Vectorworks Nomad vs RackLink Discovery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vectorworks Nomad
Access and manage your design documents from anywhere with your mobile device. Share files, make design decisions on the go, and synchronize changes automatically to your cloud library. View, mark up, and share your latest designs with colleagues and clients.
- Access Vectorworks documents on mobile
- Synchronize files to private cloud
- View and navigate 3D models
- Augmented reality model viewing
- Mark up PDF files
- Share files with clients and collaborators
- Integrate with third-party cloud storage
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The Vectorworks® Nomad app allows you to access your Vectorworks documents wherever you are—whenever you need them—with your mobile device. It gives you more freedom not only to share files, but also to make design decisions from any location. Changes you make to Vectorworks files are automatically synchronized to your private cloud library, allowing you to browse and share your latest designs from any web-enabled device. Vectorworks Cloud Services saves time by freeing up local computing power. Use cloud technology to automate and decouple resource-heavy workflows, shifting calculations needed to generate sections, elevations, renderings, and BIM data to the cloud. Whether you're in a meeting, on the job site, or on vacation, the Vectorworks Nomad app allows you to view, mark up, share, and synchronize your Vectorworks files across your devices and with your colleagues—all from the convenience of your mobile device. • View and navigate 3D models of Vectorworks files in the cloud library • View 3D models of Vectorworks files in a real-world setting, using augmented reality (AR) technology (requires an AR-compatible device) • View rendered panoramic images or animation movies of Vectorworks files • Extend your cloud library through integration with third-party cloud storage providers • Share files with clients or collaborators • Mark up PDF files with Text, Freehand, Oval, Rectangle, and Line tools and save the marked up files to the cloud library The Vectorworks Nomad app is a part of Vectorworks Cloud Services, and is available to anyone who registers for a free account, as well as all Vectorworks Service Select members. Guest access is available for viewing shared files without creating an account. Vectorworks Service Select members have access to additional features, such as: • Increased storage capacity • Manual or scheduled Sheet layer to PDF cloud processing • Cloud processing options in Vectorworks • Ability to measure objects in the PDF drawings generated on the cloud • And more ... Operating Prerequisites • Vectorworks files uploaded to your Vectorworks Cloud Services storage library, or to an integrated third-party cloud storage provider
RackLink Discovery
Easily discover and connect to RackLink™ enabled products on your network. This app provides access to the web browser interface for full control and management of AV industry remote power management systems.
- Discover RackLink enabled products
- Connect to PDUs on the same network
- Access web browser interface
- Full device control and management
- Supports Select and Premium+ PDUs
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Download the app on your phone or tablet to easily discover and connect to all your RackLink™ enabled products on the same network as your device. RackLink is the AV industry’s premier remote power management system. - Connect to both Select PDUs or Premium+ PDUs with RackLink on the same network - This app opens the web browser interface for the RackLink enabled products for full control and management of the devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RackLink Discovery at 100% against Vectorworks Nomad's 27%. RackLink Discovery also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Vectorworks Nomad's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 4). 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.
RackLink Discovery holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vectorworks Nomad has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Vectorworks Nomad's written reviews are positive against 100% of RackLink Discovery's.
Vectorworks Nomad ships an update every 6 weeks, RackLink Discovery every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vectorworks Nomad | RackLink Discovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 299 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vectorworks, Inc. | Legrand AV Inc |
Customer experience
Vectorworks Nomad
RackLink Discovery
In-app purchases
Vectorworks Nomad
No in-app purchases
RackLink Discovery
No in-app purchases
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