Comparison

Mockuply vs Wafer

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

Head to head
About

Mockuply

Quickly transform your ideas into visual mockups with intuitive drawing tools and AI-powered generation. Effortlessly create, edit, and share designs for apps, websites, or features. Your work automatically syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Intuitive scribble and shape tools
  • AI-powered idea generation
  • Text insertion and styling
  • Element selection, drag, and resize
  • Add notes to designs
  • Export and share as images
  • Automatic iCloud synchronization
Features
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Mockuply - Simple Mockups, Anywhere Turn your ideas into visual mockups in seconds. Whether you're designing an app, planning a website, or sketching a new feature, Mockuply makes it effortless to create and share your vision. Create with Ease - Draw freely with our intuitive scribble tool - Add rectangles, circles, and lines with a tap - Insert and style text anywhere on your canvas - Select, drag, and resize any element perfectly - Add notes to capture important details AI-Powered Enhancement - Transform rough ideas into mockups with our Generate feature. One tap turns your notes into quick wireframe. Share Instantly - Export your mockups as images and share them anywhere using iOS's built-in share sheet. Send to colleagues, save to photos, or drop into your favorite apps. Always in Sync - Your mockups automatically save to iCloud - work on your iPhone, continue on your iPad. No account creation, no sign-ups, no passwords. Just open and create. Perfect For: - Product managers sketching new features - Designers exploring quick concepts - Developers planning interfaces - Anyone who thinks visually Start creating mockups the moment inspiration strikes. With Mockuply, your ideas are always just a few taps away from becoming shareable designs.

About

Wafer

Create detailed 3D models with advanced texture painting tools. Supports multiple layers, PBR rendering, and multichannel painting for color, roughness, and metallic properties. Optimized for performance on compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Pressure and tilt sensitive brushes
  • Full layer system with blend modes
  • Paint on 3D mesh or 2D UV view
  • Multichannel PBR painting
  • High-resolution texture support
  • Configurable export options
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Drawing Tools: - Brushes with full pressure and tilt support - Lasso clips, gradients, wet painting and blur - Stencils, decals and stamps - Custom brush tip shapes and alphas Layers: - Full layer system with canvas and procedural fills. - Paint on layer masks for multi-layer painting and non-destructive workflows. - Color blend modes and opacity controls. Painting System: - Paint on the 3D mesh or the 2D UV view - 3D brush falloff with no seam artifacts - 3D and 2D symmetry with configurable pivots - Configurable unlit, shaded and PBR viewport rendering. Multichannel Painting: - Paint color, roughness, metallic at the same time with any tool. - Standard PBR channels or custom shader domain inputs per layer - Apply complete materials with masks and fill layers Performance: - Brush speed stays the same regardless of texture resolution or layer count - Texture resolution and layer count only limited by device memory. - Supports 16K textures on any compatible iPad, to 24K on iPad Pro 3rd gen 2018. - Energy efficient for long painting sessions Scene and Exporting: - Multiple meshes and texture sets per document. - Configurable exporter to pack channels into any texture setup - Configurable over resolution, format, texture content and packing. Extras - Built-in image reference board - Influence system to control tool effect by normals, topology, UV islands or custom maps - Asset library with stencils, triplanar projections, brush alphas and decals

Screenshots

Mockuply4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wafer at Free against Mockuply's $4.99. Wafer also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.5). Mockuply's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (5.0 vs 3.9). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Wafer is free to download; Mockuply costs $4.99 up front. Mockuply sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wafer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mockuply holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mockuply's written reviews are positive against 57% of Wafer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mockuply ships an update every 3 days, Wafer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mockuply versus Wafer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMockuplyWafer
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better3.9 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings717 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS18.516.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElliot NashSparseal SL

Customer experience

Mockuply

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wafer

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mockuply

One-time1
  • 100 Credits$3.99
1 purchases

Wafer

One-time1
  • Exporting and Saving Documents$19.99

Questions

Is Mockuply free?
Mockuply costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Wafer free?
Wafer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mockuply or Wafer?
Mockuply is rated higher. Mockuply averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Wafer averages 3.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Mockuply or Wafer have ads?
Neither Mockuply nor Wafer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mockuply or Wafer?
Mockuply ships an update every 3 days, and Wafer every 5 days. Most recently, Mockuply was updated on November 5, 2026 and Wafer on November 9, 2026.

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