Comparison

Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue vs Pipe Offset Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue

Access and explore BIM projects from anywhere, online or offline. Collaborate with project teams using markup and measurement tools. Ideal for building, infrastructure, design, and construction professionals.

Highlights
  • Secure BIM project access
  • Offline model exploration
  • Multi-disciplinary model navigation
  • Markup and annotation tools
  • Measurement tools
  • Gesture-based navigation
  • Gyroscope-enabled walkthroughs
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The Autodesk® BIM 360™ Glue® mobile app enables BIM 360 Glue users to more securely access Building Information Modeling (BIM) projects and collaborate with project team members from anywhere, at any time. Building, infrastructure, design, and construction professionals can access and intuitively explore multi-disciplinary models online or offline. With efficient project synchronization and powerful project review tools including markup and measurement - collaborating with your project team has never been easier. Key Benefits •Easy, secure, authenticated access to up-to-date, multi-discipline BIM 360 Glue projects •Intuitive exploration of multi-discipline BIM projects in the field, online or offline •Powerful BIM 360 Glue project review tools for effective collaboration Key Features •"One-click to BIM" access from notifications to precise model views and shared markups •Navigate through saved views and model object hierarchies to access intelligent property data •Select, hide, and reveal individual discipline models and objects •Navigate using intuitive gesture-based pan, zoom and orbit •Walk through the model with gravity-assisted navigation optimized for BIM •View project model details with immersive, gyroscope-enabled look-around •Review and annotate project models and send notifications to the team •Respond to markups received from BIM 360 Glue project members - anytime, anywhere •Measure between model objects with intuitive point-to-point tools, object snapping, and automatic calculation of XYZ differences and shortest distance between objects. •Access large project models and data—online or offline •Intuitive design and contextual help to quickly become productive The BIM 360 Glue mobile app, optimized for working with BIM 360 Glue projects, can also be used as a viewer for Autodesk® Navisworks® NWD models. Transfer NWD models directly to the app via iTunes, or use the iOS "Open In" feature to open NWD files directly from Autodesk products, including Buzzsaw and Constructware, or third party document management solutions. When using the app as an NWD viewer, the app user will not benefit from markup functionality or automatic model updates. Autodesk BIM 360 Glue mobile app is licensed under the following License and Services Agreement. Your download and/or use of the Autodesk BIM 360 Glue mobile app shall serve as your acknowledgement to the terms of this License and Services Agreement with respect to your use of the Autodesk BIM 360 Glue mobile app. Requirements: Requires iOS 12 or later.

About

Pipe Offset Assistant

Calculate pipe travel and run lengths using simple or rolling offsets. Save material and time with quick, easy calculations for pipe and conduit installations. Share results via text or email.

Highlights
  • Calculate pipe travel and run lengths
  • Supports simple and rolling offsets
  • Save material and time
  • Share results via text or email
  • Quick and simple calculations
Features
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Use either simple or rolling pipe offsets to calculate pipe travel and run lengths. Send out results using text or email. When running pipes or conduits, it is common to have to change the run of the line of pipes by using two equal angled elbow fittings. This App will save both material and time using a quick and simple way to perform calculations.

Screenshots

Pipe Offset Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue at Free against Pipe Offset Assistant's $1.99. Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Pipe Offset Assistant's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 2.4) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On 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

Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue is free to download; Pipe Offset Assistant costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pipe Offset Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 7 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue versus Pipe Offset Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutodesk® BIM 360 GluePipe Offset Assistant
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating2.4 (23 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#185 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutodesk Inc.H3 Apps, LLC

Customer experience

Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue

All ratings20 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative55.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive31.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative59.5%

Pipe Offset Assistant

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue

No in-app purchases

None

Pipe Offset Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue free?
Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pipe Offset Assistant free?
Pipe Offset Assistant costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue or Pipe Offset Assistant?
Pipe Offset Assistant is rated higher. Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue averages 2.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Pipe Offset Assistant averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue or Pipe Offset Assistant have ads?
Neither Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue nor Pipe Offset Assistant shows ads.

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