Comparison

Graphite 3D vs CAD Plus

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

Head to head
About

Graphite 3D

Design 3D models and CAD drawings using augmented reality. Collaborate live with others in a shared virtual space, draw, and walk around your creations. Export your work to popular desktop applications.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality 3D modeling
  • Collaborative design
  • Spatial CAD drawings
  • Export to desktop formats
  • Photo and video capture
  • Live customer support
Features
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Augmented reality CAD for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. Create, edit, and explore spatial 3D designs wherever inspiration strikes. Now with generative 3D: describe an object and Graphite 3D can generate it directly in your scene. Turn text labels into editable 3D geometry, create objects using Siri, and use Siri or Shortcuts to resize selected shapes to precise dimensions. Design on a shared 3D canvas right in front of you. Draw while walking around your work, view creations from any angle, mark up interiors, plan at true scale, or block out objects as large as buildings. Capture photos and videos, then export your work to desktop CAD, modeling, animation, VFX, and game-development applications. Built for architects, interior designers, contractors, real estate professionals, urban planners, location scouts, VFX and game studios, spatial designers, curators, product designers, event teams, builders, property managers, and landscape planners. Graphite 3D is equally useful in civil engineering, environmental consulting, forestry, mining, forensics, archaeology, healthcare planning, and anywhere you need to think in space before something gets built. Features include: • AI-powered generation of 3D objects from text or spoken descriptions • Generate 3D geometry directly from labels in your drawing • Siri and Shortcuts integration for creating objects and resizing selected shapes • Generative AI renderings that transform spatial drawings into visual concepts • Solid shapes, extrusions, and Boolean modeling • Freeform 3D drawing • Live dimensions in millimeters, centimeters, meters, inches, feet, and yards • Precision 3D cursor • Object, point, line, surface, and angle snapping • Natural editing with Apple Pencil, pinch gestures, and spoken measurements • Full color palette • Focus mode • Topographic and site annotation • Animation paths for Houdini, Maya, Blender, and Unreal Engine • Building-scale, 1:1 editing • Local peer-to-peer collaboration • Core drawing and modeling tools that work offline • Photo and video capture • STL and USD import • STL, SCN, and USDZ export • Autosaved drawing library Sketch on the sidewalk before breaking ground. Test furniture in the room where it will live. Frame a shot before the crew arrives. Trace a gallery walkthrough across an empty floor. Walk a client through a renovation at full scale. Mark up a construction site with real dimensions instead of relying on a paper sketch. Or simply ask Siri to generate the object you need and place it in your scene. Free to start. Graphite 3D Pro unlocks additional professional features. Generative AI features use GenAI Credits and require an internet connection. Graphite 3D® is a trademark of Graphite Design Labs Inc. Multiple patents pending. You are awesome.

About

CAD Plus

This app allows users to conveniently open, manage, and edit DWG drawing files. It supports various DWG versions and offers tools for modifying layouts, layers, and entities, as well as measuring distances and areas.

Highlights
  • Open and manage DWG files (R14-2018)
  • Drag and process large drawings
  • Modify properties of layouts, layers, and entities
  • Remove selected entities
  • Modify point style
  • Add or switch layout space
  • Measure distance and area
Features
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Support DWG version R14 to 2018 -It is convenient to open and manage drawing files by app; -Support to drag and process a large drawing; -Support to modify the properties of Layouts, Layers and entities; -Remove selected entities; -Modify point style; -Add or switch layout space. -Measure distance, area; If you have any questions or requirements, please send email to 3167292926@qq.com [Description of auto-renewing subscriptions] Your subscription is the greatest support for our product and development team. After you subscribe to this product, you will be able to modify drawings, save drawings and provide more services for subsequent product upgrades. --Subscription cycle: Each month(Continuous monthly), Each 3 months(Continuous quarter), Each 12 months(Continuous year) --Subscription price: Please see the subscription details page --Payment:After the user confirms the purchase and makes payment, the fee will be deducted from your app store account --Cancel subscription:To cancel the renewal, please turn off auto-renewing subscriptions in Apple ID settings 24 hours before the expiration of the current subscription period --Renew:The apple account will deduct the fee within 24 hours before the expiration --Privacy policy:This App will not collect your personal information. Please feel free to use it --Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Graphite 3D4 screens
CAD Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CAD Plus at 5.0 against Graphite 3D's 3.7. CAD Plus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Graphite 3D's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and review sentiment (60% vs 25%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Graphite 3D sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and CAD Plus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CAD Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Graphite 3D's written reviews are positive against 25% of CAD Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Graphite 3D ships an update every 9 days, CAD Plus every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Graphite 3D versus CAD Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraphite 3DCAD Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraphite Design Labs Inc.蕊 邵

Customer experience

Graphite 3D

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

CAD Plus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral21.9%
Negative53.1%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Graphite 3D

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription (Monthly)3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription (Yearly)3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • Tip the Developer (A Little)$0.99
  • Tip the Developer$9.99
  • Gen AI (100 credits)$14.99
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  • Pro Purchase$29.99
  • Tip the Developer (A Lot)$59.99
3 purchases

CAD Plus

Subscriptions3
  • 每月订阅$2.991 Month
  • 每季订阅$7.993 Months
  • 每年订阅$28.991 Year

Questions

Is Graphite 3D free?
Graphite 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CAD Plus free?
CAD Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Graphite 3D or CAD Plus?
CAD Plus is rated higher. Graphite 3D averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CAD Plus averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Graphite 3D or CAD Plus have ads?
Neither Graphite 3D nor CAD Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Graphite 3D or CAD Plus?
Graphite 3D ships an update every 9 days, and CAD Plus every 6 months. Most recently, Graphite 3D was updated on October 9, 2026 and CAD Plus on October 1, 2026.

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