Comparison

Valence 3D vs ArtiMesh

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

Head to head
About

Valence 3D

This app is a powerful yet user-friendly 3D modeling and design tool for iPad and iPhone. It offers a comprehensive set of tools for creating, importing, editing, and exporting 3D models, suitable for both beginners and professionals across various industries.

Highlights
  • Extensive primitive shapes library
  • Import and export various 3D file formats
  • Advanced modeling and mesh operations
  • Non-destructive mesh modifiers
  • Intuitive navigation and context-aware tools
  • Automatic saving and iCloud syncing
Features
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Valence 3D is a powerful, beautiful, minimal, and easy-to-use 3D Polygon & SubD modeling app for iPad & iPhone. No matter whether you're learning 3D modeling for the first time or a professional working in design, construction, gaming, web dev, digital fabrication, architecture, or spatial computing, Valence 3D has what you need to get started! CREATE, IMPORT, EDIT & EXPORT 3D MODELS • 25 primitive shapes are built-in & ready to help you start modeling: plane, box, sphere, squircle, rounded box, arc, circle, cylinder, tube, cone, capsule, torus, icosphere, pipe, revolve, helix, voronoi, text, super shape, noise surfaces, torus knot, faceted gem & tube. • Import existing models, reference images, lidar scans and room plans • Imports: OBJ, STL, USD, USDZ • Exports: PNG, SVG, OBJ, STL, USD, USDZ, GLTF, GLB • Knife tool to create complex and detailed geometry • Move, Rotate, & Scale gizmos make it easy to transform nodes, faces, edges & vertices • Powerful modeling gizmos for extruding, insetting, beveling, poking, creasing & cutting • Multiple selection & automatic loop selection help accelerate your modeling • Tap on one of the gizmo handles to bring up an input field for precise transformations & mesh operations • Robust snapping & alignment commands • Selection operations: grow, shrink, select shell & deselect • Mesh operations: duplicate, instance, set / center pivot, trim by plane, boolean, apply transform & subdivide • Face operations: separate, combine, bridge, extract, poke, collapse, delete, dissolve, harden & soften • Edge operations: extrude, insert vertex, collapse, dissolve, bridge, harden & soften • Vertex operations: insert edge, dissolve, delete & merge • Non-destructive & configurable mesh modifiers: mirror & subdivision • Apply complex transformations using different gizmo pivot points & orientations EASILY NAVIGATE & STAY IN FLOW WHILE DESIGNING • Carefully crafted & fully optimized for iPhone & iPad • Designed to minimize cognitive overload by only showing tools & commands that are contextually relevant • Easily navigate to any part of your model by dragging and pinching: two finger pinch to zoom and roll, and one finger drag to rotate • Pop into the standard orthographic views by tapping one of the handles of the orientation gizmo • Use two & three finger tap gestures to undo & redo • Select components by dragging or using the rectangular selection mode • Your work is saved automatically every two minutes and every time you go back to the gallery • Get an overview of your scene’s structure from the Outliner • Long press on a node in the Outliner to easily rename, duplicate, instance, delete, parent & reorder any object in your scene • Precisely adjust any node’s position, rotation & scale with the Inspector • Adjust material properties, display & modifier options with the Inspector STAY ORGANIZED ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES • Preview, share, duplicate, delete & rename your models from the gallery • iCloud syncing keeps all your models up to date, private & accessible across all your devices PREVIEW, MEASURE, & RENDER YOUR CREATIONS • 6 powerful rendering modes: Matcap, Modeling, Wireframe, Physically Based, X-Ray & Path Traced • Export renders in any aspect ratio & scale • Preview your model in AR in two taps • Export your scene as a USDZ & be confident it’ll look consistent on all Apple devices • Tweak your model’s material & see changes in real-time • Tweak-able scene settings: camera field of view, background type, blurriness, intensity & rotation • Get model measurements in one click • Add persistent dimensions between any two surfaces in your scene PURCHASE & COMPATIBILITY • One time purchase unlocks both iPhone & iPad versions • Apple Pencil supported on select iPads • 120 FPS supported on devices with ProMotion displays • Path Tracing is supported on iPads with M series chips & iPhones with A15 Bionic & later • Lidar Scan & Room Plan is supported on devices with a lidar sensor

About

ArtiMesh

Create, edit, and export 3D models on your iPhone or iPad. This app offers intuitive gesture-based controls and advanced sculpting tools for both beginners and professionals. Seamlessly import and export OBJ files for compatibility with desktop software.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based navigation and editing
  • Advanced vertex, edge, and face tools
  • Sculpting brushes with adjustable settings
  • Texture painting and UV map generation
  • OBJ file import and export
  • Real-time visualization with shadows and lighting
Features
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Build real 3D models on your iPhone or iPad, then take them straight into Blender, Unreal Engine, Unity or a 3D printer workflow. One-time purchase, no subscription. ArtiMesh is a box modeler built for touch. Use gestures to move, rotate and scale. Select vertices, edges and faces with a tap or a rectangle. Undo anything. No Apple Pencil required, but it's supported, along with keyboard shortcuts on iPad. MODELING • Extrude, bevel, subdivide, merge, detach and delete faces • Insert edge loops, extrude edges and bridge borders into new faces • Merge and connect vertices • Mirror, combine, separate and boolean objects • Smooth or flat shading SCULPTING • Raise, lower, grab, smooth and noise brushes • Adjustable radius and strength MATERIALS, PAINT & UVs • Metallic and smoothness materials with image textures • Paint textures directly on the model • Smart UV unwrap plus a full UV editor RENDERING • Real-time shadows, adjustable lighting and skyboxes • Bloom, ambient occlusion, depth of field, color grading and more • Save renders as PNG IMPORT & EXPORT • Import and export OBJ, with or without materials • Works with Blender, Unreal Engine, Unity, Maya and other 3D tools • Export low-poly game assets or high-poly models for 3D printing Made by an independent developer. Feature requests from reviews regularly make it into updates.

Screenshots

Valence 3D4 screens
ArtiMesh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ArtiMesh at 4.9 against Valence 3D's 4.2. ArtiMesh also leads on price ($12.99 vs $19.99) and review sentiment (80% vs 61%). Valence 3D's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 7). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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

Valence 3D costs $19.99 and ArtiMesh $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ArtiMesh holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Valence 3D has 121 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Valence 3D's written reviews are positive against 80% of ArtiMesh's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Valence 3D ships an update weekly, ArtiMesh every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Valence 3D versus ArtiMesh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterValence 3DArtiMesh
Price$19.99$12.99 — better
Rating4.2 (121 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121 — better7
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#81 — better#168
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHi-Rez, LLCWhite Bread Games

Customer experience

Valence 3D

All ratings121 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral13.2%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral15.8%
Negative23.4%

ArtiMesh

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Valence 3D

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Saved files not loading properly
  • Unreliable vertex/edge/face selection
  • Mesh corruption and data loss
  • Gizmo and navigation issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add boolean operations
  • Improve selection and navigation tools
  • Implement curve/spline primitives
  • Add more modeling modifiers (bevel, subdivision, etc.)
  • Provide more detailed documentation and tutorials
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  • Improve performance and stability
  • Add UV editing and texture support
  • Implement keyboard shortcuts and power user features

ArtiMesh

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Valence 3D

No in-app purchases

None

ArtiMesh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Valence 3D free?
Valence 3D costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArtiMesh free?
ArtiMesh costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Valence 3D or ArtiMesh?
ArtiMesh is rated higher. Valence 3D averages 4.2 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while ArtiMesh averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Valence 3D or ArtiMesh have ads?
Neither Valence 3D nor ArtiMesh shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Valence 3D or ArtiMesh?
Valence 3D ships an update weekly, and ArtiMesh every 5 days. Most recently, Valence 3D was updated on November 7, 2026 and ArtiMesh on November 8, 2026.
Which is more popular, Valence 3D or ArtiMesh?
Valence 3D currently peaks at #81 in the App Store charts, and ArtiMesh at #168. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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