3dMaster vs PoseFrame Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
PoseFrame Studio
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PoseFrame Studio is a 3D pose reference workspace for illustrators, comic artists, storyboard creators, and visual production teams. Start from built-in character slots and pose templates, create solo or duo compositions, then refine camera angle, focal length, distance, lighting, grid, shadows, mirroring, and scene setup inside a focused 3D editor. When the reference is ready, export it through the iOS share sheet or save it to Photos. Key features: - Solo and duo pose templates - Male, female, stylized, and realistic character references - 3D body proportion preview and camera controls - Favorite characters, favorite poses, and fast template reuse - Grid, shadow, lighting, focal length, and camera distance controls - Reference sharing and photo export - One-time Pro unlock for editorial characters, advanced poses, composition guides, transparent PNG, and multi-angle export PoseFrame Studio does not require an account, does not include ads, does not use subscriptions, does not upload your artwork, and does not track you. The free version includes basic characters, pose references, and PNG export. The one-time Pro unlock adds editorial characters, advanced poses, composition tools, transparent PNG, and multi-angle export.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PoseFrame Studio at none against 3dMaster's shown. PoseFrame Studio also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 3dMaster's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. 3dMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PoseFrame Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
3dMaster ships an update every 2 months, PoseFrame Studio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3dMaster | PoseFrame Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 海宁 徐 | Yu Shiung Jiang |
In-app purchases
3dMaster
- Unlock Advanced Functions$2.99
PoseFrame Studio
- PoseFrame Studio Pro$4.99
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