3D Paint vs MapBake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3D Paint
Create immersive 3D artwork with a powerful yet intuitive drawing studio. Sketch naturally, refine strokes with professional tools, and apply realistic materials and lighting. Perfect for artists, designers, and hobbyists looking to bring their imagination into three dimensions.
- Draw directly in 3D space
- Editable 3D brush strokes
- Professional brush library
- Apple Pencil support
- Unlimited layers
- Realistic materials and PBR textures
- 3D animation and AR preview
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3D Paint – Draw in 3D Space Turn your ideas into immersive three-dimensional artwork with 3D Paint, a powerful yet intuitive 3D drawing and painting studio for iPhone and iPad. Sketch naturally in 3D space using your finger or Apple Pencil, then refine every stroke with professional editing tools, realistic materials, lighting, and animation. Whether you're an artist, designer, architect, engineer, educator, or hobbyist, 3D Paint provides everything you need to create stunning 3D illustrations, concept art, product designs, technical sketches, and creative visualizations. Features • Draw directly in 3D space with an infinite canvas • Create smooth, editable 3D brush strokes • Professional brush library with customizable settings • Apple Pencil pressure, tilt, hover, and barrel roll support • Unlimited layers and object organization • Sculpt and refine your creations with intuitive editing tools • Apply realistic materials including metal, glass, wood, fabric, and more • Paint textures with physically based rendering (PBR) materials • Professional lighting studio with HDR environments • Multiple camera modes including perspective and orthographic views • Symmetry and mirror drawing for precise designs • Grid, vertex, edge, and surface snapping • Import reference images and popular 3D model formats • Export artwork to USDZ, OBJ, STL, GLB, FBX, PNG, PDF, GIF, and more • Preview creations in augmented reality • Create animated camera paths and object animations • Auto-save and seamless iCloud synchronization • Optimized for Apple Silicon with high-performance Metal rendering Designed for Creativity From quick concept sketches to detailed product prototypes and artistic masterpieces, 3D Paint makes creating in three dimensions fast, intuitive, and enjoyable. Every stroke remains fully editable, allowing you to experiment without limitations. Whether you're designing the next great product, illustrating complex ideas, or simply exploring your creativity, 3D Paint gives you professional tools in a modern, easy-to-use interface. Download 3D Paint today and bring your imagination into three dimensions. #3D Paint offers auto-renewing subscription options: •$7.99 per month •$34.99 per year • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchases within Video Stabilizer • Subscriptions are billed weekly/yearly on the subscription plan • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://tos.asiancomputingapps.com Privacy Policy: https://privacy.asiancomputingapps.com
MapBake
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Turn images into practical, game-ready PBR material starting points directly on iPhone and iPad. MapBake prepares a source image, makes it tileable, estimates a complete material set, previews the result in 3D, and exports the conventions your target engine expects. IMPORT AND PREPARE • Import from Photos, Files, Camera, Clipboard, or drag and drop on iPad • Crop, rotate, flip, correct perspective, and normalize uneven lighting • Keep the original source intact while you experiment MAKE IT SEAMLESS • Create a horizontally and vertically tileable texture offline • The tile is rebuilt from patches of your photo, joined along cuts that follow real detail, so joins stay invisible and nothing is mirrored • One control trades keeping your source's structure against mixing it more freely • Inspect any map at 1×1, 2×2, 3×3, or 4×4 with zoom and pan GENERATE A COMPLETE PBR SET • Base Color, Height, tangent-space Normal, Roughness, Metallic, and Ambient Occlusion • Useful deterministic estimates designed to be adjusted—not false claims of recovering perfect physical properties from one photo • Fast working previews with full-resolution recomputation when you export PREVIEW THE MATERIAL • Physically based RealityKit preview on a plane, sphere, cube, or rounded cube • Neutral, soft, outdoor, overcast, warm, high-contrast, and dark studio lighting • A directional key light you can sweep and lower to rake across the surface, so relief in the height and normal maps actually reads • Inspect scale, tiling, reflections, normal response, roughness, and metallic behavior EXPORT FOR YOUR TOOLS • Unity Built-in, URP, HDRP, Unreal Engine, Godot, Blender, OpenGL, and DirectX profiles • Automatic normal Y conversion, roughness/smoothness conversion, and standard packed maps • PNG output at 256, 512, and 1024 in the free app • MapBake Pro is a one-time purchase that removes ads and adds 2K/4K export, custom RGBA packing, and saved custom presets No account is required. Source images and generated materials are processed on-device and stay local unless you explicitly export or share them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MapBake at none against 3D Paint's 3. 3D Paint's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. 3D Paint sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. MapBake asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | 3D Paint | MapBake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Do Anh | White Bread Games |
In-app purchases
3D Paint
- 3D Paint Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- 3D Paint Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
- 3D Paint Lifetime$49.99
MapBake
No in-app purchases








