Comparison

3D vs PasstechFwDown

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

Head to head

About

3D

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Discover ABB's Smart Buildings portfolio! The assortment includes wiring accessories such as light switches and sockets, door communication systems and high-end smart buildings products such as ABB i-bus KNX and ABB-free@home sensors. With 3D-LiveView, you can view our products live and in 3D on your own wall via augmented reality. If you have chosen your favorite design the App also helps you to locate the closest contact, be it an ABB office or an installer or distributor. Furthermore, you can use the App to take a look at your individual ABB-tacteo KNX sensors, that you have configured via the ABB-tacteo configurator. The tracking motive for the 3D-LiveView app can be found here: https://www.busch-jaeger.de/fileadmin/de.buschjaeger/content_de/content/pdfs/Lichtschalter_3D_tracking.pdf

About

PasstechFwDown

Features

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This is an app that allows you to update the firmware of Passtech Lock. You can share firmware file and put them into the app.

Screenshots

3D4 screens

PasstechFwDown3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 3D at 10.0 against PasstechFwDown's 13.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

3D versus PasstechFwDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	3D	PasstechFwDown
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	10.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	289 MB	3 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	ABB Information Systems AG	Passtech co., ltd

In-app purchases

None

3D

No in-app purchases

None

PasstechFwDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3D free?

3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is PasstechFwDown free?

PasstechFwDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do 3D or PasstechFwDown have ads?

Neither 3D nor PasstechFwDown shows ads.

Which is updated more often, 3D or PasstechFwDown?

3D ships an update every 2 months, and PasstechFwDown every 2 months. Most recently, 3D was updated on September 24, 2026 and PasstechFwDown on September 9, 2026.