Comparison

STEP Viewer vs Vectary Manager

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

Head to head
About

STEP Viewer

View and interact with 3D CAD files directly on your mobile device. Measure dimensions, rotate, zoom, and save models in a common format without needing desktop software.

Highlights
  • Open STEP files from file manager
  • 3D model measurement tools
  • Six fixed views
  • Pinch to zoom, pan, and rotate
  • Save as GLB
  • Progress indicator for large files
  • Multilingual support
Features
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STEP Viewer opens STEP (.step, .stp) CAD files in 3D on your phone. No desktop CAD software needed. Everything is free. There are no in-app purchases. Credits only skip the ad; without credits you can still open every file after watching a short ad. Key features * Open .step and .stp files straight from your file manager - just tap the file * Measure your model: a bounding box with all three side lengths, in mm or m * Six fixed views (front, right, back, left, top, bottom), plus pinch to zoom, pan and rotate * Save the converted model as GLB whenever you need it * Large files show the estimated time and memory before conversion starts, and progress while it runs * If a file cannot be opened, the app tells you why instead of failing silently * Available in 12 languages, following your device settings Supported formats * Input: .stp, .step (STEP AP203, AP214) * Output: .glb (glTF Binary) How to use 1. Tap a .step file in your file manager, or open the app and tap the folder icon 2. Wait for the conversion - large files show progress and an estimate 3. Drag to rotate, pinch to zoom, tap the view button to switch sides License This app uses Open CASCADE Technology (LGPL-2.1). https://www.opencascade.com For questions or bug reports, please contact us by email.

About

Vectary Manager

Features
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Vectary Manager is the companion app for organizations that use Vectary, the 3D design platform. Your team can browse the workspaces your organization has enabled for Vectary Manager, open published 3D projects in a native viewer, and present them anywhere, online or offline. Requires a Vectary Business account with Vectary Manager enabled for your workspace. Sign in with your existing Vectary account using Apple, Google, email or your company's single sign-on. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse your workspaces, folders and published projects • Open any project in a fast, native 3D viewer • Interact with configurable projects through in-scene hotspots • Download projects to your device and open them later with no connection • Search across your projects • Preview a model in your own space with AR Quick Look A NATIVE 3D VIEWER Projects open in the same rendering engine Vectary uses on the web, so materials, lighting and geometry look the way they were authored. Pan, orbit and zoom, inspect a model from any angle, and tap hotspots to switch variants on projects that are set up for it. WORKS OFFLINE Downloaded projects are stored on your device. Once a project is saved you can open, inspect and present it with no internet at all, which is useful for site visits, trade show floors and client meetings. Downloads are managed in the app, so you can remove a project when you no longer need it on the device. PRIVACY The app contains no advertising, no analytics and no tracking. It requests camera access only for the AR preview.

Screenshots

STEP Viewer4 screens
Vectary Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: STEP Viewer at 13.0 against Vectary Manager's 15.0. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
STEP Viewer versus Vectary Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTEP ViewerVectary Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart Cube Labs Co., Ltd.Vectary

In-app purchases

None

STEP Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Vectary Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STEP Viewer free?
STEP Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vectary Manager free?
Vectary Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do STEP Viewer or Vectary Manager have ads?
Neither STEP Viewer nor Vectary Manager shows ads.

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