Comparison

ModelPlay vs Viewport 3D

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

Head to head
About

ModelPlay

Easily view and customize 3D models without needing professional knowledge. Import, export, and categorize various file formats, then personalize lighting, backgrounds, materials, and animations for stunning visual effects.

Highlights
  • Import/export GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL, PLY, 3MF
  • Categorize models with folders
  • Customize lighting and backgrounds
  • Adjust model materials and textures
  • Play and control 3D animations
  • Set model position and camera angles
Features
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ModelPlay supports 3D model classification and viewing, 3D model import and export, and users can personalize each 3D model and save the settings. When using ModelPlay, users don't need to have professional 3D knowledge, just through simple operation, you can get very stunning 3D effects. -3D Model Import and Export Supports import and export of many common 3D format files such as GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL, PLY, 3MF, and so on. -3D Model Categorization Categorize 3D models through folders, support both list and grid display, sorting and editing, and setting image size. -3D Model Lighting Settings Support to set the lighting of the scene where the 3D model is located: support preset lighting combination settings, light color, light intensity, light shadow settings, ambient light color settings, and halo intensity settings. You can create colorful lighting effects through multiple combination settings. 3D Model Background Settings Supports setting the background of the scene where the 3D model is located: supports solid color background and sky box background. You can set “whether to show the ground” to get different scene atmosphere effects. 3D Model Material Settings Support to set the material of 3D model: support default texture material, line material, metal material, transparent material and other material switching. Support to view the original material and texture. -3D Model Animation Settings Support 3D model skeleton display, support animation play and pause, support auto rotate, support dynamic skeleton, support multiple animation clips switch play. -3D Model Position Setting Support 3D model position offset and rotation setting. Support camera view angle setting, you can set different optimal display view angles for different 3D models. -3D Model Mesh Settings Count the number of sub-mesh and mesh vertices of the 3D model, support whether the sub-mesh is visible or not setting, support component separation, and support putting the sub-mesh as the center. -3D Model Cover Settings The 3D model cover will be automatically generated when the 3D model is opened for the first time, support to modify the cover. Note: Updates and Feedback ModelPlay will make continuous updates to provide more 3D setting effects in the subsequent releases. Feel free to provide suggestions to ModelPlay via comments!

About

Viewport 3D

This app allows artists to quickly open and inspect 3D models from various cloud storage services and local files. It offers professional viewing tools, animation playback, and augmented reality capabilities, all processed on-device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Open 3D models from cloud storage
  • Supports over 20+ 3D file formats
  • Professional inspection tools
  • Animation playback
  • Augmented Reality (AR) mode
  • On-device processing for privacy
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Viewport is a fast, focused 3D viewer built for artists. Open models straight from the Files app on iPhone or iPad — iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Downloads or AirDrop — and inspect them in a clean, professional viewport. No account. No cloud. No clutter. OPEN ALMOST ANYTHING • USD family + Reality load natively: USDZ, USD, USDA, USDC, .reality • OBJ, STL and PLY • FBX, glTF, GLB, DAE and 20+ more formats via an in-app importer • Pick a model and its texture files together to keep materials INSPECT LIKE A PRO • Smooth orbit, pan, pinch-zoom and double-tap to frame • Studio lighting presets + intensity, multiple backgrounds (studio, blueprint, gradient, checker…) • Render channels: shaded, albedo, normals, roughness and UVs • Turntable auto-spin and a reference ground grid • Scene info: bounding box, dimensions, vertex/triangle/material/texture counts — real values, never faked ANIMATION • Plays node/transform animation and skeletal (bone) skinning on supported models • Simple play / pause / loop transport AR • Place supported static models on real surfaces • Real World and Studio lighting modes • Stable placement, flexible scaling and grounding shadows MORE • Capture a screenshot and share it • Recent files with search, sorting, date grouping and thumbnails • Adaptive layouts and multitasking support on iPad PRIVACY FIRST All 3D processing happens on your device. Viewport has no accounts, no tracking, no ads, and never uploads your files. Made by Reimagine Fx. More formats and tools coming.

Screenshots

ModelPlay4 screens
Viewport 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Viewport 3D at 4.0 against ModelPlay's 3.0. Viewport 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). ModelPlay's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. ModelPlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Viewport 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Viewport 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ModelPlay versus Viewport 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModelPlayViewport 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (8 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB47 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer俊卿 吴Amar Shinde

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ModelPlay

One-time1
  • ModelPlay Pro$9.99
None

Viewport 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ModelPlay free?
ModelPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Viewport 3D free?
Viewport 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ModelPlay or Viewport 3D?
Viewport 3D is rated higher. ModelPlay averages 3.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Viewport 3D averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ModelPlay or Viewport 3D have ads?
Neither ModelPlay nor Viewport 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ModelPlay or Viewport 3D?
ModelPlay ships an update every 2 weeks, and Viewport 3D every 2 weeks. Most recently, ModelPlay was updated on October 11, 2026 and Viewport 3D on October 22, 2026.

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