AutoCAD IRef vs Vectorworks Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AutoCAD IRef
This app serves as a comprehensive reference guide for AutoCAD 2011 commands. It provides detailed information to help users navigate and utilize the software's features effectively.
- AutoCAD 2011 command reference
- Interactive guide
- Comprehensive companion
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The AutoCAD 2011 Interactive Command Reference is a comprehensive companion reference for AutoCAD 2011.
Vectorworks Remote
Control your Vectorworks desktop software from your mobile device. Navigate, present, and view your designs remotely using various presentation and navigation tools. Requires Vectorworks 2015 or later installed on a Mac or Windows computer.
- Remote connection to Vectorworks desktop
- Presentation remotes (pan, walkthrough, flyover)
- Visualization remotes for Renderworks
- Navigation remotes for Design Suite
- Interactive design viewing and navigation
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The Vectorworks Remote app connects your mobile device to your Vectorworks desktop using a remote connection plug-in. Presentation remotes for pan, walkthrough, and flyover are available for all Vectorworks products. Visualization remotes are available for Renderworks and navigation remotes are available for Vectorworks Design Suite products (Design Suite, Architect, Spotlight, Landmark). Interactively use the remotes to view, navigate, and present designs without having to be at your desktop. Vectorworks Remote requires Vectorworks 2015 software or later to be installed on either a Mac or Windows operating system. To learn more, visit http://vectorworks.net.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vectorworks Remote at 5.0 against AutoCAD IRef's 1.9. Vectorworks Remote also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 23 months) and device support (3 vs 1). AutoCAD IRef's advantage is review sentiment (10% vs 0%) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). 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.
Vectorworks Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of AutoCAD IRef's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vectorworks Remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AutoCAD IRef ships an update every 23 months, Vectorworks Remote every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AutoCAD IRef | Vectorworks Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Cheetah Solutions, Inc. | Vectorworks, Inc. |
Customer experience
AutoCAD IRef
Vectorworks Remote
In-app purchases
AutoCAD IRef
No in-app purchases
Vectorworks Remote
No in-app purchases
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