Comparison

3dMaster vs Show3D

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

Head to head
About

3dMaster

Visualize 3D scenes and animations with support for over 25 3D formats and various texture types. This tool utilizes advanced rendering techniques for improved quality and performance, allowing artists to preview skeletal animations on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Supports 25+ 3D formats
  • PBR material system
  • CSM shadow technology
  • Order-independent transparency
  • Full skeletal animation support
  • Import and switch animations freely
  • Supports various texture formats
Features
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The 3dMaster is a 3d scene visualization tools that supports 25+ 3d formats. It is built using a modern render pipeline with the Vulkan API, based on the PBR (Physics-Based Rendering) material system, supports CSM (Cascaded Shadow Maps) shadow technology, uses OIT (Order-independent transparency) technology to optimize the sorting of transparent objects, both improved rendering quality and performance. In particular, 3dMaster fully supports the skeletal animation system. after opening the main scene, animations can be imported in separate and switched freely. animation artists can preview their works on the iPhone. The supported 3d scene formats include the following: • obj • fbx • gltf • stl • collada • ply • blend • 3ds • lwo • lws • m3d • md2 • md3 • mdl • x3d • x • bvh • ac • b3d • opengex • dxf • xgl • usd • usda • usdc • usdz The supported texture formats include the following: • ktx • pvr • dds • jpeg • png • tga • pcx • psd • gif • bmp • ppm • pgm • hdr

About

Show3D

Create and edit 3D content with professional tools and AI generation. This app offers modeling, sculpting, and rendering features, allowing users to bring their ideas to life without prior experience. Supports various import and export formats.

Highlights
  • AI 3D Generation (Text, Image, Multi-View)
  • Professional 3D Editor (Modeling, Sculpting, Rigging, Animation, Render)
  • PBR Material Support
  • Scene Hierarchy Management
  • HDR Environment Presets
  • Full Undo/Redo History
  • Multiple Import/Export Formats (GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL)
Features
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Show3D is a complete 3D creation studio with professional modeling, sculpting, and rendering tools — plus built-in AI generation. Create, edit, and share 3D content with no experience required. AI 3D GENERATION • Text to 3D, Image to 3D, and Multi-View to 3D generation • AI post-processing: auto-texture, retopology, UV unwrap, part decomposition, format conversion PROFESSIONAL 3D EDITOR Six modes: Modeling, Sculpting, Rigging, Animation, Render, and View. • Modeling — Primitives, lights, booleans, sub-object editing (vertex/edge/face), transform snap • Sculpting — Clay, Normal, and Flatten brushes with adjustable size and intensity • Render — Cinematic post-processing (AO, Bloom, DOF, Vignette, Color Grading) with up to 4K export CREATION TOOLS • 5 PBR material types with full texture map support (albedo, normal, roughness, metalness, emissive, AO) • Scene hierarchy with drag-and-drop, group/ungroup, multi-select, and search • 7 HDR environment presets plus custom HDR/EXR upload • Full undo/redo with complete history tracking IMPORT & EXPORT • GLB, GLTF, FBX, OBJ, STL with DRACO compression support • Dark/Light themes • English & Chinese • Optimized for iPad • Keyboard shortcuts Show3D 是一款完整的 3D 创作工作室,提供专业的建模、雕刻和渲染工具,并内置 AI 生成能力。无需经验,即可创建、编辑和分享 3D 内容。 AI 3D 生成 • 文字生成 3D、图片生成 3D、多视角生成 3D • AI 后处理:自动贴图、拓扑优化、UV 展开、部件分解、格式转换 专业 3D 编辑器 六大模式:建模、雕刻、绑定、动画、渲染、查看。 • 建模 — 基础几何体、灯光、布尔运算、子对象编辑(顶点/边/面)、变换吸附 • 雕刻 — 粘土、标准、平滑笔刷,支持大小与力度调节 • 渲染 — 电影级后处理(AO、辉光、景深、暗角、色彩调整),最高 4K 导出 创作工具 • 5 种 PBR 材质类型,完整纹理贴图支持(漫反射、法线、粗糙度、金属度、自发光、AO) • 场景层级树,拖拽、编组/解组、多选、搜索 • 7 种 HDR 环境预设 + 自定义 HDR/EXR 上传 • 完整撤销/重做历史记录 导入与导出 • GLB、GLTF、FBX、OBJ、STL,支持 DRACO 压缩 • 深色/浅色主题 • 中英双语 • iPad 优化 • 键盘快捷键

Screenshots

3dMaster4 screens
Show3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Show3D at none against 3dMaster's 1. Show3D also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, 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. 3dMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Show3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 3dMaster against 5.0 for Show3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
3dMaster versus Show3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3dMasterShow3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer海宁 徐飞翔 任

Customer experience

3dMaster

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Show3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

3dMaster

One-time1
  • Unlock Advanced Functions$2.99
None

Show3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3dMaster free?
3dMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Show3D free?
Show3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 3dMaster or Show3D?
3dMaster and Show3D are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 3dMaster or Show3D have ads?
3dMaster shows ads; Show3D does not.
Which is updated more often, 3dMaster or Show3D?
3dMaster ships an update every 2 months, and Show3D every 2 months. Most recently, 3dMaster was updated on October 1, 2026 and Show3D on October 2, 2026.

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