Comparison

Bütton View vs Shapr 3D CAD modeling

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

Head to head
About

Bütton View

Preview and showcase your magazine designs with this companion app for a design system. Create professional layouts without coding and share them easily with clients.

Highlights
  • Preview magazine designs
  • Showcase designs to clients
  • Companion app for BüttonPublish
  • Design without coding
  • Easy client sharing
Features
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Welcome to the editorial of tomorrow! BüttonView is the app that goes along with BüttonPublish system. You can use it to preview your designs or show them to your clients. Download the plugin and start designing your magazines without coding today.

About

Shapr 3D CAD modeling

Design and manufacture 3D models with an intuitive, multidevice CAD tool. Collaborate with teams, visualize designs in AR, and export to various formats. Work from anywhere, online or offline, with an adaptive interface that keeps your focus on creating.

Highlights
  • Multidevice CAD workflow
  • Adaptive user interface
  • Design-driven collaboration
  • Real-time AR renders
  • Extensive export/import support
  • 2D drawing output
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From design to manufacturing. Teams collaborate with more impact. Instinctive design meets multidevice capability and full interoperability for the ultimate 3D design workflow. All platforms Pick your device and your input tool leveraging the first CAD tool envisioned for multidevice. Hybrid workflow meets cross-functional team processes with automatic sync across devices. Work from any device or offline: design and collaborate at your best, everywhere. Compact tools. Space for focus. An adaptive user interface auto-sorts tools, taking the clutter out of designing. Your focus stays front and center to eliminate clunking around and prioritize high-quality decisions. Design-driven collaboration. Make designing a reflex and visual communication second nature for the whole team. Instinctive CAD meets a visual communication bundle complete with real-time 3D renders in AR, shareable via a link for download-free viewing. Start where you are and finish strong – no expensive hardware needed. Shapr3D combines industrial-grade CAD with a user-friendly experience, including: • Siemens™ geometric Parasolid® modeling kernel and D-Cubed™ sketch engine • Export support for X_T, STEP, STL, OBJ, 2D DXF, 2D DWG, IGES, 3MF, SVG • Import support for SLDPRT, SLDASM, X_T, STEP, STL, IGES, 2D DWG, 2D DXF, JPG, PNG • Output 2D Drawings • Generate real-life scenes from your models in seconds - powered by AI Get in touch Have a question? Visit our forum: https://discourse.shapr3d.com. For support queries, please submit a request here: https://shapr3d.com/support Terms of Use: https://www.shapr3d.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.shapr3d.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Bütton View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shapr 3D CAD modeling at weekly against Bütton View's every 2 months. Shapr 3D CAD modeling also leads on ratings volume (34K vs 5). Bütton View's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (68% vs 50%). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Bütton View sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Shapr 3D CAD modeling sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $32.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Bütton View against 4.7 for Shapr 3D CAD modeling. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shapr 3D CAD modeling has 34K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Bütton View's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shapr 3D CAD modeling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bütton View ships an update every 2 months, Shapr 3D CAD modeling weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bütton View versus Shapr 3D CAD modeling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBütton ViewShapr 3D CAD modeling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)4.7 (34K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews — better50.1% of reviews
Number of ratings534K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1.6 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeta SoftwareShapr3D Zrt

Customer experience

Bütton View

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%

Shapr 3D CAD modeling

All ratings34,141 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews743 reviews
Positive50.1%
Neutral12.2%
Negative37.7%

Bugs and requests

Bütton View

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shapr 3D CAD modeling

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unreliable performance after recent updates
  • Difficulty deleting or modifying existing designs
  • Inconsistent behavior when using the Apple Pencil

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more affordable pricing tiers for hobbyists
  • Improve undo/redo functionality
  • Implement better file management and organization
  • Add support for importing/exporting more file formats
  • Enhance parametric modeling capabilities
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  • Introduce a one-time purchase option

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bütton View

One-time2
  • Purchase issue Amuletto$0.99
  • Purchase issue Harf$0.99
6 purchases

Shapr 3D CAD modeling

Subscriptions6
  • Solo Subscription14 Days trial$32.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription14 Days trial$37.991 Month
  • Business Subscription14 Days trial$59.991 Month
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  • Solo Subscription14 Days trial$249.991 Year
  • Pro Subscription14 Days trial$299.991 Year
  • Business Subscription14 Days trial$499.991 Year

Questions

Is Bütton View free?
Bütton View is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shapr 3D CAD modeling free?
Shapr 3D CAD modeling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bütton View or Shapr 3D CAD modeling?
Shapr 3D CAD modeling is rated higher. Bütton View averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Shapr 3D CAD modeling averages 4.7 from 34K ratings.
Do Bütton View or Shapr 3D CAD modeling have ads?
Neither Bütton View nor Shapr 3D CAD modeling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bütton View or Shapr 3D CAD modeling?
Bütton View ships an update every 2 months, and Shapr 3D CAD modeling weekly. Most recently, Bütton View was updated on September 24, 2026 and Shapr 3D CAD modeling on October 16, 2026.

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