Comparison

eDrawings vs IGES & STEP Viewer

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

Head to head
About

eDrawings

View native CAD files, including SolidWorks, DWG, and DXF, on your mobile device. Utilize augmented reality to visualize 3D models in real-world settings. Easily share designs via email for enhanced collaboration.

Highlights
  • View native CAD files (SolidWorks, DWG, DXF)
  • Augmented Reality (AR) for 3D model visualization
  • Email-enabled file sharing for collaboration
  • Multi-touch gestures for navigation
  • Support for configurations, drawing sheets, and exploded views
  • Open files from various sources (email, cloud, web)
Features
Currently charting
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eDrawings® is the only CAD viewer on iPad, iPad mini, iPhone and iPod Touch that allows you to view native eDrawings files as well as native SolidWorks® parts, assemblies and drawings files. In addition, eDrawings allows convenient viewing of DWG and DXF files. eDrawings includes Augmented Reality (AR). This allows you to view your 3D models in 1:1 scale into the real world. By simply activating the device’s camera, you can bring your virtual 3D designs in a real context and see them in situ, sitting on your desk or on your conference room table or even in the palm of your hand, through your iPad, Pad mini, iPhone or iPod Touch’s screen. Move around the room and see your design from any perspective. eDrawings is the email-enabled communication tool that dramatically eases sharing of product design information. You can load and send files via email to collaborate more effectively with everyone involved in product development, including people who are not regular CAD software users to interpret and understand 2D and 3D designs. Multi-touch gestures let you pan, zoom, and rotate models easily. eDrawings also supports configurations, drawing sheets, and exploded views for eDrawings files published from SolidWorks® and all other supported CAD software. Features: * Intuitive and easy-to-use user interface * Visualize your 3D models in real context with Augmented Reality (AR) * Open 3D (EASM, EPRT, SLDASM, SLDPRT, IGES, IGS, JT, STEP, STP, IFC), 2D (EDRW, SLDDRW, DWG, DXF) and associated files from any source: email attachments, cloud storage services (Dropbox™, SkyDrive®, Google Drive, YouSendIt®, and others), web and FTP sites, networks, and iTunes® File Sharing. * Zoom, pan and rotate your 2D or 3D CAD data using multi-touch * Animate 3D standard views as well as 2D drawing views. * Browse your assembly components tree, configurations and drawing sheets * View your designs in full screen and double tap to fit it on screen * Adapt the scale of your 3D model in AR mode * Freeze the background in AR mode with viewpoint lock to prolong AR experience without holding up your device. * Sample files included For more information, visit: http://www.edrawingsviewer.com

About

IGES & STEP Viewer

Easily view and export 3D CAD files in IGES and STEP formats. Supports various export options and offers advanced rendering controls for detailed analysis of your models.

Highlights
  • Open IGES and STEP files
  • Export to multiple CAD formats (STL, DXF, OBJ, etc.)
  • Load files from ZIP/RAR archives
  • Render model curves
  • Control rendering options (shading, transparency)
  • Clipping plane for interior views
  • View model information (bounding box, area, volume)
Features
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Quickly view IGES and STEP model files, export them to popular CAD file formats. Features: - Open IGES and STEP files. - Export to STL, DXF, OBJ, 3DS, DAE, PLY, OFF, USD. - Load a file within a ZIP or RAR file. - Measure distance between points within your model. - Option to load and render model Curves. - Control rendering options for shaded, facets, points, colors & transparency. - Render using a clipping plane (useful for viewing interiors). - Obtain info on the model: bounding box, area, volume. - Graphic operations for Rotating, Panning, Zooming. - View your model in Orthogonal or Perspective mode. Please contact us for support, questions, feature request or any other inquiry. support@boviosoft.com

Screenshots

eDrawings3 screens
IGES & STEP Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: eDrawings at $1.99 against IGES & STEP Viewer's $6.99. eDrawings also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 14%) and chart position (#57 vs unranked). IGES & STEP Viewer's advantage is rating (2.8 vs 2.5). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

eDrawings costs $1.99 and IGES & STEP Viewer $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IGES & STEP Viewer holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of eDrawings's written reviews are positive against 14% of IGES & STEP Viewer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eDrawings ships an update every 3 months, IGES & STEP Viewer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
eDrawings versus IGES & STEP Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereDrawingsIGES & STEP Viewer
Price$1.99 — better$6.99
Rating2.5 (17 ratings)2.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#57 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDassault Systemes SolidWorks CorporationVictor Bovio

Customer experience

eDrawings

All ratings17 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.7%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral13.5%
Negative54.8%

IGES & STEP Viewer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

eDrawings

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Crashes when opening large files
  • Incompatibility with iOS 14 and newer devices
  • Inability to open personal files

Requested features

6 requests
  • Measuring tool
  • Sectioning tool
  • Ability to hide/show parts
  • Support for more file formats
  • Cloud storage integration
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  • Annotation and markup tools

IGES & STEP Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eDrawings

No in-app purchases

None

IGES & STEP Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eDrawings free?
eDrawings costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is IGES & STEP Viewer free?
IGES & STEP Viewer costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eDrawings or IGES & STEP Viewer?
IGES & STEP Viewer is rated higher. eDrawings averages 2.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while IGES & STEP Viewer averages 2.8 from 9 ratings.
Do eDrawings or IGES & STEP Viewer have ads?
Neither eDrawings nor IGES & STEP Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eDrawings or IGES & STEP Viewer?
eDrawings ships an update every 3 months, and IGES & STEP Viewer every 2 months. Most recently, eDrawings was updated on November 1, 2026 and IGES & STEP Viewer on October 29, 2026.

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