iRhino 3D vs viewshape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRhino 3D
View and present 3D models from Rhino 3D on your iPhone or iPad. Navigate models with intuitive touch gestures, load files from various sources, and visualize them in augmented reality. Includes a markup tool for annotations.
- 3D model viewing
- Touch navigation (pan, zoom, orbit)
- Cloud storage integration
- Augmented Reality (AR) mode
- Integrated markup tool
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The official Rhino 3D viewer for iOS. View and present your work on your iPhone or iPad. Pan, zoom, and orbit with a tap or drag of your finger. Conveniently load models from your device or any cloud storage using a built-in file browser. Use the AR mode to see your model in space. Integrated markup tool lets you draw on top of a view.
viewshape
A free 3D model viewer for iPhone and iPod touch, allowing you to access, download, and share 3D models. Supports various file formats and offers intuitive navigation with different rendering modes.
- 3D model viewing
- Download models from web
- Share models via email/Facebook
- Support for OBJ, STL, VRML, PLY
- Texture support
- Multiple rendering modes
- Intuitive navigation
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Enjoy our stylish and free 3D viewer designed for iPhone and iPod touch. It lets you have all your 3D models on your mobile device available with a single click as well as download 3D models available on the Internet. You can surf a gallery of real scanned objects as well. You can save models you like in the gallery and share models with your friends, customers and colleagues via email or facebook. You may download models directly from the Web, upload them onto viewshape with iTunes or open them from other applications (such as Mail or Safari). A wide range of 3D file formats are supported. Key Features ========= - Easy and intuitive view navigation - OBJ, STL, VRML and PLY formats support - Support for textures - Many different modes of rendering including solid, wireframe and points - Download models from the web or open them from other applications (i.e. Mail.app) - Built-in gyroscope and accelerometer support - Full screen mode - Share links to models with friends In the Gallery you'll find several models that we have preinstalled for you. Please visit our website www.viewshape.com to get more. We are continuously updating our gallery for you! Enjoy your 3D, Viewshape Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iRhino 3D at 4.6 against viewshape's 2.7. iRhino 3D also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (80 vs 3). viewshape's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iRhino 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iRhino 3D has 80 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of iRhino 3D's written reviews are positive against 83% of viewshape's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iRhino 3D ships an update fortnightly, viewshape every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRhino 3D | viewshape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (80 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 296 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Robert McNeel & Associates | Artec Group |
Customer experience
iRhino 3D
viewshape
Bugs and requests
iRhino 3D
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes with large or complex files
- LiDAR measurements significantly inaccurate (off by ~2x)
- Cannot open local files without cloud storage
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- App crashes during room scanning
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- Save functionality errors
- File browser integration issues
- Google Drive connection errors (App Transport Security)
- Models rendering in black after updates
- Crashes on iPad Pro with object scan mode
- Unable to export scans in desired formats
- App fails to open on certain device models
- File thumbnails not displaying
- Texture UVW mapping not preserved
- Room scan omits doors and windows as objects
Requested features
20 requests- Full native Rhino with Grasshopper support
- Real editing and modeling tools
- Wireframe and shaded view options
- Orthographic views (top, front, right)
- Texture and material support
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- Dimension measurement tools
- iCloud Drive integration
- Microsoft OneDrive support
- Gumball transform tool for rotation/scaling
- Annotation and markup tools
- Display mode settings
- Named views panel
- Zoom select tool
- Room scan with door/window preservation
- File thumbnails in library view
- Background color customization
- Ability to add rooms to existing scans
- Support for Rhino 6 and 7 files
- Stereo 3D view options
- Video recording of model walkthroughs
viewshape
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iRhino 3D
No in-app purchases
viewshape
No in-app purchases
Questions
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