Comparison

Vectorworks Remote vs UTM Remote Virtual Machines

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

Head to head
About

Vectorworks Remote

Control your Vectorworks desktop software from your mobile device. Navigate, present, and view your designs remotely using various presentation and navigation tools. Requires Vectorworks 2015 or later installed on a Mac or Windows computer.

Highlights
  • Remote connection to Vectorworks desktop
  • Presentation remotes (pan, walkthrough, flyover)
  • Visualization remotes for Renderworks
  • Navigation remotes for Design Suite
  • Interactive design viewing and navigation
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The Vectorworks Remote app connects your mobile device to your Vectorworks desktop using a remote connection plug-in. Presentation remotes for pan, walkthrough, and flyover are available for all Vectorworks products. Visualization remotes are available for Renderworks and navigation remotes are available for Vectorworks Design Suite products (Design Suite, Architect, Spotlight, Landmark). Interactively use the remotes to view, navigate, and present designs without having to be at your desktop. Vectorworks Remote requires Vectorworks 2015 software or later to be installed on either a Mac or Windows operating system. To learn more, visit http://vectorworks.net.

About

UTM Remote Virtual Machines

Access and control your virtual machines from your iOS device. Stream Windows, Ubuntu, and other operating systems running on your Mac remotely. This app requires UTM for Mac to function.

Highlights
  • Stream virtual machines remotely
  • Supports Windows, Ubuntu, and more
  • Control VMs from iOS device
  • Requires UTM for Mac
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Run Windows®, Ubuntu®, and other operating systems remotely from your Mac running UTM UTM Remote allows you to stream your virtual machines from your Mac to your iOS device. Requires UTM for Mac to use.

Screenshots

Vectorworks Remote4 screens
UTM Remote Virtual Machines3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Vectorworks Remote at 5.0 against UTM Remote Virtual Machines's 3.6. UTM Remote Virtual Machines's advantage is review sentiment (39% vs 0%) and ratings volume (48 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vectorworks Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UTM Remote Virtual Machines has 48 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Vectorworks Remote's written reviews are positive against 39% of UTM Remote Virtual Machines's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vectorworks Remote ships an update every 3 months, UTM Remote Virtual Machines every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vectorworks Remote versus UTM Remote Virtual Machines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVectorworks RemoteUTM Remote Virtual Machines
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.6 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews39.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings248 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB365 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVectorworks, Inc.Turing Software, LLC

Customer experience

Vectorworks Remote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

UTM Remote Virtual Machines

All ratings46 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative32.6%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral10.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vectorworks Remote

No in-app purchases

None

UTM Remote Virtual Machines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vectorworks Remote free?
Vectorworks Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UTM Remote Virtual Machines free?
UTM Remote Virtual Machines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vectorworks Remote or UTM Remote Virtual Machines?
Vectorworks Remote is rated higher. Vectorworks Remote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while UTM Remote Virtual Machines averages 3.6 from 48 ratings.
Do Vectorworks Remote or UTM Remote Virtual Machines have ads?
Neither Vectorworks Remote nor UTM Remote Virtual Machines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vectorworks Remote or UTM Remote Virtual Machines?
Vectorworks Remote ships an update every 3 months, and UTM Remote Virtual Machines every 4 months. Most recently, Vectorworks Remote was updated on August 15, 2026 and UTM Remote Virtual Machines on August 29, 2026.

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