Comparison

Amaziograph vs Putty 3D

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

Head to head
About

Amaziograph

Unleash your inner artist with this intuitive drawing app. Create stunning tessellations and mandalas using a variety of symmetries and tools. Perfect for both beginners and professionals, it offers a relaxing and fun way to express creativity.

Highlights
  • 20 types of symmetries
  • Brush and eraser tools
  • Paint bucket tool
  • Color mixing and RGB options
  • Layer support
  • High-resolution canvas
  • Automatic line correction
  • Export in multiple formats
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Have you ever wanted to draw like a professional artist? Are you fascinated by symmetry and tessellations? If so, Amaziograph will help you express your creativity. Amaziograph lets you create breathtaking tessellations and mandalas in an easy and fun manner. The intuitive user interface makes drawing easy and relaxing, and advanced features make Amaziograph suitable for everyone from children to professional artists. Amaziograph offers you a choice of 20 symmetries you can combine to draw anything. Once you touch the screen, the stroke is simultaneously drawn in multiple sections of the canvas, turning your movement into mesmerizing tessellations and mandalas. Amaziograph features: * 20 types of symmetries * Brush and eraser tools with adjustable stroke width, softness and opacity * Paint bucket tool * Easy to use color palette -- mix colors just like you would do in real life. If you still want to choose colors with RGB values, you have that option too * Layers * Canvas size up to 4096x4096px * Automatic correction of circles and straight lines * Draw dashed and dotted lines automatically * Export your artwork in JPEG and PNG formats, or in Amaziograph format to share with other Amaziograph users We cannot describe the feeling of drawing with Amaziograph - it’s up to you to discover your inner art nature.

About

Putty 3D

This app offers a powerful and intuitive 3D sculpting experience for artists on the go. It leverages your device's graphics processor for smooth performance and supports Apple Pencil and 3D Touch for precise control. Export your creations in OBJ and STL formats for use in other software or for 3D printing.

Highlights
  • Intuitive 3D sculpting
  • Apple Pencil and 3D Touch support
  • OBJ and STL export
  • Physically based rendering
  • Video recording and screenshots
Features
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IMPORTANT: Putty 3D requires iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad Mini 2 or any newer iPhone or iPad with iOS 11 or newer. Putty is the best 3D sketchbook for artists and enthusiasts on the go. Whether you’re on holiday, on the train or just relaxing on the couch, Putty 3D is your perfect companion. It uses the powerful graphics processor in your device to create a smooth and intuitive sculpting experience, exclusively on iOS. Putty 3D supports Apple Pencil, 3D Touch and Wide Color, and has been optimized for iPad Pro and iPhone 7, meaning it can deliver bigger sculpting volumes and even smoother performance. The built-in support for OBJ and STL export (only on iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2 or newer devices) allows you to transfer your creations to modelling and animation packages on your PC or Mac, or you can even bring them into the real world through 3D printing (specifics and compatibility may vary depending on the printing hardware and software). In a nutshell you can: - Sculpt on the go with Apple Pencil and 3D Touch support for precise and pressure sensitive sculpting. - Bring your creations into to your favourite modelling, animation or even 3D printing apps on PC or Mac using the built in OBJ and STL export (only on iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2 or newer devices). - Use materials like Plastic, Ceramic or even Gold to make your work shine (sometimes quite literally), all brought to life by physically based rendering techniques. - Easily record videos of your work or take high resolution screenshots with optional camera effects. For the latest updates on Putty follow us @putty3d on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. For any feedback or issue please email us at contact@putty3d.com, we look forward to hearing from you!

Screenshots

Putty 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Amaziograph at 4.9 against Putty 3D's 4.1. Amaziograph also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 51%) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Putty 3D's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Amaziograph costs $1.99 and Putty 3D $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Amaziograph holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amaziograph has 6.8K ratings behind it against 592, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Amaziograph's written reviews are positive against 51% of Putty 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Amaziograph versus Putty 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmaziographPutty 3D
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.9 (6.8K ratings) — better4.1 (592 ratings)
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews — better50.8% of reviews
Number of ratings6.8K — better592
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAMAZIOGRAPH OODNga Nguyen

Customer experience

Amaziograph

All ratings6,805 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews722 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral13.4%
Negative16.8%

Putty 3D

All ratings592 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive50.8%
Neutral17.3%
Negative31.9%

User reviews

Amaziograph

From 6.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Relaxing and fun to use
  • 👍 Great for creating mandalas and patterns
  • 👍 Versatile and flexible
  • 👍 Affordable price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Freezing and lagging issues
  • 🐛 Crashes and loss of work
  • 🐛 Buggy after updates
  • 🐛 Pixelated lines and poor quality
  • 🐛 Inability to import images

Putty 3D

From 592 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good for 3D printing
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Responsive tools
  • 👍 Fun and creative

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Difficult controls and camera movement
  • 🔧 Limited tools and features
  • 🔧 Lacks fine detail sculpting
  • 🐛 Crashes and data loss issues
  • 💰 Expensive for limited functionality

Bugs and requests

Amaziograph

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and crashing
  • Loss of existing work after updates
  • Inability to open certain saved files
  • Unresponsive or delayed input

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to import images and use as a template
  • More advanced drawing tools like rulers, line smoothing, and pressure sensitivity
  • Improved color palette and mixing options
  • Layer management features
  • Ability to duplicate layers
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  • Larger canvas sizes and higher resolution exports
  • Gesture support like two-finger undo

Putty 3D

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when exporting projects
  • Inconsistent brush behavior
  • Difficulty with precise sculpting
  • Inability to undo/redo actions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more sculpting tools (move, crease, etc.)
  • Implement color/texture painting
  • Improve camera controls and navigation
  • Add import/export options for 3D models
  • Provide more detailed tutorials

In-app purchases

None

Amaziograph

No in-app purchases

None

Putty 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amaziograph free?
Amaziograph costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Putty 3D free?
Putty 3D costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Amaziograph or Putty 3D?
Amaziograph is rated higher. Amaziograph averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.8K ratings, while Putty 3D averages 4.1 from 592 ratings.
Do Amaziograph or Putty 3D have ads?
Neither Amaziograph nor Putty 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amaziograph or Putty 3D?
Amaziograph ships an update every 3 months, and Putty 3D every 3 months. Most recently, Amaziograph was updated on November 2, 2026 and Putty 3D on November 2, 2026.

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