Comparison

Valence 3D vs DialForge

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

DialForge

Features
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DialForge is a focused design studio for crafting custom watch dials right on your iPhone. Start from a proven preset or a blank canvas, shape every detail in real time, and export print-ready artwork in seconds. Live Design Canvas See your dial render instantly on a precise, dark-grid canvas. Pinch to zoom, pan to inspect, and watch every change update in real time as you work. Preset Templates Begin with Diver, Dress, or Field styles tuned to real watch conventions, or open a blank canvas and build your own look from scratch. Customizable Tick Marks Choose from Baton, Dot, Roman, or Arabic markers. Fine-tune the length, width, and color of both hour and minute markers until the proportions feel exactly right. Text and Logo Editor Add brand name, model, depth rating, and movement text. Pick from nine fonts, then set size, color, and position to compose a balanced, professional layout. Layer System Manage Background, Tick Marks, Text, and Logo as independent layers. Toggle visibility, lock elements, adjust opacity, and reorder to keep your design organized. Flexible Dial Sizes Work at true case sizes of 28.5mm, 31mm, or 38mm, with optional date window and center hole to match the watch you have in mind. Professional Export Export crisp PNG at 72, 150, or 300 dpi, or a clean vector PDF with optional bleed and crop marks for printing. Share anywhere through the system share sheet. Privacy First DialForge works completely offline. No account, no cloud, no data collection. Every project stays on your device. Start forging your perfect dial today.

Screenshots

Valence 3D4 screens
DialForge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DialForge at Free against Valence 3D's $19.99. Valence 3D's advantage is chart position (#44 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

DialForge is free to download; Valence 3D costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Valence 3D versus DialForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterValence 3DDialForge
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (121 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings121 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#44 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHi-Rez, LLC晓 郭

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

DialForge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Valence 3D

No in-app purchases

None

DialForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Valence 3D free?
Valence 3D costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DialForge free?
DialForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Valence 3D or DialForge have ads?
Neither Valence 3D nor DialForge shows ads.

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