Comparison

Autodesk Vault Mobile vs CADraw

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

Head to head
About

Autodesk Vault Mobile

Access and manage design and engineering data on your mobile device. View 2D/3D designs, check files in/out, approve documents, and participate in change orders. Supports over 100 file formats for seamless project collaboration.

Highlights
  • View 2D and 3D designs
  • Check non-CAD files in/out
  • Approve and sign documents
  • Create and participate in change orders
  • Perform advanced searches
  • Support for over 100 file formats
  • Save files locally
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Autodesk® Vault for iPhone and iPad allows you to work with your design and engineering data on your mobile device. You can use the Vault mobile app to view 2D and 3D designs, check non-CAD files in and out, approve and sign documents, create and participate in change orders, perform QR, barcode, simple and extended data searches, and more. Supporting over 100 file formats, the Vault mobile app makes it easy to stay up to date on your projects and collaborate with others anytime, anywhere. The mobile app works in conjunction with its companion desktop product, Autodesk® Vault product data management software. To use the Vault mobile app for iPhone and iPad, you will need to sign in with your Vault account information. Capabilities: File Workflows: Properties, History, Uses, Where Used, & Attachments Add to Change Order Send Link, or File Change Lifecycle State Check-in\Check-out non-CAD files Set Favorites Save files locally Preview Capabilities: View DWF files with a new viewing experience Ability to submit a job to create the visualization file Preview images, PDF & Office files Change Order Capabilities: Create New Change Orders for Files or Items View User Worklist View Details Edit State View Comments Add Records & Attachments View Records &Attachments Add to Favorites Item Capabilities: View All Items View Details Edit Item Lifecycle State View Versions & Revisions View Bill of Materials (BOM) Search Capabilities: Search files, items and change orders Advanced Search Saved Searches QR & Bar code Search capability Files Capabilities: Recent Files List Insights on file activities in Vault Local File Storage List Favorites: Select Favorites for Files, Items Change Orders View Favorites for Files, Items & Change Orders

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

Autodesk Vault Mobile4 screens
CADraw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Autodesk Vault Mobile at 4.4 against CADraw's 2.9. Autodesk Vault Mobile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). CADraw's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 40%). On price, 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

Both are free to download. CADraw sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per month. Autodesk Vault Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Autodesk Vault Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Autodesk Vault Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of CADraw's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Autodesk Vault Mobile ships an update every 3 months, CADraw fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Autodesk Vault Mobile versus CADraw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutodesk Vault MobileCADraw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12 ratings) — better2.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutodesk Inc.诚 张

Customer experience

Autodesk Vault Mobile

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

CADraw

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

In-app purchases

None

Autodesk Vault Mobile

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 Autodesk Vault Mobile free?
Autodesk Vault Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CADraw free?
CADraw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Autodesk Vault Mobile or CADraw?
Autodesk Vault Mobile is rated higher. Autodesk Vault Mobile averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while CADraw averages 2.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Autodesk Vault Mobile or CADraw have ads?
Neither Autodesk Vault Mobile nor CADraw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Autodesk Vault Mobile or CADraw?
Autodesk Vault Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and CADraw fortnightly. Most recently, Autodesk Vault Mobile was updated on November 3, 2026 and CADraw on November 3, 2026.

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