Pumpkin 3D or FlagWaver have ads?
Neither Pumpkin 3D nor FlagWaver shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pumpkin 3D or FlagWaver?
Pumpkin 3D ships an update every 87 months, and FlagWaver every 15 months. Most recently, Pumpkin 3D was updated on September 19, 2026 and FlagWaver on September 17, 2026.

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