Comparison

3dMaster vs ModelPlay

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

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
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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

3dMaster4 screens
ModelPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 3dMaster at 5.0 against ModelPlay's 3.5. ModelPlay's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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. 3dMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ModelPlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3dMaster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ModelPlay has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3dMaster ships an update every 2 months, ModelPlay every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
3dMaster versus ModelPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3dMasterModelPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB254 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer海宁 徐俊卿 吴

Customer experience

3dMaster

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

ModelPlay

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

3dMaster

One-time1
  • Unlock Advanced Functions$2.99
1 purchases

ModelPlay

One-time1
  • ModelPlay Pro$9.99

Questions

Is 3dMaster free?
3dMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ModelPlay free?
ModelPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 3dMaster or ModelPlay?
3dMaster is rated higher. 3dMaster averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ModelPlay averages 3.5 from 6 ratings.
Do 3dMaster or ModelPlay have ads?
3dMaster shows ads; ModelPlay does not.
Which is updated more often, 3dMaster or ModelPlay?
3dMaster ships an update every 2 months, and ModelPlay every 2 weeks. Most recently, 3dMaster was updated on September 13, 2026 and ModelPlay on August 2, 2026.

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