Comparison

Solid Engineer vs Easy3D

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

Head to head
About

Solid Engineer

This app teaches programming through visual 3D model creation. It offers modes for beginners to advanced users, including JavaScript support. Models can be printed or shared.

Highlights
  • Visual programming interface
  • 3D model creation
  • Printable model export
  • Beginner to advanced modes
  • JavaScript integration
  • Keyframe animation
Features
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Learn programming and create 3D models that can be printed or shared with other users. The 'basic' mode helps students to learn the basics of programming by dragging and dropping programming statements. The 'advanced' mode supports subtracting and intersecting volumes, profiles, parameters, part libraries and keyframe animation. In the 'programmer' mode you can use the power of modern JavaScript such as arrow functions, maps and filters.

About

Easy3D

Features
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Easy3D is a solid-modeling app built for iPhone and iPad. Create on one device, or connect two screens into a folding 3D workspace. Now you can also begin with a description or reference photo and let AI create a model you can keep editing. MODEL ON ONE DEVICE Start with boxes, spheres, and cylinders. Move, rotate, cut, extrude, and drill directly on the model. Choose a surface to sketch on, draw an outline, then drag endpoints and edges to refine it. Select a face and pull outward to add volume or push inward to remove it. On iPad, draw with Apple Pencil while your fingers adjust the view. On iPhone, touch controls keep the same tools within reach. Manual modeling works offline, and you can undo your steps. MAKE A SECOND SCREEN PART OF THE WORK Pair an iPhone with an iPad and, with an optional 3D-printed hinge mount, the phone becomes a movable second view. In Cut mode, the plane of its screen can act as the blade. A pairing code verifies both devices before they exchange model data. The second screen is optional; you can still build on either device alone. START WITH AI, FINISH BY HAND Describe what you want to make or add a reference photo to create a first model. Refine it in conversation, then continue on the same canvas with sketches, push-pull, and cutting tools. AI and hands-on modeling work on the same editable design, so you can start either way. EASY3D MAKER The free practice mode lets you try the core modeling gestures. A one-time Maker purchase lets you save and reopen local projects, use measurement, exact-size, and alignment tools, and export .easy3d files you can import again to keep editing. For 3D printing, export STL and check dimensions, wall thickness, and supports in your slicer. Maker also includes an AI allowance that renews monthly. It is not a subscription. CREATION ON YOUR TERMS Manual modeling needs no separate account. Local projects stay on your device unless you export or share them. Cloud AI requires internet access and your explicit consent before it processes the content you send. Easy3D has no ads and does not use cross-app tracking. Support: support@geteasy3d.com License agreement (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Solid Engineer4 screens
Easy3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solid Engineer at none against Easy3D's 1. Solid Engineer also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Easy3D's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads 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. Easy3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solid Engineer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solid Engineer ships an update every 5 months, Easy3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Solid Engineer versus Easy3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolid EngineerEasy3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAxxem B.V.Shanghai TacticSpace Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Solid Engineer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Easy3D

One-time1
  • Easy3D Maker$19.99

Questions

Is Solid Engineer free?
Solid Engineer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Easy3D free?
Easy3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Solid Engineer or Easy3D have ads?
Neither Solid Engineer nor Easy3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solid Engineer or Easy3D?
Solid Engineer ships an update every 5 months, and Easy3D every 2 weeks. Most recently, Solid Engineer was updated on October 6, 2026 and Easy3D on October 11, 2026.

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