Comparison

Vectorworks Remote vs StageDocs

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

StageDocs

Calculate bridle and beam properties for rigging applications. Features include interactive geometry adjustment, precise input, and load verification for various truss types. Generate detailed calculation protocols.

Highlights
  • Simple and sloped bridle calculations
  • Interactive bridle geometry adjustment
  • Precise value input for positioning
  • Real-time beam calculation
  • Load verification for trusses
  • Calculation protocol export (PDF)
Features
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StageDocs® is a small rigger app that helps with the bridle and beam calculation. Following bridles can be calculated: - Simple 2-leg bridles - Sloped 2-leg bridles or brails/breasting lines Bridle features: - Change bridle geometry with you fingers by just moving apex point - Innovative bridle grid based on bridle leg length discretisation - Precise positioning by exact value input - Consideration of basket length, beam geometry and available steel lengths Calculation of straight beams - Realtime calculation of results - multiple supports - multiple point forces - Load verification of trusses (Eurotruss, Expotruss, Global Truss, Prolyte, more will follow..., paid feature) - Basic verification of slinging influence to truss (paid feature) - Calculation protocol (pdf) of truss verification (paid feature) Terms of Services: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vectorworks Remote4 screens
StageDocs3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StageDocs at 50% against Vectorworks Remote's 0%. StageDocs also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Vectorworks Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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. StageDocs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Vectorworks Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vectorworks Remote ships an update every 3 months, StageDocs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Vectorworks Remote versus StageDocs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVectorworks RemoteStageDocs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVectorworks, Inc.Jameo UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

Customer experience

Vectorworks Remote

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

StageDocs

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vectorworks Remote

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StageDocs

Subscriptions2
  • Rigger monthly$3.991 Month
  • Rigger yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Vectorworks Remote free?
Vectorworks Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StageDocs free?
StageDocs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vectorworks Remote or StageDocs have ads?
Neither Vectorworks Remote nor StageDocs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vectorworks Remote or StageDocs?
Vectorworks Remote ships an update every 3 months, and StageDocs every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vectorworks Remote was updated on September 23, 2026 and StageDocs on September 20, 2026.

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