Comparison

3D Text Viewer vs Curvly

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

Head to head
About

3D Text Viewer

Create personalized 3D text for photos and projects. Manipulate text into any orientation, choose from millions of characters, and customize facets with colors or textures. Save creations as screenshots or 3D files.

Highlights
  • Convert text to 3D objects
  • Manipulate 3D text orientation
  • Access millions of characters and shapes
  • Color and texture 3D facets
  • Map images onto 3D surfaces
  • Save creations as screenshots or USDZ files
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*** NEW! Long-press the snapshot button to save your creation as a 3D file (USDZ). This app allows you to accent your creativity with 3D text. You can wish someone a happy birthday, happy anniversary, congratulations, or add flare to any event or creative project. When you enter text in the text field, it is converted into a 3D object which you can manipulate around into any orientation. Not just letters and numbers, but any of the vast range of characters (glyphs) - you have millions of characters and shapes to choose from - make a photo frame from a rectangle character and pick your photo to put in it! The 3D text has 3 primary facets (unique faces) - the face surface, which is the normal face you see whenever you look at 2D text on the screen or in print; the extrusion surface, which make up the sides of the face as it is extruded into 3-dimensions, much like toothpaste squeezing out of it’s tube; and the chamfered edge, which is the corners where the face and it’s extrusion connect. The chamfered edge is also loosely known as a beveled edge, edge, rim, corner, lip, and by a few more terms. The face and chamfer facets are also mirrored on the back side of the 3D text. Each of the facets can be colored with any color, or mapped with a texture/shader (an image). You can select any color imaginable, and this app also allows for the colors to have opacity (transparency) for other advanced uses. You can also ‘color’ the facets with an image from the Photos app. Much like a blanket, an image is wrapped against the 3D facets where every 3D point adopts a 2D pixel from your image. The background can also be colored or textured. There are nearly unlimited uses for 3D text in the world of graphic design, movies/entertainment, marketing, signage, advertisements, … the list goes on. The app tries to simplify the complex processes and calculations involved by handling the math behind the art. Fonts are notoriously complex and extremely intricate - things don’t always work well together in this field, but the app does it best to allow you to do so much with only a few clicks, taps, or swipes. While this area of graphics has uncountable commercial applications, the intent here is to allow you to create beautiful, unique, and personal greetings for your friends and loved ones. You can always snap a screenshot to Photos as usual, but the app also has a built-in snapshot button to only capture the 3D view (without having to later crop out all the controls, etc.). You can also save the 3D objects you create as a 3D file (USDZ) to view|share later. The USDZ object file can also be opened|imported-into many other 3D programs. Pricing: it was decided to make the app available at the lowest conventional base price, rather than wear you down with a subscription, or drive you mad with advertisements or in-app upgrade purchases. Surely you have this little under your car seats. Pay a few pennies once… use and enjoy it everyday after. AND, it will also available for you on your iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro, and your Mac. Give it a try, and in a short time, you will be creating very unique works of art to enjoy and share. Please enjoy! Developer Note: This app was coded using the SceneKit API Framework exclusively, with special thanks and appreciation to all who have contributed, and will contribute, to the development of SceneKit.

About

Curvly

Create unique designs by flowing text along custom paths on your photos. Draw any shape, style your text with various fonts and effects, and export high-quality creations. AI can generate backdrops based on your descriptions.

Highlights
  • Freehand path drawing
  • AI-generated image backdrops
  • Multiple text layers
  • Rich text styling and effects
  • Canvas ratio cropping
  • High-resolution export
Features
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Turn your photos into eye-catching designs with curved, flowing text. Curvly lets you draw any freehand path on your photo and instantly places your text along it — creating unique, professional-looking results in seconds. HOW IT WORKS • Choose a photo from your gallery, camera, or search millions of free photos from Unsplash — or describe one and let Curvly AI create it • Pick your canvas: keep the original, or crop to story, post or square before you start • Draw a path with your finger — any shape, any curve, or take a Smart Placement suggestion • Type your text and watch it flow along the path • Style it: one-tap effects, fonts, colors, letter shape and spacing • Export and share your creation FEATURES • Freehand path drawing — complete creative freedom • Smart Placement: on-device suggestions for where your text fits best — arches, waves, lines and badges that steer clear of faces • Canvas ratios: original, 4:5, 9:16, 1:1, 3:4 and 1.91:1 — crop first so your design fits where you'll post it • True typography: real kerning, ligatures, and OpenType shaping • Full Arabic & Urdu support with connected letterforms • Multiple text layers on a single photo • Rotate and resize a layer with two fingers — the path turns with the text • Duplicate a layer with its style: same font, color and effects • Set where the text starts along the path • Rich text styling: fonts, colors, stroke outlines, shadows • Text effects: neon glow, 3D depth, long shadow and outline • Stretch letters taller or wider, open letter spacing, lift text off the path • Drag or pinch right on the preview to fine-tune • Auto-fit text to path length • Wide color (P3) exports that keep your photo's original quality • Pinch-to-zoom export preview • Save and reopen your projects anytime • Built-in Unsplash photo search CURVLY AI • Describe the backdrop you have in mind and get an image in seconds • Add the words you want on it — Curvly AI sets them on curved paths as editable layers, never baked into the image • Choose where the text goes and its style, or start from a ready-made template • Story, post and square sizes, ready to keep designing • Optional weekly or monthly subscription; AI credits renew every period and every Pro feature is included • Only your description and text are sent to create the image — your photos never leave your device CURVLY PRO • Export without watermark • High-resolution export, up to 4K • Premium font collection • 10 Curvly AI credits included • One-time purchase Perfect for social media posts, stories, greeting cards, invitations, quotes, and any creative project where flat text just isn't enough. Terms of Use: https://definetelyhuman.com/apps/curvly/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://definetelyhuman.com/apps/curvly/privacy.html

Screenshots

3D Text Viewer4 screens
Curvly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Curvly at Free against 3D Text Viewer's $0.99. Curvly also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 3D Text Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On rating, ads 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

Curvly is free to download; 3D Text Viewer costs $0.99 up front. Curvly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 3D Text Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 3D Text Viewer against 5.0 for Curvly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D Text Viewer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Text Viewer ships an update every 3 weeks, Curvly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
3D Text Viewer versus Curvly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Text ViewerCurvly
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLino BaileyAlper Albayrak

Customer experience

3D Text Viewer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Curvly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

3D Text Viewer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Curvly

One-time1
  • PRO$9.99

Questions

Is 3D Text Viewer free?
3D Text Viewer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Curvly free?
Curvly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 3D Text Viewer or Curvly?
3D Text Viewer and Curvly are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 3D Text Viewer or Curvly have ads?
Neither 3D Text Viewer nor Curvly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3D Text Viewer or Curvly?
3D Text Viewer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Curvly weekly. Most recently, 3D Text Viewer was updated on October 4, 2026 and Curvly on October 21, 2026.

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