FingerCAD vs PocketCAD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FingerCAD
Create detailed technical drawings on your portable device using finger-based CAD tools. Design anything from buildings to mechanical parts, with features like automatic vertex acquisition and 3D VR exploration. Export designs in standard formats for further use.
- Finger-assisted CAD drawing
- Technical drawing capabilities
- 3D VR exploration
- DXF, OBJ, PDF export
- Automatic vertex acquisition
- Layer management
- Area calculation
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"FingerCAD" is the first CAD application for technical drawing with fingers assisted by computer for portable devices. With "FingerCAD" you can draw houses, bridges, planimetry of apartments, mechanical components, geometrical figures, everything that can be designed with a common PC CAD. Useful for the engineers on construction site, for architects, surveyors, designers, students etc.. The design possibilities with "FingerCAD" are endless and all this using only your portable device, during a travel or comfortably seated or standing at work. The ease of use makes it very useful and versatile. The final design can be saved using standard formats (ex. DXF) and can be sent via e-mail or printed. The zoom and pan, the customization of the drawing, the common cad tools, autosaving and the ability to continue operations even in subsequent sessions of use (at boot "FingerCAD" will load automatically the design saved in the previous session of use), possibility to add measurements and free text makes it truly unique. Each CAD object is treated as a separate object; You can then go back in time by removing the objects from last to first (also in next sessions of work), select and remove the undesired parts / incorrect objects. The "automatic acquisition of nearest vertices" facilitates the drawing of adjacent graphics objects and the function "2x" allows you to draw walls (double line) automatically (you can specify the thickness of the wall as desired). The three RGB components, alpha transparency, the freehand drawing, the ability to fill an object with colors, the color palette, the color picker, in addition to the common functions of a CAD give you the ability to add manual graphical effects at the overall design (also using freehand drawing). MODIFY, COPY AND MOVE for CAD objects (also from one layer to another one). AUTOMATIC CALCULATION OF THE MEASUREMENT OF THE AREA OF A GENERIC POLYGONAL 3D SURFACE. Virtual Reality Exploration: you can walk in the 3D model and observe it using first person view (Finger3D + FingerCAD). HIGH PRECISION OF DRAWING: using the “under finger dynamic drawing preview “ you can see exactly where for example the initial / final point of a line will be placed (observing the preview window that shows the area of drawing not visible under the finger). AUTO-PAN for work area: if you reach the border of the screen, FingerCAD shifts automatically the work area so you can continue to draw longest lines - you have not to use the "zoom out" to draw long lines. .OBJ 2D and 3D export routine: export the CAD design for 3D modeling softwares such as Finger3D, Blender, Maya 3D, etc... or print it using 3D printers DXF export/import for AutoCad, qCad, SolidWorks, LibreCAD, ... PDF export. File formats conversions: - from DXF to OBJ - from DXF to PDF - from DXF to IMAGE (JPG,PNG) 3D models can be displayed directly using the "FingerCAD 3D VIEWER". DROPBOX / iCloud Drive file sharing (IN and OUT) Ability to import DXF files from a WEB LINK and/or from an EMAIL ATTACHMENT. Ability to PRINT the design (using AirPrint). Other features: - CAD (computer assisted design) - Walls with adjustable thickness - Snap to control points - Free text - UNDO/REDO for the graphics objects, from last to first - Selection and ability to transform/move/delete selected objects - Autosave - Grid - Snap to grid - Adjustable grid - Labels indicating the finger position on the cad area - Many selectable unit of measurement - Design multi-layer and multi-floor - The selected objects can be moved or copied from one layer to another layer or from a floor to another floor - Preview of other layers in the current layer - Scale and rotate - Extend - Trim - Mirror - Send with an email the generated .dxf, .obj, .pdf files - Ability to share .dxf, .obj, .pdf with other installed apps - DXF part library (architecture, communication, electrical, electronics, mechanical, misc, processing, templates, zipf_libs)
PocketCAD
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PocketCAD opens DXF drawings on iPhone and iPad so you can review them, add quick markups, check shapes in 3D and share them as PDF. FREE BASIC FEATURES DXF/pcad viewing, drawing and editing, 3D views of shapes you create, and DXF/PDF export are free. - OPEN DXF AS IS - Open DXF files from Mail, Files and other apps - Japanese text (Shift_JIS / UTF-8) is supported - Entities that could not be read are listed with the reason - Your original DXF file is never overwritten - QUICK MARKUPS Lines, circles, arcs, ellipses, splines, rectangles, regular polygons, polygons, text and leaders. - Tap to place a point, or keep your finger down and drag to explore: the shape and the snap target are shown while you move - An option offsets the point above your finger so it is never hidden - Snap to endpoints, midpoints, centers, intersections and the grid; ortho mode; numeric input (length, angle, coordinates) - Move, copy, rotate, scale, mirror and grip editing - EDIT LIKE CAD - Offset, trim (drag across to trim several at once) and extend - Fillet and chamfer, including "All Corners" to round every corner of a rectangle at once - Dimensions: linear, aligned, radius and diameter. Tap a line to dimension it end to end - SEE IT IN 3D - Extrude closed shapes into prisms, pyramids or frustums - Revolve a shape around an axis - Values you cannot point at, such as a box height, are entered right next to the shape; confirm to reuse the last value - Orbit shapes you create with one finger - SEND IT BACK AS DXF OR PDF - Export DXF (AutoCAD 2018 format, UTF-8) to hand your drawing back to other CAD apps, Japanese text included. The AutoCAD 2000 format is available for older CAD apps - For PDF, choose paper size, orientation, scale and line weights, preview, then share. Monochrome output is available - NO ACCOUNT No sign-up or sign-in. Drawings are stored only on your device or in your own iCloud Drive. PRO FEATURES (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) The following features require PRO. Existing PRO owners get them at no extra charge. - Import JWW/JWC/JWK, STL, OBJ/MTL, static GLB/glTF and 3MF - Check model dimensions, surface area, closed-mesh volume and vertex distances - Numeric transforms, annotations and approximate section drawings - Register and place parts, edit attributes and export a bill of materials as CSV - Export STL, GLB and 3MF - Remove ads and restore your purchase FREE PRO EXPERIENCE (WITH LIMITS) Explore measurements, sections, transforms and parts with original samples. Saving and export are unavailable during the experience. Check a non-interactive overview and import diagnostics for your own JW and 3D files. Zoom, pan, rotate and work on them after purchasing PRO. Some data within supported formats may be unsupported. See in-app help for JWK units and text settings, mesh approximations and unsupported extensions or presentation features. DWG files are not supported; export them to DXF first. You can remove ads with the one-time PocketCAD Pro purchase. The app is available in English and Japanese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PocketCAD at Free against FingerCAD's $2.99. PocketCAD also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). FingerCAD's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
PocketCAD is free to download; FingerCAD costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FingerCAD ships an update every 6 weeks, PocketCAD weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FingerCAD | PocketCAD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gianluca Natalini | Naoki Chiba |
In-app purchases
FingerCAD
No in-app purchases
PocketCAD
No in-app purchases









