Comparison

ArtiMesh vs Pixel Works

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

Head to head
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.

About

Pixel Works

Features
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Pixel Works is a graphics application to design small pixel graphics, animations and fonts for monochrome displays. Design small animations and pixel fonts for embedded projects and OLED screens. The application supports export to animated GIF and GFXFont. For feedback and questions feel free to contact us at info@drummachinefunk.com

Screenshots

ArtiMesh4 screens
Pixel Works2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixel Works at Free against ArtiMesh's $12.99. Pixel Works also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). ArtiMesh's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and chart position (#27 vs unranked). On ads, 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

Pixel Works is free to download; ArtiMesh costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArtiMesh ships an update every 5 days, Pixel Works every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
ArtiMesh versus Pixel Works: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtiMeshPixel Works
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#27 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWhite Bread GamesDelta Seven Kft.

In-app purchases

None

ArtiMesh

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Works

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArtiMesh free?
ArtiMesh costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Works free?
Pixel Works is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ArtiMesh or Pixel Works have ads?
Neither ArtiMesh nor Pixel Works shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArtiMesh or Pixel Works?
ArtiMesh ships an update every 5 days, and Pixel Works every 2 weeks. Most recently, ArtiMesh was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pixel Works on October 27, 2026.

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