eDrawings vs Carné Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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
Carné Digital
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Carné Digital es una aplicación para la identificación y comunicación para comunidades educativas, empresariales, asociaciones, entre otras. Crea tus carnés personalizados desde el panel de control en minutos, y permite que tus usuarios carguen el carné institucional desde cualquier lugar y dispositivo. Identificación personal Solo necesitas del código de seguridad para cargar tu carné, con esto te podrás identificarte fácilmente y acceder a los diferentes servicios: Boletines informativos: mantén informada a toda tu comunidad a través del servicio de boletines informativos, puedes segmentar a quien deseas enviar las publicaciones a partir de la clasificación de tus usuarios (áreas). Solicitudes PQRS: tus usuarios podrán contactar fácilmente a las diferentes áreas de la organización o institución educativa, con esto tu personal puede atenderlas por correo electrónico, el administrador gestiona el estado de cada solicitud realizada. QR dinámicos: aumentamos la seguridad, brindando códigos QR de un solo uso u OTQ One-Time-QR es un código que se renueva regularmente. Registro de ubicación (Tracking): este servicio permite a los usuarios el registro de la ubicación por medio de GPS (Control de acceso – servicios comerciales - fidelización). Información de la organización: en este ítem los usuarios pueden conocer de la organización y contactar con la misma a través de diferentes medios (Teléfono, WhatsApp, Correo electrónico).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Carné Digital at Free against eDrawings's $1.99. Carné Digital also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). eDrawings's advantage is chart position (#47 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, 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
Carné Digital is free to download; eDrawings costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eDrawings | Carné Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #47 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation | Herramientas Virtuales CO S.A.S. |
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
Carné Digital
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
eDrawings
No in-app purchases
Carné Digital
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is eDrawings free?
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Do eDrawings or Carné Digital have ads?
Which is updated more often, eDrawings or Carné Digital?
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