Comparison

Glovius vs Mechanical Engineering Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

Glovius

View, analyze, and collaborate on 3D CAD files directly from your mobile device. Supports numerous popular CAD formats and offers tools for measurements, reporting, and team feedback.

Highlights
  • View 3D CAD parts and assemblies
  • Support for numerous CAD file formats
  • Offline viewing of downloaded files
  • Measure components and take point-to-point measurements
  • Generate Bill of Materials and 3D PDF reports
  • Collaborate with team via activity feed and markups
  • Push to Cloud from Windows desktop app
Features
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Glovius for iOS provides a simple and easy way to view, showcase, and collaborate on 3D CAD parts and assemblies on your iPhone and iPad. View 3D parts and assemblies from popular CAD formats. Analyze CAD components, run reports, and collaborate with your team. Glovius for iPhone and iPad is a perfect companion app for Glovius Cloud and Glovius for Windows. View 3D CAD files on the go • View 3D CAD files saved in your Dropbox or Glovius Cloud • Upload parts from your iPhone or iPad • Upload files on cloud.glovius.com • One click Push to Cloud from Glovius for Windows • Open large parts and assemblies in seconds • Downloaded files are available for offline viewing 3D File Formats Supported • CATIA (CATPart, CATProduct, CGR), NX (PRT), Creo and Pro/ENGINEER (PRT and ASM) • SolidWorks (SLDPRT, SLDASM), Inventor (IPT, IAM), Solid Edge (PRT, ASM) • STP, STEP, IGS, IGES, JT, STL, SketchUp, 3DS, and more. View 3D Geometry, Attributes, Assembly Product Structure and PMI Information • Zoom, pan, roll, rotate 3D models; double tap to reset • Animate through standard views • View assembly product structure and hide/show/isolate components • View PMI, GDnT and attributes information Analyze CAD Components • Tap a component to view bounding box, attributes, make it transparent/solid • Take point to point measurements • Cut dynamic sections across standard XY, YZ, XZ planes Run Reports, right from your iPhone or iPad • Download Bill of Materials (BoM) report for Assemblies • Download 3D PDF Report • Download in high quality STL, 3DS, and OBJ formats Collaborate with your Team • Get and share feedback with the Activity Feed • Save, Share, and email snapshots • Add text comments, freehand markups on image snapshots • Get notified when files are added, updated, or commented by others Feedback and Suggestions For feedback and suggestions, email us at support@glovius.com. Your feedback is important to us! Glovius Cloud Subscription Details Subscribe to Glovius Cloud Plan to continue using Glovius. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account, and will automatically renew each year within 24 hours of your subscription ending. Cancel any time by turning off auto-renewal in your iTunes Account Settings. Subscription Pricing • USA - 18.99 USD per month + Taxes, if applicable • USA - 98.99 USD per year + Taxes, if applicable • All other countries priced in USD equivalent. Apple Subscription Terms – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms & Conditions https://www.hcltech.com/privacy-statement

About

Mechanical Engineering Toolkit

This utility app provides a comprehensive collection of engineering equations and formulas for students and professionals. Easily perform calculations by selecting a formula and inputting variables, with detailed instructions and reference material included.

Highlights
  • Engineering equations and formulas
  • Mechanics of Material calculations
  • Theory of Elasticity formulas
  • Composite Material properties
  • Reference material
  • Variable input for calculations
Features
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Mechanical Engineering Toolkit is a professional engineering calculator for students, researchers, and practicing engineers. Choose a formula, enter your variables, and get instant results — with calculation steps, formulas, diagrams, and unit conversions shown along the way. Switch between SI and Imperial units anytime, save favorites, and find the right tool fast with recommendations by major. Save your inputs as named projects, and export any result as text, image, CSV or PDF. Categories and tools: Mechanics of Material • Moments of inertia of plane areas • Force-displacement relation of a bar • Torsion formula and angle of twist • Flexure formula of a beam • Transverse shear stress • Deflections and slopes of cantilever and simple beams • Plane stress transformation and Mohr's circle • Principal stresses and planes • Spherical shell and thin-walled pressure vessel stresses • Buckling load of a column • Thermal deformation and stress • Combined loading • Bolted / riveted joints • Fatigue safety factor • Shaft power and torque Statics • Centroid of an area • Resultant of a force system • Beam reactions • 2D truss analysis Machine Design • Helical compression springs • Spur gear geometry and stresses • Shaft fatigue design (DE-Goodman) • Bearing L10 life • Belt and chain drives • Bolt preload / torque-tension • Fillet weld strength • Press / shrink-fit interference • Shaft critical speed (Dunkerley) • Beam natural frequency (five end conditions) • Torsional natural frequency (one or two rotors) Fluids & Thermal • Reynolds number and flow regime • Pipe pressure drop (Darcy-Weisbach with Colebrook) • Pump and fan power • Composite wall conduction • Fin efficiency • Heat exchanger sizing by LMTD Theory of Elasticity • Constitutive relation of linear elastic material • Stress/strain of linear elastic material Composite Material • Lamina and laminate stress/strain • Lamina engineering constants • Laminate plane and 3D properties • Rule of mixtures • Failure criteria (Tsai-Hill, Tsai-Wu) Reference Tables • Drill & tap chart (metric and imperial thread series) • ISO 286 fits & tolerances • Standard sections (AISC W, IPE, HEB) • Unit converter No account required. Works offline. Available in English, Chinese, German, French, and Japanese.

Screenshots

Glovius4 screens
Mechanical Engineering Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mechanical Engineering Toolkit at 4.8 against Glovius's 1.0. Mechanical Engineering Toolkit also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs subscription) and ratings volume (64 vs 1). Glovius's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Glovius sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $18.99 per month and Mechanical Engineering Toolkit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mechanical Engineering Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mechanical Engineering Toolkit has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Glovius's written reviews are positive against 57% of Mechanical Engineering Toolkit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glovius ships an update every 6 weeks, Mechanical Engineering Toolkit every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Glovius versus Mechanical Engineering Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGloviusMechanical Engineering Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (64 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings164 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeometricAPPS BAY LIMITED

Customer experience

Glovius

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Mechanical Engineering Toolkit

All ratings64 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Glovius

Subscriptions2
  • Glovius Cloud (Monthly)$18.991 Month
  • Glovius Cloud (Annual)$98.991 Year
1 purchases

Mechanical Engineering Toolkit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Glovius free?
Glovius is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mechanical Engineering Toolkit free?
Mechanical Engineering Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glovius or Mechanical Engineering Toolkit?
Mechanical Engineering Toolkit is rated higher. Glovius averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Mechanical Engineering Toolkit averages 4.8 from 64 ratings.
Do Glovius or Mechanical Engineering Toolkit have ads?
Mechanical Engineering Toolkit shows ads; Glovius does not.
Which is updated more often, Glovius or Mechanical Engineering Toolkit?
Glovius ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mechanical Engineering Toolkit every 8 days. Most recently, Glovius was updated on September 7, 2026 and Mechanical Engineering Toolkit on September 24, 2026.

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