Comparison

Origami 3D Crafts vs Folded BY

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

Head to head
About

Origami 3D Crafts

Explore the art of Japanese paper folding with animated, 3D instructions. Learn to create a variety of figures, from simple to complex, with clear, step-by-step guidance suitable for all ages. Includes integrated video tutorials for an enhanced learning experience.

Highlights
  • Over 100 animated origami instructions
  • Clear 3D step-by-step directions
  • Suitable for kids and beginners
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Integrated video tutorials
Features
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Discover the ancient art of Origami. Learn how to fold amazing things in a few simple steps. Impress your friends, surprise your kids, make a gift to your parents with just a piece of paper and your skill. • Here you will find over a HUNDRED animated origami instructions. • Clear step-by-step 3D directions are so simple even KIDS will make beautiful origami. • There are different levels of difficulty. You can advance from simple to complex figures at your own pace. No need to look for video instructions elsewhere. We provide you with the top Origami videos, and it’s included in the app. Watch and learn with the Origami World!

About

Folded BY

Explore origami through video tutorials that teach you how to create figures and understand the underlying mathematical principles. This app is designed to help K-12 students develop abstract thinking, problem-solving skills, and an interest in engineering.

Highlights
  • Origami figure tutorials
  • Origami math principles
  • Abstract thinking development
  • Problem-solving confidence
  • Engineering concepts
  • Video guidance
Features
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Learn to make origami figures and understand origami math principles through easy video tutorials. The Folded BY-U application aims to reach and engage K-12 students, their parents and educators. The goal of this application is to be an excellent tool to help these groups to practice abstract thinking skills, develop problem solving confidence and broaden their ideas of what engineering is about. It builds on the familiarity and low barriers of entry of origami, in that it uses simple materials, is tactile, artistic and fun , as a means to move from elementary shapes and geometry, to more complex movements, materials, and mathematics as tools for engineering problem solving. This application has been created in collaboration with Brigham Young University's Museum of Art and Compliant Mechanisms Research for the Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami exhibit. This application focuses on three primary groups: 1) those preparing to attend the Museum Exhibit, 2) those that are at the Museum Exhibit or as a take-home activity after the exhibit, and 3) a separate experience for those students that will not have the opportunity to attend the exhibit.

Screenshots

Origami 3D Crafts4 screens
Folded BY3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Folded BY at none against Origami 3D Crafts's 2. Folded BY also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 66%). Origami 3D Crafts's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 3). On price 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. Origami 3D Crafts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Folded BY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Folded BY holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Origami 3D Crafts has 53 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Origami 3D Crafts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Folded BY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Origami 3D Crafts ships an update every 4 months, Folded BY every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Origami 3D Crafts versus Folded BY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrigami 3D CraftsFolded BY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (53 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamir NigomedyanovBrigham Young University

Customer experience

Origami 3D Crafts

All ratings51 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral9.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews345 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral14.5%
Negative19.7%

Folded BY

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Origami 3D Crafts

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitches and crashes on some devices
  • Difficulty navigating and accessing content

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free origami projects
  • Ability to slow down animation speed
  • Step-by-step video guides

Folded BY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Origami 3D Crafts

One-time1
  • Origami Unlock2 variants$1.99
None

Folded BY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Origami 3D Crafts free?
Origami 3D Crafts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folded BY free?
Folded BY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Origami 3D Crafts or Folded BY?
Folded BY is rated higher. Origami 3D Crafts averages 4.6 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Folded BY averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Origami 3D Crafts or Folded BY have ads?
Origami 3D Crafts shows ads; Folded BY does not.
Which is updated more often, Origami 3D Crafts or Folded BY?
Origami 3D Crafts ships an update every 4 months, and Folded BY every 3 weeks. Most recently, Origami 3D Crafts was updated on October 29, 2026 and Folded BY on October 2, 2026.

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