BIMx vs Vimar VIEW Wireless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BIMx
Explore and collaborate on architectural BIM projects with interactive 3D models and linked documentation. Visualize designs, access BIM data, and streamline communication between the construction site and office.
- Interactive 2D & 3D BIM model exploration
- Linked 2D documentation and 3D views
- Access BIM element data
- On-site collaboration tools
- Game-like 3D navigation
- Real-time 3D cutaways
- Measure in 3D and 2D
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Graphisoft’s BIMx is an interactive app for exploring BIM projects and linked documentation sets created in Archicad, MEP Designer, and DDScad. Please download to visualize or collaborate on architectural design projects on your mobile device(s). BIMx offers professional building visualization with game-like navigation to explore and visualize architectural projects. BIMx features the ‘BIMx hyper-model’ – allowing non-design professionals to explore and fully understand architectural design intent, view project deliverables, and access element-level BIM data. BIMx links the 3D model with the relevant 2D documentation layouts, providing a seamless way to view the 3D cutaway model in the context of a 2D layout — and vice versa. BIMx connects the construction site with the architect’s office for streamlined collaboration. Real-time model cut-throughs, in-context measuring, and project markups in the model context make BIMx your best on-site BIM companion. Drive the design narrative on the building site for fast, specific client feedback. Features: • Hyperlinked 2D & 3D views with interactive markers • Trace 2D drawings on 3D with animation • Access project and building component-related BIM information • Superfast 2D documentation viewer • Game-like 3D navigation • Gravity & Egress recognition • Option to access a Hyper-model element from outside of the app • Google Cardboard VR support on iPhones • Real-time 3D cutaway • Cut Plane Color Picker • Shading options • Shadow casting • Sun positioning by date and time • Measure in 3D and on 2D layouts • Explore 3D models of any size thanks to the streaming 3D engine • Save Favorites • Create compelling presentations • Print support, PDF export • Keyboard, mouse, and gamepad support BIMx Pro features, available with Graphisoft account-based licensing: • Issue creation – BCF-based documentation revisioning • Hide 3D elements and control Layer visibility in the virtual model • Customizable Cut Plane Explore the BIMx Pro features with the built-in demo model. Joining BIMcloud in Hyper-models published from Teamwork projects unlocks messaging and Pro features. View our Terms of Use: https://graphisoft.com/legal/terms-of-use/bimx-ios and Privacy Policy: https://graphisoft.com/legal/privacy-policy Send your comments and suggestions to bimx@graphisoft.com!
Vimar VIEW Wireless
Program and manage Vimar connected wiring systems for smart home control of lights, shutters, and temperature. Create custom environments and scenarios, monitor energy usage, and integrate with smart speakers for remote access.
- Smart home system programming
- Create environments and sub-environments
- Device enrollment and parameter setting
- Control lights, shutters, and temperature
- Energy monitoring
- Integration with smart speakers
- Bluetooth 5.0 mesh network
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The VIEW Wireless App is designed for programming Vimar connected wiring series (Eikon, Arkè, Plana and Idea) via tablet or smartphone and creating the VIEW Wireless smart system, locally, thanks to simple steps guided by an extremely user-friendly interface. The VIEW Wireless connected system allows the smart management of lights, roller shutters, electrical socket outlets, energy monitoring, temperature control, accesses and scenarios. The devices liaise with one another in a mesh network based on the Bluetooth 5.0 standard; they are installed like traditional flush mounted devices beside electro-mechanical 1-way switches, push buttons and 2-way switches or retrofit/in junction boxes to accommodate all installation situations and thanks to a Bluetooth/wi-fi gateway, they allow connectivity with the Vimar Cloud for integration with smart speakers and local and remote control via the VIEW APP. The connected devices allow the creation of smart systems both in new buildings and in renovations and, thanks to the easy installation, also in existing traditional systems in the form of a simple functional upgrade. Supervision via the VIEW APP also makes it possible to benefit from a single platform control interface with VIEW IoT Smart Systems, which VIEW Wireless is a sub-system of: you can in fact also control the By-alarm burglar alarm system, the IP and 2F+ video door entry systems and the Elvox IP cameras (after integration by a professional installer via the VIEW PRO APP). In detail, the VIEW Wireless APP allows: • the creation of environments and sub-environments; • enrolment of devices, setting their parameters and allocating them in the created environments; • association of wired or radio push buttons (battery-free, thanks to the Energy Harvesting technological motor by EnOcean), to replicate control points or call up scenarios; • association with the Bluetooth/wi-fi gateway; • checking the radio coverage of the mesh network configured; • delivery of the system to the administrator user. What’s more, the VIEW Wireless APP is designed to convert the radio standard of devices from Bluetooth 5.0 to Zigbee 3.0 (and vice-versa) ensuring configuration and direct control via the Zigbee Hub and related App. The App can only be accessed by entering installer credentials, which are generated on the MyVIMAR portal.
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Verdict
BIMx and Vimar VIEW Wireless both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of BIMx's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vimar VIEW Wireless's. BIMx also leads on ratings volume (167 vs 5). Vimar VIEW Wireless's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
Vimar VIEW Wireless holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BIMx has 167 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of BIMx's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vimar VIEW Wireless's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BIMx ships an update every 5 weeks, Vimar VIEW Wireless every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BIMx | Vimar VIEW Wireless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (167 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graphisoft SE | Vimar S.p.A. |
Customer experience
BIMx
Vimar VIEW Wireless
Bugs and requests
BIMx
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with downloading and opening models
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent rendering and color issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to annotate and markup models
- Support for more CAD file formats beyond ArchiCAD
- Improved camera controls and navigation
- Integration with desktop ArchiCAD software
Vimar VIEW Wireless
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BIMx
No in-app purchases
Vimar VIEW Wireless
No in-app purchases









