Comparison

Wafer vs TopMod 3D

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

Head to head
About

Wafer

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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

TopMod 3D

Sculpt intricate 3D surfaces with topological modeling on your mobile device. Create complex geometry, including handles and holes, and export your designs as OBJ files for use in other 3D software. Ideal for artists and designers interested in the mathematics of form.

Highlights
  • Topological mesh modeling
  • Sculpt intricate 3D surfaces
  • Create handles and holes
  • Real-time geometry building
  • Export as OBJ files
Features
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Works best for Ipad. TopMod is a topological mesh modeler for sculpting intricate, high-genus 3D surfaces right on your iPhone and iPad. Build handles, holes, and complex manifold geometry in real time, then export your creations as OBJ files to use in any 3D pipeline. A focused, self-contained tool for artists, designers, and anyone who loves the mathematics of form.

Screenshots

TopMod 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TopMod 3D at 5.0 against Wafer's 3.9. TopMod 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Wafer's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Wafer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TopMod 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TopMod 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wafer versus TopMod 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaferTopMod 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (17 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSparseal SLJohn Briscella

Customer experience

Wafer

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

TopMod 3D

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wafer

One-time1
  • Exporting and Saving Documents$19.99
None

TopMod 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wafer free?
Wafer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TopMod 3D free?
TopMod 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wafer or TopMod 3D?
TopMod 3D is rated higher. Wafer averages 3.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while TopMod 3D averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Wafer or TopMod 3D have ads?
Neither Wafer nor TopMod 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wafer or TopMod 3D?
Wafer ships an update every 5 days, and TopMod 3D every 5 days. Most recently, Wafer was updated on November 5, 2026 and TopMod 3D on October 31, 2026.

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