Drawboard Projects vs Atrius Facilities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drawboard Projects
Streamline design review workflows with a real-time, collaborative workspace. This app allows teams to mark up drawings instantly, discuss changes directly on the design, and sync updates in seconds. It integrates with existing tools to enhance project efficiency.
- Real-time markups on the go
- Cloud-based team collaboration
- Pressure-sensitive ink with Apple Pencil
- Instant issue management
- Workflow integrations
- Contextual discussion threads
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Your collaborative and real-time workspace for design review. Drawboard Projects helps architecture, engineering and construction teams globally save valuable project time by streamlining workflows in the design review lifecycle. - Mark up on the move: Forget pen and paper with fast and accurate markups - Cloud collaboration: Collaborate with your team in one location and from any location, with markups synced within seconds. - Best-in-class ink: With Apple Pencil compatibility, write your notes and feel the tactility of a pen pressed to paper with pressure-sensitive ink - Instant co-ordination: Manage and mitigate issues with real-time drawing coordination - Fits your flow: App integrations to connect and improve your existing design workflow. - Discuss changes: Keep all discussions right on the drawing so that everyone can see the context behind the decisions that were made. A Projects account is required to use this application.
Atrius Facilities
This app synchronizes building control networks with a digital twin for remote management. It simplifies project setup by configuring device locations, network settings, and programming. The app also facilitates pairing physical controllers with their virtual counterparts by scanning QR codes.
- Synchronize building control networks
- Digital twin integration
- Remote management tools
- Project setup
- Device configuration
- Controller pairing via QR code
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The Atrius Facilities mobile app makes it easy to synchronize your building control network with the Atrius digital twin, unlocking powerful project deployment capability and remote management tools. First, use Atrius Facilities to set up your building project, including: device location, network settings, programming/logic, and other configuration settings. Next, use the Atrius Facilities mobile app to pair physical controllers in the building with their virtual counterpart. The process is made simple by selecting the device within the app, then scanning the QR-code of the matching physical device to complete the pairing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Atrius Facilities at 5.0 against Drawboard Projects's 3.3. Atrius Facilities also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Drawboard Projects's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Atrius Facilities holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawboard Projects has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Drawboard Projects ships an update weekly, Atrius Facilities every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drawboard Projects | Atrius Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Drawboard Pty Ltd | Distech Controls |
Customer experience
Drawboard Projects
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In-app purchases
Drawboard Projects
No in-app purchases
Atrius Facilities
No in-app purchases
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