viewshape vs STL Simple Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
STL Simple Viewer
Easily view and interact with 3D STL CAD models. Supports various file types and offers advanced rendering options for detailed analysis. Get model information and explore interiors with clipping planes.
- View ASCII and Binary STL files
- Load STL from ZIP
- Rotate, pan, and zoom
- Orthogonal and Perspective modes
- Model info (triangle count, bounding box)
- Rendering options (faces, edges, transparency)
- Clipping plane for interiors
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STL Simple Viewer is a great app to quickly view 3D STL & 3MF files and export them to the most commonly used CAD formats. Features: - Supports STL files both ASCII and Binary formats. - Supports 3MF files. - Load STL and 3MF files directly from ZIP archives. - Export to DXF, OBJ, DAE, PLY and USD. - Rotate, pan, and zoom models with intuitive touch controls. - Measure distances between points within your model. - Configure rendering options: faces, edges, points, background and transparency. - Render using a clipping plane (useful for viewing model interiors). - View models in Orthographic or Perspective mode. - Obtain model information including triangle count, bounding box, surface area, and volume. Privacy Policy: https://www.boviosoft.com/apps/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ For support or questions: support@boviosoft.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: viewshape at 83% against STL Simple Viewer's 17%. viewshape also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). STL Simple Viewer's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (866 vs 3). On price 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
Both are free to download. STL Simple Viewer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. viewshape asks for nothing beyond the download.
STL Simple Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STL Simple Viewer has 866 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of viewshape's written reviews are positive against 17% of STL Simple Viewer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
viewshape ships an update every 4 months, STL Simple Viewer every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | viewshape | STL Simple Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (866 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 866 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +4 |
| Developer | Artec Group | Victor Bovio |
Customer experience
viewshape
STL Simple Viewer
Bugs and requests
viewshape
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
STL Simple Viewer
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when opening larger STL files
- Inability to open some file formats
- Ads continue to appear even after paying for ad removal
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to save color/lighting settings
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Provide an ad-free paid version
In-app purchases
viewshape
No in-app purchases
STL Simple Viewer
- Pro version (1 week plan)$0.997 Days
- Pro version (1 month plan)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Export to OBJ, DAE, DXF, PLY$3.99
Questions
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