Comparison

DXF Simple Viewer vs CADraw

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

Head to head
About

DXF Simple Viewer

Quickly view and manipulate 2D or 3D DXF and DWG files. Supports various file types, export options, and graphic operations like panning, zooming, and rotating. Easily manage layers and adjust entity appearance.

Highlights
  • Open DXF and DWG files
  • Export to PDF, SVG, IGES, PNG, JPEG
  • Load 2D and 3D entities
  • Load files from ZIP/RAR
  • Toggle layers and change colors
  • Panning, zooming, and rotating
  • Orthogonal or Perspective view
Features
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DXF Simple Viewer is a great light app to quickly view DXF and DWG files. Features: - Open DXF files, both ascii or binary supported. - Also open most DWG files. - Export to PDF, SVG, IGES, PNG, JPEG, includes controls for adjusting size. - Load files with 2D and 3D entities. - Load a file within a ZIP or RAR file. - Toggle show/hide layers and change colors. - Graphic operations for Panning, zooming, & rotating (3D). - Option to increase the pixel width of all 2D entities. - View your model in Orthogonal or Perspective mode (3D). Please contact us for support, questions, feature request or any other inquiry. support@boviosoft.com

About

CADraw

Create and edit precise technical drawings with a variety of tools. Supports layers, annotations, and export to common formats like PDF and DXF. Ideal for detailed design work on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Draw lines, circles, arcs
  • Shape editing and modification
  • Angle constraints
  • Endpoint and midpoint snapping
  • Numeric keypad for precise input
  • Layer management
  • Annotation tools
  • Export to PDF and DXF
Features
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Easily draw shapes such as lines, circles, and arcs, and easily edit and modify shapes with just a touch of the shape. Angle constraints can specify commonly used angles of 5 º -90 º. Snap endpoints, midpoints, vertical points, tangents, and intersections, allowing you to draw accurately. There are also dynamic auxiliary points that provide you with dynamic assistance when drawing each line. The numeric keypad can accurately specify distances during drawing or modification. Drag the dimension edit point to convert it to horizontal or vertical dimensions. Angle annotations, radius annotations, and arc annotations can all rival the excellent performance of desktop applications in creation or editing. Layer management, displaying or hiding layers, and locking layers. Annotation management can add annotation styles, modify annotation styles, colors, line widths, and other annotation shapes. The drawn drawings can be exported as PDF files or DXF data exchange files, and can be shared on the computer and opened using AutoCAD. Thank you very much to Graziano from Italy for providing Italian language translation and Сергей Ломонос Provide Russian translation.

Screenshots

DXF Simple Viewer4 screens
CADraw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CADraw at Free against DXF Simple Viewer's $3.99. CADraw also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%) and rating (2.9 vs 2.4). DXF Simple Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CADraw is free to download; DXF Simple Viewer costs $3.99 up front. CADraw sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per month. DXF Simple Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CADraw holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of DXF Simple Viewer's written reviews are positive against 50% of CADraw's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DXF Simple Viewer ships an update every 3 months, CADraw fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DXF Simple Viewer versus CADraw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDXF Simple ViewerCADraw
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (5 ratings)2.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings510 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor Bovio诚 张

Customer experience

DXF Simple Viewer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.4%

CADraw

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral18.4%
Negative31.6%

In-app purchases

None

DXF Simple Viewer

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

CADraw

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly subscription$1.391 Month
  • per month$2.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$13.901 Year
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  • per year$26.001 Year
One-time2
  • Upgrade to the full version$69.99
  • Full version$99.99

Questions

Is DXF Simple Viewer free?
DXF Simple Viewer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CADraw free?
CADraw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DXF Simple Viewer or CADraw?
CADraw is rated higher. DXF Simple Viewer averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while CADraw averages 2.9 from 10 ratings.
Do DXF Simple Viewer or CADraw have ads?
Neither DXF Simple Viewer nor CADraw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DXF Simple Viewer or CADraw?
DXF Simple Viewer ships an update every 3 months, and CADraw fortnightly. Most recently, DXF Simple Viewer was updated on October 15, 2026 and CADraw on October 16, 2026.

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