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Alternatives to Tilt Brush
23 ar vr tools sit alongside Tilt Brush in this directory. Below is what separates each from Tilt Brush on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- 13
- Tilt Brush starts at
- Free, then $19.99/one-time
Why people look past Tilt Brush
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Tilt Brush has a free tier, and starts at $19.99/one-time against a category median of $37.49/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
VR illustration and animation tool
- No free tier, where Tilt Brush has one.
- Starts $5 a one-time dearer, at $24.99/one-time.
- 1 tier to Tilt Brush's 2.
Sculpt in VR with intuitive tools
- No free tier, where Tilt Brush has one.
- Starts $9.999999999999998 a month cheaper, at $9.99/month.
- 1 tier to Tilt Brush's 2.
Collaborative 3D sculpting in VR
- No free tier, where Tilt Brush has one.
- Starts $9.999999999999998 a month cheaper, at $9.99/month.
- 1 tier to Tilt Brush's 2.
Digital illustration app made for iPad
- No free tier, where Tilt Brush has one.
- Starts $6.999999999999998 a one-time cheaper, at $12.99/one-time.
- 3 tiers to Tilt Brush's 2.
Industry standard for digital sculpting
- No free tier, where Tilt Brush has one.
VR collaboration platform for enterprise teams
- Starts $30.01 a month dearer, at €50/month.
- 3 tiers to Tilt Brush's 2.
Every Tilt Brush alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilt Brush (this page) | Free, then $19.99/one-time | - | 2 | |
| QuillProfessional VR painting and animation tool with frame-by-frame and keyframe animation capabilities for creating immersive VR films and storytelling. | $24.99/one-time | One-time | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Medium by AdobeVR sculpting tool acquired by Adobe, now part of Substance 3D suite with professional 3D modeling capabilities alongside VR input. | $9.99/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Masterpiece VRVR painting and creative tool focused on immersive digital art creation in virtual space. | $9.99/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| ProcreateProfessional digital painting app for iPad with 3D painting capabilities, though not VR-based. | $12.99/one-time | - | 3 | vs Tilt Brush |
| ZBrushProfessional 3D sculpting software for creating detailed digital art and models, desktop-based alternative to VR sculpting tools. | On request | Subscription | - | vs Tilt Brush |
| Glue | Free, then €50/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Tilt Brush |
| ARCore | Free | Free | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Lens Studio | Free | - | - | vs Tilt Brush |
| Horizon Worlds | Free | Free | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Engage VR | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Frame VR | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Gravity Sketch | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Tilt Brush |
| ARKit | Free | Free | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Instagram AR Effects | Free | Free | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| MeetinVR | Free, then €10/week | Subscription | 3 | vs Tilt Brush |
| AltspaceVR | Free | Free | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Babylon.js | Free | - | - | vs Tilt Brush |
| Immersed | Free, then $5.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Tilt Brush |
| HTC Vive | $499/one-time | One-time | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Bigscreen | $1019/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Magic Leap 2 | $3299/unit | - | - | vs Tilt Brush |
| Apple Vision Pro | $3499/one-time | One-time | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
| Meta Quest | $299/one-time | One-time | 1 | vs Tilt Brush |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Tilt Brush badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Glue , Free, then €50/month
- ARCore , Free
- Lens Studio , Free
- Horizon Worlds , Free
- Engage VR , Free
- Frame VR , Free
- Gravity Sketch , Free
- ARKit , Free
Cheaper than Tilt Brush (13)
Entry price under Tilt Brush's $19.99/one-time. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Medium by Adobe , $9.99/month
- Masterpiece VR , $9.99/month
- Procreate , $12.99/one-time
- ARCore , Free
- Lens Studio , Free
- Horizon Worlds , Free
- Engage VR , Free
- Frame VR , Free
What you would be giving up
Tilt Brush is most often brought in for vr gaming, ar marketing, virtual training, 3d visualization, immersive experiences. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Tilt Brush is broadly right and the question is cost, the Tilt Brush pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the AR VR category lists everything the directory holds, and best ar vr tools ranks them.
Tilt Brush runs on htc vive, oculus rift, oculus quest, windows mixed reality, valve index, playstation vr. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Tilt Brush alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Tilt Brush?
- 23 other ar vr tools are listed in this directory, led by Quill, Medium by Adobe, Masterpiece VR, Procreate. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Tilt Brush?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Glue, ARCore, Lens Studio, Horizon Worlds, Engage VR.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Tilt Brush?
- Yes. 13 of the alternatives below start under Tilt Brush's $19.99/one-time: Medium by Adobe at $9.99/month, Masterpiece VR at $9.99/month, Procreate at $12.99/one-time, ARCore at Free.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Tilt Brush?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Tilt Brush has a free tier, and starts at $19.99/one-time against a category median of $37.49/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Tilt Brush?
- Tilt Brush is most often brought in for vr gaming, ar marketing, virtual training, 3d visualization, immersive experiences. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Tilt Brush?
- None of the ar vr tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Tilt Brush alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, AR VR, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Tilt Brush against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Tilt Brush covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every ar vr tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the AR VR category, 23 tools beside Tilt Brush. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.