Comparison

NORO vs CADraw

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

Head to head
About

NORO

Access 3D CAD data for a standard product range of pipes, mouldings, and distribution systems. Engineers and project managers can view models for steel and chromium-nickel steel components directly on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • 3D CAD data access
  • Standard product range
  • Pipes, mouldings, distribution systems
  • Steel and chromium-nickel steel
  • Compatible with major CAD systems
  • Mobile device access
Features
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The NORO app is a free download service for 3D CAD data of the standard product range of NORO Germany and provides engineers and project managers with direct access via mobile devices. Our product range includes pipes, mouldings and distribution systems with diameters of 80 to 600 mm made from steel (powder coated or galvanised) and chromium-nickel steel as well as associated pipe connection elements. The 3D CAD models are compliant with major world standards and are suitable for use in current CAD systems, such as CATIA®, Autodesk® Inventor®, SolidWorks®, Creo™ Parametric, NX™, AutoCAD®, Solid Edge®, etc.

About

CADraw

Create and edit precise technical drawings with a variety of tools. Supports layers, annotations, and export to common formats like PDF and DXF. Ideal for detailed design work on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Draw lines, circles, arcs
  • Shape editing and modification
  • Angle constraints
  • Endpoint and midpoint snapping
  • Numeric keypad for precise input
  • Layer management
  • Annotation tools
  • Export to PDF and DXF
Features
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Easily draw shapes such as lines, circles, and arcs, and easily edit and modify shapes with just a touch of the shape. Angle constraints can specify commonly used angles of 5 º -90 º. Snap endpoints, midpoints, vertical points, tangents, and intersections, allowing you to draw accurately. There are also dynamic auxiliary points that provide you with dynamic assistance when drawing each line. The numeric keypad can accurately specify distances during drawing or modification. Drag the dimension edit point to convert it to horizontal or vertical dimensions. Angle annotations, radius annotations, and arc annotations can all rival the excellent performance of desktop applications in creation or editing. Layer management, displaying or hiding layers, and locking layers. Annotation management can add annotation styles, modify annotation styles, colors, line widths, and other annotation shapes. The drawn drawings can be exported as PDF files or DXF data exchange files, and can be shared on the computer and opened using AutoCAD. Thank you very much to Graziano from Italy for providing Italian language translation and Сергей Ломонос Provide Russian translation.

Screenshots

NORO4 screens
CADraw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NORO at 100% against CADraw's 50%. NORO also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). CADraw's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 66 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CADraw sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per month. NORO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NORO ships an update every 66 months, CADraw fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NORO versus CADraw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOROCADraw
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 66 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB175 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNORO GmbH诚 张

Customer experience

NORO

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CADraw

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral18.4%
Negative31.6%

In-app purchases

None

NORO

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

CADraw

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly subscription$1.391 Month
  • per month$2.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$13.901 Year
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  • per year$26.001 Year
One-time2
  • Upgrade to the full version$69.99
  • Full version$99.99

Questions

Is NORO free?
NORO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CADraw free?
CADraw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NORO or CADraw have ads?
Neither NORO nor CADraw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NORO or CADraw?
NORO ships an update every 66 months, and CADraw fortnightly. Most recently, NORO was updated on August 12, 2026 and CADraw on September 20, 2026.

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