Comparison

PerformanceTest Mobile vs 3DMark

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

Head to head
About

PerformanceTest Mobile

Objectively benchmark your mobile device's speed and performance with a suite of tests. Analyze CPU, disk, memory, and graphics capabilities to ensure your device is performing optimally. Track results online and make informed purchasing decisions.

Highlights
  • CPU speed tests
  • Disk read/write tests
  • Memory speed tests
  • 2D graphics rendering
  • 3D graphics rendering
  • Online result tracking
Features
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PassMark Software, the leader in PC benchmarks, now brings you benchmarks for mobile devices. Fast, easy to use, mobile device speed testing and benchmarking. PassMark PerformanceTest™ Mobile allows you to objectively benchmark a mobile device using a variety of different speed tests. *Find out if your device is performing at its best. *View past results online at http://www.iphonebenchmark.net. *Measure the effect of configuration changes and upgrades. *Make objective independent measurements on which to base your purchasing decision. Seventeen standard benchmark tests are available in five test suites! Test Suites: *CPU Tests - Mathematical operations, compression, encryption and more *Disk Tests - Reading and writing files to internal storage *Memory Tests - Read and Write tests *2D Graphics Tests - Simple & Complex Vectors and image rendering and filters tests *3D Graphics Tests - Simple bouncing ball test, a more complex scenes, and a Space Battle Test using Unity.

About

3DMark

Benchmark your iOS device to measure and compare its graphics performance. Test the latest iPhones and iPads with various demanding game-like scenes, including ray tracing, to understand real-world gaming capabilities and track performance changes over time.

Highlights
  • GPU performance testing
  • Ray tracing benchmarks
  • Gaming workload simulations
  • Cross-platform comparisons
  • Stress testing for sustained performance
  • Device performance rankings
  • Performance change tracking
Features
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Test and compare the performance of the latest iPhones and iPads with this free and easy-to-use benchmarking app. 3DMark Solar Bay Extreme is a ray-traced gaming benchmark, designed to test the graphics performance of high-end iPhones and iPads. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light is our heaviest non-raytracing benchmark for iOS. Steel Nomad Light lets you compare the performance of the latest iPhones and iPads in heavy gaming workloads. Run 3DMark Solar Bay to compare the latest iOS devices that support gaming with real-time ray tracing. Ray tracing is a new technology in games that is used to produce far more realistic lighting. It has three sections with increasingly higher ray tracing workloads, helping you understand how enabling ray tracing will affect your device’s gaming performance. 3DMark Wild Life is a cross-platform benchmarking app for comparing the performance of the latest smartphones and tablets. Use 3DMark Wild Life Extreme to test and compare the latest iPhones and iPads as well as Apple Mac computers with the M1 chip. Or run the original Wild Life benchmark to test older iPhone and iPad models. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, Solar Bay, Wild Life, and Wild Life Extreme offer two ways to test your device: a quick benchmark that tests instant performance and a longer stress test that shows how your device performs under longer periods of heavy load. 3DMark benchmarks measure GPU performance by rendering a demanding game-like scene in real-time. The faster the scene runs, the higher your benchmark score. With its charts, lists and rankings, 3DMark gives you unique insights into the performance of your device. - Measure the GPU performance of your iPhone and iPad. - Compare your score with others from the same model. - See how your device compares with the latest models. - See how performance changes with each iOS update. - Search, filter and sort the in-app rankings to compare popular devices. 3DMark is a free app. There are no ads or in-app purchases. Download it today and join millions of people who choose 3DMark for accurate and impartial benchmark results. This app is for non-commercial use only. - Business users, contact UL.BenchmarkSales@ul.com for licensing. - Members of the press, please contact UL.BenchmarkPress@ul.com.

Screenshots

PerformanceTest Mobile1 screens
3DMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 3DMark at 4.1 against PerformanceTest Mobile's 3.3. PerformanceTest Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3DMark holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 73 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 53% and 53% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PerformanceTest Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, 3DMark every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PerformanceTest Mobile versus 3DMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerformanceTest Mobile3DMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (56 ratings)4.1 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews — better52.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5673 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB2.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPassMark Software IncUnderwriters Laboratories Inc.

Customer experience

PerformanceTest Mobile

All ratings56 ratings
Positive51.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral12.4%
Negative34.8%

3DMark

All ratings72 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral12.9%
Negative34.4%

Bugs and requests

PerformanceTest Mobile

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Crashes after graphics tests on iOS 18
  • Auto-rotate orientation bug after benchmark
  • Phone model reported incorrectly
  • Tests not strenuous enough (limited 60FPS)
  • App crashes on iOS 15.5
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  • App crashes on A12 devices
  • Benchmark does not continue on graphics tests with older iOS versions
  • App crashes on iOS 7.1.2
  • App crashes during 2D SIMPLE testing
  • App crashes during 2D testing on iPhone 12 mini
  • App crashes on iPhone 11
  • App crashes on iPhone XS with iOS 13.4.1
  • App freezes at the start of the “Memory” suite
  • App crashes at the 2D complex vectors test
  • App crashes on iPhone XR
  • App force quits during graphics test
  • App crashes on launch on iPhone 7 (iOS 13.3)
  • App crashes on launch on iPhone 6s Plus
  • Crashes on the last test, clearing results
  • Submit results error on multiple iOS devices
  • 2D and 3D tests are choppy on new iPad pros
  • Graphic 3D test limited to 60FPS and doesn't fluctuate
  • Memory read test shows blank or wildly different numbers
  • Inconsistencies in online vs. phone results (Memory Read missing, CPU/Memory off)
  • 2D transparent vector test gives highly variable results

Requested features

9 requests
  • Update for newer iOS versions and devices
  • Fix auto-rotate orientation bug
  • Add more tests (like Android counterpart)
  • Add comparison list/option to compare with common devices
  • Add option to compare personal previous tests
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  • Update UI and design
  • Support for larger screens and 64-bit processors
  • Add dark mode option
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard

3DMark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PerformanceTest Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

3DMark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PerformanceTest Mobile free?
PerformanceTest Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3DMark free?
3DMark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PerformanceTest Mobile or 3DMark?
3DMark is rated higher. PerformanceTest Mobile averages 3.3 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while 3DMark averages 4.1 from 73 ratings.
Do PerformanceTest Mobile or 3DMark have ads?
Neither PerformanceTest Mobile nor 3DMark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PerformanceTest Mobile or 3DMark?
PerformanceTest Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, and 3DMark every 2 months. Most recently, PerformanceTest Mobile was updated on September 1, 2026 and 3DMark on September 23, 2026.

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