Comparison

PaintSaur vs ModelPlay

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

Head to head
About

PaintSaur

Experience augmented reality with a customizable Brachiosaurus animation appearing in your real world. Save your creations directly to your device's photo app.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality experience
  • Customizable Brachiosaurus animation
  • Color selection
  • Screen recording function
  • Save to photo app
Features
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This is an application to experience AR, in which a Brachiosaurus animation of the color of your choice appears in the real world. A screen recording function has also been implemented so you can save the animation from the app to your photo app.

About

ModelPlay

Easily view and customize 3D models without needing professional knowledge. Import, export, and categorize various file formats, then personalize lighting, backgrounds, materials, and animations for stunning visual effects.

Highlights
  • Import/export GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL, PLY, 3MF
  • Categorize models with folders
  • Customize lighting and backgrounds
  • Adjust model materials and textures
  • Play and control 3D animations
  • Set model position and camera angles
Features
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ModelPlay supports 3D model classification and viewing, 3D model import and export, and users can personalize each 3D model and save the settings. When using ModelPlay, users don't need to have professional 3D knowledge, just through simple operation, you can get very stunning 3D effects. -3D Model Import and Export Supports import and export of many common 3D format files such as GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL, PLY, 3MF, and so on. -3D Model Categorization Categorize 3D models through folders, support both list and grid display, sorting and editing, and setting image size. -3D Model Lighting Settings Support to set the lighting of the scene where the 3D model is located: support preset lighting combination settings, light color, light intensity, light shadow settings, ambient light color settings, and halo intensity settings. You can create colorful lighting effects through multiple combination settings. 3D Model Background Settings Supports setting the background of the scene where the 3D model is located: supports solid color background and sky box background. You can set “whether to show the ground” to get different scene atmosphere effects. 3D Model Material Settings Support to set the material of 3D model: support default texture material, line material, metal material, transparent material and other material switching. Support to view the original material and texture. -3D Model Animation Settings Support 3D model skeleton display, support animation play and pause, support auto rotate, support dynamic skeleton, support multiple animation clips switch play. -3D Model Position Setting Support 3D model position offset and rotation setting. Support camera view angle setting, you can set different optimal display view angles for different 3D models. -3D Model Mesh Settings Count the number of sub-mesh and mesh vertices of the 3D model, support whether the sub-mesh is visible or not setting, support component separation, and support putting the sub-mesh as the center. -3D Model Cover Settings The 3D model cover will be automatically generated when the 3D model is opened for the first time, support to modify the cover. Note: Updates and Feedback ModelPlay will make continuous updates to provide more 3D setting effects in the subsequent releases. Feel free to provide suggestions to ModelPlay via comments!

Screenshots

PaintSaur1 screens
ModelPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PaintSaur at 5.0 against ModelPlay's 3.0. PaintSaur also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). ModelPlay's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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. ModelPlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PaintSaur asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PaintSaur holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PaintSaur versus ModelPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintSaurModelPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—27.3% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB255 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYukihiro Shioya俊卿 吴

Customer experience

PaintSaur

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ModelPlay

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

None

PaintSaur

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ModelPlay

One-time1
  • ModelPlay Pro$9.99

Questions

Is PaintSaur free?
PaintSaur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ModelPlay free?
ModelPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PaintSaur or ModelPlay?
PaintSaur is rated higher. PaintSaur averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ModelPlay averages 3.0 from 8 ratings.
Do PaintSaur or ModelPlay have ads?
Neither PaintSaur nor ModelPlay shows ads.

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