Free modeling and animation tool

Blender 3D is a free multimedia tool for mobile, from Blendery 3D. This is an unofficial mobile port of the popular modeling and animation software, although it does work to a certain extent. It still allows you to design and build your own custom 3D models, color them, apply textures, and enable them to move as you wish.

While Blender 3D promises the features of the original software, it is unfortunately not optimized for mobile devices. It remains plagued by issues, from startup to intermittent tendencies toward freezing and crashing. Other alternatives include Wuweido or Makers Empire 3D.

An under optimized mobile port

Understandably, Blender 3D aims to bring the popular modeling and animation features of the original NeoGeo software to mobile, adding increased portability for designers on the go. As such, it has a similar layout to the PC version. Blender is a free and open-source software that covers a wide range of computer graphics requirements, making it useful for applications such as animation or 3D printing. 

As such, you can enjoy all features of the original app in this unofficial mobile version. From 3D modeling capabilities, faster graphics, fluid and lighting simulations, and motion graphics, it has the end-to-end feature selection of the original. It even has full touchscreen support, allowing you to select options, pan across the workspace, or even rotate your model in any direction.

While it presents all Blender features from the get-go, it feels like a simulation of the original software, making the features difficult to access at first. You’ll need to use touchscreen controls to zoom in and choose the right icons. Additionally, it suffers from a lot of optimization issues that render this tool essentially unusable. It tends to freeze or outright crash, sometimes as soon as you open the app.

Not suitable for on-the-go projects

While Blender has rapidly established itself as a modeling and animation app, the attempt to translate it to mobile devices with Blender 3D doesn’t go well. It feels like a superficial emulation of the software, complete with the different toolbars. What is accessible and convenient on PCs easily becomes overwhelming for mobile. There are other apps, although not as extensive and as flexible as Blender, you might want to consider.