Comparison

Microsoft Designer vs View3D Pro

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

Head to head
About

Microsoft Designer

Visually create and edit anything imaginable with AI. Generate unique images from text, design personalized cards and wallpapers, and enhance photos by removing distractions or backgrounds.

Highlights
  • AI image generation
  • Custom sticker creation
  • Generative erase tool
  • Background removal
  • Custom wallpaper design
  • Greeting card creation
  • Photo restyling
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Unleash your creativity — visually create, design, and edit just about anything you can imagine with AI. Use the power of generative AI to create eye-catching images with your words, craft next-level designs that pop like personalized birthday cards, holiday cards, wallpapers for your phone, and even use AI to edit photos like an expert - removing backgrounds and erasing distractions from photos. Create what you want, when and where you need it. Key capabilities: • Images: Create any image you can imagine. Sci-fi art, surreal scenes, funny images? Dream it, describe it, and create it with AI. Your imagination is limitless! • Stickers: Create something that sticks. Make custom stickers that help you stick out on messaging apps, social, and more. • Edit with AI: make your photos and images picture perfect with AI. o Generative erase: Erase distractions to make objects you don’t want in your image disappear. o Remove background: Say bye-bye to bad backgrounds. Easily remove unwanted image backgrounds in one step. o Blur background: Bring what’s most important into focus. Blur the background of any image to make your subject pop. o Add filters, adjust brightness, resize: Customize to fit your creative vision, including resizing to turn your creations into a square or custom size that fits just right. • Wallpapers/Backgrounds: Put it all on display. Create custom wallpaper or background to fit your current mood, make a statement, or to keep a special occasion front and center on your phone screen. • Greeting cards: Craft the perfect greeting for any occasion. From birthday cards to holiday cards and beyond, create a thoughtful greeting card with personalized messages and images even if you’re at a loss for words. • Restyle image: Transform photos into a work of art—like turning portraits, landscapes, and pet photos into artwork. • Monograms: Make your mark. Add some personal pop to your everyday life or for a special occasion like a wedding with custom crafted monograms that use letters and more to define your mark. • Invitations: Create invitations that wow. Customize your invitations for every occasion and any event like birthdays, weddings, and anything else big or small. • Social posts: Stand out online. Elevate and craft your next social post with Designer to create the perfect image and text to share online. • Icons: Express yourself visually. Create icons to easily communicate your vision and decorate your designs. • Emojis: Express yourself! Have the perfect reaction on hand with custom crafted emojis to fit any mood. • Coloring book pages: Color it in and get in your flow. Create custom coloring book pages to make coloring more exciting. Great for all ages. • Frame image: Turn your photos into a customized framed memory that you can share everywhere. • Collages: Bring your favorite photos, styles, and descriptions together create a custom collage from your favorite memories. • Banners: Create banners for newsletter headers, social profiles, and more to grab attention and stand out. Microsoft Designer is available for free with a Microsoft account. Your Microsoft account provides 5 GB of free cloud storage that you can use to save your designs, files, and photos across your devices. Additional information about terms of use can be found here: https://designer.microsoft.com/consumerTermsOfUse/en-US/consumerTermsOfUse.pdf Download Designer and create something new today!

About

View3D Pro

Features
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View3D Pro — Open, Inspect, and Share 3D Models — Fully Offline, Private & Blazing Fast View3D Pro is a professional-grade 3D model viewer built for creators, engineers, students, and makers. Open STL, OBJ, GLB, and GLTF files instantly — no cloud, no account, no compromise. [100% Offline & Private] • Works entirely on your device — zero internet connection required. • Your models never leave your device. No servers, no telemetry, no tracking. • No account sign-up. Just open, view, and go. • All files are stored securely in the app's sandbox and are completely erased when you uninstall the app. [Fast & Smooth Rendering] • Optimized native engine opens files in seconds, even large models. • High-fidelity rendering with accurate lighting, materials, and textures. • Smooth 3D rotation, zoom, and pan — respond instantly to a single finger. • Your data stays local, so performance stays fast whether you're online or on a plane. [Professional Toolsets] • Precision one-tap 3D inspect: rotate, orbit, zoom, and pan with intuitive gestures. • Clear wireframe & solid view modes for engineering review and 3D printing checks. • Open models directly from Files, AirDrop, Mail, Safari, or any sharing app. • Keeps your recently opened models one tap away for quick reload. • A curated library of sample models to test every feature right away. [Universal 3D Format Support] • STL, OBJ, GLB, and GLTF — the standard file types for 3D printing, CAD, game, and AR workflows. • Smart format detection reads the actual file content, so mislabeled files still open correctly. • Dark mode and light mode that follow your system appearance. • Multi-language support for a global audience. [Why View3D Pro?] • Private by design: your files stay yours. Perfect for confidential or pre-release designs. • Always available: no network, no subscription, no waiting — your viewer is always on. • Professional quality: built with the same rendering technology trusted by engineers and designers. • Respects your device: lightweight, no account, no background data usage. Whether you're reviewing a CAD export, checking a print-ready STL, presenting a GLB concept, or sharing a model with a teammate, View3D Pro gives you a fast, secure, and professional 3D viewing experience — entirely offline. Download now and bring professional 3D viewing to your pocket. View3D Pro requires no permissions beyond opening files you choose. Your data never leaves your device.

Screenshots

Microsoft Designer4 screens
View3D Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Microsoft Designer at Free against View3D Pro's $0.99. Microsoft Designer also leads on chart position (#140 vs unranked). View3D Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Microsoft Designer is free to download; View3D Pro costs $0.99 up front. Microsoft Designer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. View3D Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Microsoft Designer versus View3D Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft DesignerView3D Pro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (556 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings556 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#140 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft Corporation昂 熊

Bugs and requests

Microsoft Designer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent performance and loading issues
  • Inability to view or manage past designs on mobile
  • Unexpected content restrictions and rejections

Requested features

4 requests
  • AI-powered video editing capabilities
  • More advanced image editing tools
  • Improved handling of diverse character designs
  • Better organization and navigation of past projects

View3D Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Microsoft Designer

Subscriptions7
  • Microsoft 365 Basic Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Personal Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Family Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month
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  • Microsoft 365 Premium Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Personal Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Microsoft 365 Family Yearly1 Month trial$129.991 Year
None

View3D Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Designer free?
Microsoft Designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is View3D Pro free?
View3D Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Microsoft Designer or View3D Pro have ads?
Neither Microsoft Designer nor View3D Pro shows ads.

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