Comparison

Wafer vs Goblin Node

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

Head to head
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

About

Goblin Node

Create professional PBR textures and materials on your iPad with a touch-first, non-destructive procedural workflow. Generate reusable patterns, tileable surfaces, and complete material suites anywhere inspiration strikes, without needing a desktop rig.

Highlights
  • Touch-native procedural texturing
  • Non-destructive workflow
  • Modular material generation
  • PBR material suite creation
  • 100+ nodes including generators
  • 3D preview engine
  • One-time purchase for pro features
Features
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An idea for a texture shouldn’t have to wait until you’re back at your desk. Goblin Node is a procedural texture editor for iPad—a convenient place to experiment with patterns, build reusable graphs and create PBR material maps for your game and 3D projects. Explore weathered stone, geometric tiles, layered surfaces or something that doesn’t have a name yet. Connect nodes, adjust their controls and take the result in another direction. BUILD A MATERIAL, KEEP THE POSSIBILITIES • Create seamless textures and maps including base colour, normal, height, roughness and ambient occlusion. • Preview your maps together on 3D meshes and explore their response to lighting. • Reuse your work through graphs, custom nodes and templates. • Experiment with animated material maps and frame playback. • Combine noise, shapes, images, text and paint with 100+ nodes across Free and Pro. The graph remains editable. Change a source pattern, revisit a colour choice or reshape a branch without rebuilding every step. NEW TO NODES? START BY MAKING SOMETHING. Guided projects introduce the essentials, then lead into decorative patterns and a layered stone material. Learn inside the editor, pause when you need to, and return to your project later. START FREE. UNLOCK MORE WITH PRO. Pro is a one-time purchase with no subscription. Get advanced nodes, exports up to 4K, higher bit depths, batch output export, graph-package sharing and unlimited graphs. Bring an idea. Build a graph. Explore the variations.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Goblin Node at 4.7 against Wafer's 3.9. Goblin Node also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). Wafer's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Wafer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Goblin Node 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

Goblin Node holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wafer has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wafer ships an update every 5 days, Goblin Node weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wafer versus Goblin Node: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaferGoblin Node
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (17 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSparseal SLRainer Weston

Customer experience

Wafer

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

Goblin Node

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wafer

One-time1
  • Exporting and Saving Documents$19.99
1 purchases

Goblin Node

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Wafer free?
Wafer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goblin Node free?
Goblin Node is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wafer or Goblin Node?
Goblin Node is rated higher. Wafer averages 3.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Goblin Node averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Wafer or Goblin Node have ads?
Neither Wafer nor Goblin Node shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wafer or Goblin Node?
Wafer ships an update every 5 days, and Goblin Node weekly. Most recently, Wafer was updated on November 9, 2026 and Goblin Node on November 13, 2026.

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