Comparison

Meld vs Phone3D

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

Head to head
About

Meld

Create and paint 3D models on your mobile device. Offers a range of polygon modeling tools, texture painting with Apple Pencil support, and scene rendering capabilities. Supports common 3D file formats for import and export.

Highlights
  • Polygon modeling tools
  • Texture painting with Apple Pencil
  • UV unwrapping
  • Scene lighting and rendering
  • OBJ, glTF, GLB, USDZ support
  • Full undo/redo functionality
Features
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Meld is a polygon modeler and texture painter built for iPad and iPhone. Topology editing tools, rebuilt for use with touch and Apple Pencil. MODELING Extrude, Inset, Bevel, Loop Cut, Knife, Edge Slide and Subdivide. Extrude along the region, the normals or each face individually. Bevel edges or vertices with adjustable segments and profile shape. Cut loops with even spacing and slide them into place. Every tool opens a settings panel after you commit, so you can dial in an exact amount, add a segment, or change a profile without undoing and starting again. Move, rotate and scale with gizmos in global or local orientation, or transform freely with an axis constraint when you need one direction only. TOPOLOGY Split, separate, dissolve and delete across every selection mode. Fill and bridge edges. Merge vertices by distance or at their center. Flip normals, shade smooth or flat, join objects together. Full undo and redo on everything. PAINTING Paint color directly onto your model with Apple Pencil, using pen pressure. Roughness, metallic and emissive channels let a surface read as worn metal, wet plastic or a glowing sign. Unwrap UVs with smart unwrap. LIGHTING AND RENDERING Point, spot, directional and area lights. Place cameras, frame a shot at the aspect ratio you want, and capture it. Ray traced shadows and reflections on supported devices. Import reference images to model against. Fly through your scene or orbit it, in perspective or orthographic, with instant front, side and top views. FILES Import and export OBJ, glTF, GLB and USDZ. Export a single object or the whole scene. Exporting models requires Meld Pro. Scenes autosave as you work, and the file browser shows a real 3D preview of every one. Your files stay on your device, and export to formats every other tool already speaks. Terms of Service: https://meld3d.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://meld3d.app/privacy.html NINE LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

About

Phone3D

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Phone3D helps you turn photos of an object into 3D models you can preview and manage. CAPTURE AND GENERATE Take or select photos of the same object and submit a cloud generation task. Use multiple views to provide more information about its shape and details. PREVIEW AND ORGANIZE Follow task progress, rotate and zoom your generated models, and manage your model library. CONTINUE IN BLENDER Connect the companion Blender add-on to bring models into your creative workflow. TRACK YOUR CREDITS View your credit balance and task usage records. Check the required credits before generation. Results depend on photo quality, object characteristics, and the generation service. An account and internet connection are required. Generation is processed by cloud services. Only upload photos you have the right to use, and avoid sensitive personal information. The app interface is currently in Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

Meld4 screens
Phone3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phone3D at none against Meld's 2. 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. Meld sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Phone3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meld ships an update every 3 days, Phone3D every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Meld versus Phone3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeldPhone3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeld Systems LLC会平 李

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Meld

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Annual$39.991 Year
None

Phone3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meld free?
Meld is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phone3D free?
Phone3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meld or Phone3D have ads?
Neither Meld nor Phone3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meld or Phone3D?
Meld ships an update every 3 days, and Phone3D every 6 days. Most recently, Meld was updated on November 10, 2026 and Phone3D on October 31, 2026.

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