Comparison

3D Viewer by Chief Architect vs Showtime VR Controller

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

3D Viewer by Chief Architect

Explore 3D architectural models in virtual reality. Navigate through home designs with intuitive controls, experiencing them before construction. Ideal for professionals to share immersive project previews with clients.

Highlights
  • Virtual reality navigation
  • Walk and fly through designs
  • Exterior, room, and floor plan views
  • Sojourn 3D navigation tools
  • Gyro camera for free form viewing
  • Background camera control
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3D Viewer – A virtual reality viewer for 3D models exported from Chief Architect software. Visualize and navigate home projects before they are built using the Sojourn 3D virtual reality navigation tools. Walk or Fly through designs and experience exterior, room, cross section, and floor plan views. To view models with 3D Viewer, export the original model with saved cameras from Chief Architect software to the cloud (provided by Chief Architect) and open the model using 3D Viewer. A great service if you are a professional builder/designer and want to share a virtual model with your clients. Sojourn 3D virtual reality navigation: -thumbsticks to move (fly) and rotate -gyro camera for free form viewing -background camera on / off -walk thru allowing you to physically walk -dynamic camera height while in fly mode -manual camera height adjustment

About

Showtime VR Controller

This application allows for the remote management and synchronized playback of multiple VR headsets. It supports 360-degree videos, graphics, and photos, making it ideal for business presentations, marketing events, and VR theater solutions.

Highlights
  • Remote VR headset management
  • Synchronized content playback
  • 360-degree video and photo support
  • Slideshow functionality
  • Business presentation tool
  • Kiosk solution
Features
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Showtime VR enables remote management of many VR headsets. The solution includes a 360 player which is installed on smartphones and is able to play 360 degrees videos (both 2D and 3D) and 360 graphics and photos (panoramas) up to 8192x4096px as a slideshow. This is a controller application. The controller application is installed on a iPad/iPhone. The content can be played synchronically on all headsets or asynchronically. Showtime VR is designed for business professional presentations, marketing campaigns activations, movie shows - VR theatre solution, kiosk solutions – little involvement of staff, fair presentations, events - everywhere where you need to have full control over the VR headsets and the content presented on them, where you have to manage remotely the VR headsets and would like to present the VR content in synchronic way.

Screenshots

3D Viewer by Chief Architect4 screens
Showtime VR Controller1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 3D Viewer by Chief Architect at 3.7 against Showtime VR Controller's 3.2. 3D Viewer by Chief Architect also leads on ratings volume (527 vs 5). Showtime VR Controller's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3D Viewer by Chief Architect holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D Viewer by Chief Architect has 527 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Viewer by Chief Architect ships an update every 4 months, Showtime VR Controller every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
3D Viewer by Chief Architect versus Showtime VR Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Viewer by Chief ArchitectShowtime VR Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (527 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews31.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings527 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChief ArchitectShowtime VR Sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

3D Viewer by Chief Architect

All ratings490 ratings
Positive65.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive31.1%
Neutral14.9%
Negative54.1%

Showtime VR Controller

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

3D Viewer by Chief Architect

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot open zipped files
  • Difficult to import models from Dropbox/OneDrive
  • VR mode spins around uncontrollably

Requested features

8 requests
  • Support for OneDrive
  • AR in full scale
  • Ability to make handwritten/design notes on the model
  • Markup and add text comments
  • Floor plan view that mimics desktop, control layers, see notes
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  • Saved walkthroughs
  • 2D plans and 3D model viewing
  • Ability to isolate and view single floors

Showtime VR Controller

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

3D Viewer by Chief Architect

No in-app purchases

None

Showtime VR Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3D Viewer by Chief Architect free?
3D Viewer by Chief Architect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Showtime VR Controller free?
Showtime VR Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 3D Viewer by Chief Architect or Showtime VR Controller?
3D Viewer by Chief Architect is rated higher. 3D Viewer by Chief Architect averages 3.7 out of 5 from 527 ratings, while Showtime VR Controller averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do 3D Viewer by Chief Architect or Showtime VR Controller have ads?
Neither 3D Viewer by Chief Architect nor Showtime VR Controller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3D Viewer by Chief Architect or Showtime VR Controller?
3D Viewer by Chief Architect ships an update every 4 months, and Showtime VR Controller every 3 months. Most recently, 3D Viewer by Chief Architect was updated on October 21, 2026 and Showtime VR Controller on October 1, 2026.

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