Forma3D vs TextToSTL

Forma3D is a professional 3D mesh editor for iPhone and iPad — built for makers, 3D printing enthusiasts, and anyone who needs to create, fix, or modify 3D models on the go. No laptop. No cloud. Everything runs locally on your device, offline, with desktop-grade mesh editing. ▸ PAINT & MULTI-FILAMENT 3MF EXPORT Paint with a brush directly on your model, then export a 3MF file with per-face color data ready for multi-filament printing. Bambu Studio and Creality Print read the embedded colors automatically — your paint job travels to the slicer intact. ▸ SCULPT MODE Sculpt meshes with a gesture-based brush — push, pull, and smooth with falloff presets and Apple Pencil support. ▸ SKETCH MODE Draw a shape or import an SVG and turn it into 3D geometry in one tap. ▸ LITHOPHANE GENERATOR Turn any photo into a printable lithophane — a depth-mapped relief that comes alive when backlit. ▸ SPLIT WITH JOINTS Split meshes along edge loops into printable parts with built-in joints — cylinder, square peg, cone, or ball. Perfect for models bigger than your build plate. ▸ EDGE LOOP TOOLS Select entire edge loops and fill them with clean topology: Grid Fill for quad surfaces, Bridge for connecting boundaries. ▸ MESH EDITING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Switch between Object Mode and Edit Mode. Select and edit vertices, edges, and faces with Single, Rectangle, Oval, or Brush selection. Move, rotate, and scale with a transform gizmo or numeric input. ▸ PROFESSIONAL MODELING TOOLS • Extrude — live preview with direction toggle • Inset — adjustable depth • Bevel — custom segments and profile control • Boolean — Union and Subtract (Manifold CSG) • Cut — Line, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, Freehand • Mirror — across X, Y, or Z • Revolve — lathe geometry from a profile • Subdivide / Simplify — resolution where you need it • Remesh — uniform quad topology with quality control • 3D Text — extruded text objects ▸ PRIMITIVES & IMPORT Cube, Sphere, Soft variants, Cylinder, Torus, Pyramid, Plane, Tube, Bolt, Nut. Import STL and 3MF. Export to STL, 3MF, USDZ. ▸ 3D SCANNING (LiDAR) Scan real objects and edit the mesh immediately — scan, fix, print without switching apps. ▸ PRECISION & MEASUREMENT Ruler in millimeters, 20 mm build-plate grid, snap-to-grid, keyboard numeric input. ▸ VISUALIZATION Orthographic view cube, X-Ray mode, wireframe (triangles/quads), custom lighting and viewport colors. ▸ UNDO / REDO & PROJECTS Full history, native .forma3d projects, objects list panel. ▸ APPLE PENCIL Hover tooltips and precise component editing optimized for Pencil. ▸ 16 LANGUAGES English, Deutsch, Français, 日本語, 简体中文, Español, Italiano, 한국어, Português, Русский, Nederlands, Polski, Türkçe, 繁體中文, Svenska, العربية. Whether you're splitting a big print into jointed parts, painting for multi-filament output, sculpting freehand, or fixing a scan — Forma3D puts a desktop-grade mesh editor in your pocket. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Turn any idea into a 3D-printable cookie cutter or clay jewelry. Type a prompt — "butterfly," "race car," "wrestling outfit" — and TextToSTL builds a clean silhouette, renders it in 3D, and exports a print-ready STL file in seconds. BROWSE FOR FREE Open the app and tap Browse designs to explore 200+ ready-made cookie cutter shapes. No account, no signup, no payment. Rotate, zoom, and resize any design right from the preview. CREATE YOUR OWN (free account) Sign up for a free account — email or Sign in with Apple — and generate three custom designs each month from any prompt you can imagine. Each free account also gets one STL export per month. UNLIMITED WITH A SUBSCRIPTION Upgrade to Starter (20 designs/month) or Pro (100 designs/month) and export as many STLs as you want. Monthly or annual, cancel anytime. FEATURES • Text-to-silhouette with live 3D preview • Cookie-cutter and jewelry modes • Adjustable dimensions and wall thickness • STL export sharable to any slicer • Library of your past creations (free account) • Photo-to-shape: upload a reference image • Clean, printable outlines tested on common slicers SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Subscriptions auto-renew at the price above for the same period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. PRIVACY We don't track you across apps, we don't use advertising IDs, and we don't sell your data. Privacy Policy: https://www.texttostl.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.texttostl.com/terms