Depth Sketch vs i3DPortrait
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Depth Sketch
Create stereoscopic 3D drawings with your finger, no special glasses required. Customize your brushes and backgrounds to see immersive 3D objects emerge. Devices with 3D Touch offer enhanced control over brush parameters.
- Stereoscopic 3D drawing
- Customizable 3D brushes
- 8 background patterns
- Create custom backgrounds from photos
- 3D Touch pressure sensitivity
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Draw in stereogram 3D with the tip of your finger, no glasses needed! Design your 3D brush, choose from 8 background patterns or create your own from a photo, and then watch in awe as 3-dimensional objects appear below your fingers. Devices with 3D Touch can also change brush parameters based on pressure.
i3DPortrait
Create 3D photos from portrait images by extracting depth maps. Adjust depth effects and rotation, then save or share your creations with other 3D editing applications.
- Extract depth map from portrait photos
- Create 3D photos
- Adjust depth effect
- Rotate 3D photos
- Save in SBS format
- Share with other 3D apps
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This is an application that extracts a depth map image from a portrait photo with depth effect taken with an iPhone, and creates a 3D photo from the original photo and the depth map image. You can adjust the depth effect, rotation, save the created 3D photo in SBS format, and share it with other 3D editing apps such as i3DSteroid.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Depth Sketch at 4.6 against i3DPortrait's 4.0. Depth Sketch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. i3DPortrait sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Depth Sketch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Depth Sketch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Depth Sketch ships an update every 6 months, i3DPortrait every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Depth Sketch | i3DPortrait |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Theodore Mitchell | Spmaker |
Customer experience
Depth Sketch
i3DPortrait
In-app purchases
Depth Sketch
No in-app purchases
i3DPortrait
- Save images in high resolution$1.99
Questions
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