Material Box vs Architects Norms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Material Box
Visualize PBR materials with realistic depth using motion tracking and off-axis rendering. This app creates the illusion of real depth for heightmaps as you move your device.
- PBR material preview
- Motion tracking for depth
- Off-axis rendering
- Heightmap depth illusion
- Realistic material visualization
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Preview PBR materials as if they were actually on your phone. Material Box uses motion tracking and off axis rendering to give heightmaps the illusion of real depth as you move your phone.
Architects Norms
This app offers a focused architectural and engineering service, emphasizing dedication, professionalism, and customer service. It aims to provide accessible information for colleagues seeking professional insights.
- Responsible Architecture & Engineering Practice
- Professionalism and Dedication
- Outstanding Customer Service
- Accessible Information for Colleagues
- Striving for Excellence
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In Architects’ Norms we provide clients with a focused service through our responsible practice of Architecture & Engineering . Our tradition of dedication, professionalism and outstanding customer service is a testament to that mission as we strive each day for excellence in bringing our valued colleagues seeking for information accessible.
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Verdict
Material Box and Architects Norms are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Material Box against 5.0 for Architects Norms. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Material Box | Architects Norms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.7 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alexander Zhang | The Web Addicts |
Customer experience
Material Box
Architects Norms
In-app purchases
Material Box
No in-app purchases
Architects Norms
No in-app purchases
