The Grid Dispatcher vs STL Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Grid Dispatcher
Easily share your Ingress stats with friends and other agents. Earn achievements and navigate through your data with simple swipe gestures. This tool enhances your Ingress experience by facilitating social sharing of in-game progress.
- Share Ingress stats
- Earn achievements
- Swipe navigation
- Agent collaboration
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Share your work with your friends and other agents and get achievements. You can directly share your stats using the "share" function in Ingress and choosing "The Grid" then. Use swipe to left or right to navigate inside the app. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google or Niantic Labs in any way.
STL Viewer
View, explore, and edit 3D models on your iPhone or iPad. Basic viewing is included with purchase, with optional upgrades for advanced creation, editing, and reporting features. Models are processed locally for privacy.
- Open and view STL files
- Rotate, pan, and zoom models
- Basic model information inspection
- Create and edit 3D models
- Measure distances and angles
- Export to multiple file formats
- Generate local PDF reports
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Open your STL file on iPhone or iPad and examine the model with rotation, zoom and technical views. Your app purchase includes basic viewing without a subscription. Pro and Studio are optional upgrades for creation, editing, inspection and reports. BASIC VIEWER Open binary or ASCII STL files. Orbit, pan and zoom, switch camera views, and inspect basic model information in solid or wireframe mode. PRO WORKSPACE Build with primitives and profiles; extrude and revolve shapes. Transform objects, preview Boolean operations and plane cuts, and use mesh repair tools. Organize multiple objects in local projects with undo, redo and saved revisions. Measure distances, angles and radii, and inspect sampled estimates of wall thickness and surface deviation. Export STL, OBJ, PLY, 3MF and GLB files, capture PNG images, and opt into project reminders. STUDIO REPORTS Studio includes Pro and adds local PDF reports with project information, geometry summaries and inspection annotations. IMPORTANT LIMITS Models are processed on your device, not uploaded to our servers. Projects and revisions are local. This app does not include cloud collaboration, SSO, STEP/B-rep CAD or manufacturing certification. Thickness and surface comparisons are sampled estimates, not certified measurements. File formats and mesh operations have safety limits and restrictions shown in the tools. STL does not record units; choose the correct unit for your model. OPTIONAL PLANS The app download is paid. Basic viewing needs no subscription. Creation, editing and advanced inspection require Pro or Studio; PDF reports require Studio. Monthly/annual subscriptions and Pro Lifetime are optional. The App Store displays prices and periods before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your Apple account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://softwareideal.com.br/policy.html Support: https://softwareideal.com.br
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: STL Viewer at 100% against The Grid Dispatcher's 14%. STL Viewer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). The Grid Dispatcher's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On 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
The Grid Dispatcher is free to download; STL Viewer costs $0.99 up front. STL Viewer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. The Grid Dispatcher asks for nothing beyond the download.
STL Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Grid Dispatcher has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of The Grid Dispatcher's written reviews are positive against 100% of STL Viewer's.
The Grid Dispatcher ships an update every 5 months, STL Viewer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Grid Dispatcher | STL Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nils Hulsch | Felipe Marques de Barros |
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The Grid Dispatcher
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In-app purchases
The Grid Dispatcher
No in-app purchases
STL Viewer
- STL Viewer Pro Mensal$2.991 Month
- STL Viewer Studio Mensal$5.991 Month
- STL Viewer Pro Anual$22.991 Year
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- STL Viewer Studio Anual$49.991 Year
- STL Viewer Pro Vitalício$39.99
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