Comparison

iDesign vs biiCADo Mobile

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

Head to head
About

iDesign

Create professional 2D vector drawings, illustrations, and technical designs on your iPad or iPhone. Offers precise touch-based editing with unique offset controls and a full suite of advanced tools for graphics and technical design.

Highlights
  • 2D vector drawing and design
  • Precise touch-based editing
  • Advanced path editing
  • Technical drawing tools
  • Shape libraries
  • Layer management
  • iCloud sync with XDesign
Features
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Precision 2D vector drawing and design on the iPad & iPhone. Make professional quality designs, illustrations and technical drawings on the move using your fingers at last! iDesign has unique features and offset controls which allows you to draw accurately with your finger not getting in the way or blocking your view. Full feature compatibility and automatic sync of designs via iCloud with XDesign (Mac version). User Guide (PDF) available at www.touchaware.com/apps/idesign/userguide FEATURES - A universal app for both iPad and iPhone which adapts to the native screen size of the device. - An unobtrusive icon based visual and context driven user interface with a full screen board view - Toolbars and panels with easy access to frequently used functions for a fast work flow Standard Tools & Functions - Line, polyline, square, rectangle, circle, arc, ellipse, polygons, stars & path tools - Copy and paste selected shapes and groups - Group and ungroup shapes hierarchically to create complex designs - Edit points, convert shapes to path, close shapes, add and remove points, break, weld, explode and join - Precise rotation with ability to rotate at user defined center - Object alignment tools - Fill color and pen color swatches with opacity controls, custom RGB mixer - Stroke width, line style, line caps and corner join styles, arrow ends and dash patters - Text insertion with fonts, styles, sizes, paragraph alignments, multilingual, rotate/resize - Set a background image for tracing/marking over it - Insert images, copy, paste, move, resize and position them accordingly - Multilevel Undo/Redo for all edit operations - Create multiple layers to organize & separate design components - Connector tools for drawing charts and flow diagrams Unique Features for Touch Based Editing - Offset handles for moving and positioning without your finger blocking the view - Nudge controls, allows precise movement of selected shapes or selected points - Delta transformations to apply incremental values by keyboard Advanced Tools for Graphics Design - Advanced path editing options for corner, smooth and symmetric control points, straighten and curve segments - Text to path conversion - Boolean operations on shapes, unite, intersect, subtract, exclude - Freehand drawing, auto smoothened paths - Gradients / color blends Advanced Tools for Technical Drawing - Circle and Arc tool based on center, start/end point, radius and angle of arc - Dimensioning tools, length as well as angular with customisable settings - Support for Feet+Inches+Fractions (U.S & older unit system)
- Architectural formatting option for Dimensions
- Dynamic grid supporting feet, inches and inch fractions at different zoom levels Units & Board Setup - Support for standard and custom board sizes. - Set a drawing scale - Full set of standard unit systems. - Unit aware Grid with customisable settings - Snap to grid, snap to object and points - Unit aware rulers Shape libraries to organise and reuse shapes - Add, remove and organise shapes in your own libraries - A set of standard shapes for creating floor plans included Export/Import & Print - Export designs to JPEG, PNG, PDF & SVG formats - Import SVG files - Share your designs with other iDesign users via Email - Dropbox support for Export, Import - AirPrint Support iDesign is available as a monthly or yearly subscription and includes a free trial period that begins once your purchase has been confirmed with your Apple ID account. At the end of the trial your subscription will start and renew automatically. Your Apple ID account will be charged for the upcoming period unless you disable auto-renew or cancel your subscription in your Account Settings at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Terms of Use: http://www.touchaware.com/apps/termsofuse Privacy policy: http://www.touchaware.com/apps/privacy

About

biiCADo Mobile

Create and edit 2D CAD drawings on your mobile device. Supports DWG and DXF formats, cloud integration, and PDF export. Offers a free mode for viewing and a subscription for full editing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Create 2D CAD drawings
  • Support for DWG and DXF formats
  • Cloud integration (Dropbox, OneDrive, GoogleDrive)
  • PDF document creation
  • Extensive drawing and editing tools
  • Object snaps and precision tools
Features
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biiCADo Mobile is a CAD-application, optimized for use in mobile devices such as the iPhone or iPad. The intuitive operation and a variety of CAD Tools enable fast and efficient creation of technical drawings in DWG or DXF format. Create PDF documents of your drawings and send them directly from biiCADo Mobile, to share them with others. TRY biiCADo Mobile FOR FREE: Subscribe to biiCADo Mobile via in-app purchase. You can cancel the subscription within 7 days and do not have to pay anything. General: • Create 2D CAD drawings • Drawing in Inch and metric units • Read and save DWG and DXF Drawings • Access DWG Drawings from cloud (Dropbox, OneDrive, GoogleDrive …) via iOS Files App • Create PDF Documents • Undo / Redo any number of times Supported geometry elements which can be created and edited: • Point • Line • X-Line • Polyline, Rectangle, Polygon, Donut • Arc, Circle, Ellipse, Elliptical Arc, Spline • Text, Multiline Text • Hatch, Solid • Create Block, insert Block, Block attributes Dimensions • Horizontal, Vertical, Aligned • Radius, Diameter • Angular, Coordinates • Tolerance, Leader lines • center marks Edit Drawing: • Power Edit (Access to all element properties) • Grips • Delete, copy, move • Rotate, scale, mirror • Trim, extend • Chamfer, Fillet • Offset Supported fonts: • txt • isocp Tools for precise drawing: • Object snaps • Ortho mode • Grid view • Grid snap Supported Presettings (add, delete, edit): • Layer • Linetype • Text style • Dimension style • Point style Free mode is great for viewing DWG or DXF drawings. To access the features described above, you will need to either upgrade to a Lifetime License or have a valid subscription. For subscriptions: • Subscriptions are billed either monthly or annually. • Billing is done through your Apple ID account (iTunes account). • Your subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings in the App Store. Privacy policy: https://www.bast2i.com/biicado_mobile/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://www.bast2i.com/biicado_mobile/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

iDesign4 screens
biiCADo Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iDesign at 50% against biiCADo Mobile's 0%. iDesign also leads on rating (2.6 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (87 vs 3). biiCADo Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. iDesign sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and biiCADo Mobile 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

iDesign holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iDesign has 87 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of iDesign's written reviews are positive against 0% of biiCADo Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDesign ships an update every 3 months, biiCADo Mobile every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iDesign versus biiCADo Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDesignbiiCADo Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (87 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews50.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings87 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchAware LimitedBAST Ingenieur Informatik UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Customer experience

iDesign

All ratings87 ratings
Positive37.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative55.2%
Written reviews474 reviews
Positive50.2%
Neutral11.2%
Negative38.6%

biiCADo Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iDesign

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99
3 purchases

biiCADo Mobile

Subscriptions2
  • Upgrade Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Upgrade Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Upgrade Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is iDesign free?
iDesign is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is biiCADo Mobile free?
biiCADo Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iDesign or biiCADo Mobile?
iDesign is rated higher. iDesign averages 2.6 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while biiCADo Mobile averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do iDesign or biiCADo Mobile have ads?
Neither iDesign nor biiCADo Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDesign or biiCADo Mobile?
iDesign ships an update every 3 months, and biiCADo Mobile every 2 weeks. Most recently, iDesign was updated on October 21, 2026 and biiCADo Mobile on October 24, 2026.

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