BrickGL vs Viewport 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrickGL
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Explore your brick creations in 3D. BrickGL is a mobile-forward 3D viewer designed for brick enthusiasts to view models and parts on the go. Whether you are reviewing a complex build or exploring digital models, BrickGL provides a smooth, interactive experience. Key Features: *Open Your Own Files: Instantly import and view .ldr, .dat, and .mpd files directly from your device. *3D Model Support: View models built with official rick parts, with regular updates to support the latest library refreshes. *Customizable Views: Toggle between high-quality lighting and detailed wireframe modes. *Interactive 3D: Rotate, zoom, and pan around models with intuitive touch controls. *Large Screen Optimization: A seamless experience across both iPhone and iPad. *Home Screen Widget: Discover a brick of the day with the home screen widget. *watchOS Support: A watchOS app and complication for your Apple Watch.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Viewport 3D at Free against BrickGL's $0.99. Viewport 3D also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
Viewport 3D is free to download; BrickGL costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BrickGL ships an update every 5 weeks, Viewport 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrickGL | Viewport 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jamal Eason | Amar Shinde |
In-app purchases
BrickGL
No in-app purchases
Viewport 3D
No in-app purchases









