Best Technical Drawing Apps

3.7😐(356 ratings)

Free

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Create precise 2D CAD drawings on your mobile device. Add familiar shapes and apply various constraints to calculate unknown dimensions and angles. Export your designs as PDF or PNG images.

What We Love

🚀 Parametric CAD on the go
👍 User-friendly interface
🚀 Simple and works
👍 Great user-friendly interface
🚀 Powerful sketching tool
👍 Great for quick sketches and layouts

Room to Improve

🐛 Crashes when setting scale
🐛 Crashes when opening
🐛 Deforms drawing when moving shapes
🐛 Buggy and glitchy
👎 No instructions or tutorials
👎 Difficult to use without instructions
👎 Unusable UI with menus in inconvenient locations
👎 Lacks basic features like deleting lines

Engidraft -Engineering Drawing by SALREN ENGITECH PRIVATE LIMITED

Engineering Drawing

Strong Contender

0.0(0 ratings)

Free

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Draft Paper by Giles Goddard

Worth Considering

4.4😐(16K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Create floor plans, layouts, and blueprints with ease using intuitive drawing tools. Support for multiple layers, iCloud, and Dropbox integration allows for seamless workflow. Export your designs to various formats for printing or further editing.

What We Love

👍 Simple and intuitive to use
💡 Useful for quick sketches and floor plans
🚀 Efficient for basic drafting needs
😊 Great value for the price

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent crashes and loss of work
🔧 Limited functionality compared to professional CAD tools
🔧 Difficulty with precise measurements and line placement
🔧 Lack of advanced features like text editing and color fill

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CADraw

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Blueprints and Scan App for Technical Drawing (F)

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Scan engineering blueprintsDraw straight lines and curvesAdd text and comments

Easily scan and draw engineering blueprints with tools for lines, curves, text, and comments. Save and email your creations. Ideal for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals.

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Trace images onto paper with ARAdjust image opacityStep-by-step drawing guidance

Transform photos into traceable sketches using your phone's camera. This app guides you to draw step-by-step, making it easier to create outlines, portraits, and more. Perfect for beginners and artists looking to improve their skills and speed up the drawing process.

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Learn to Draw with Photos

Reference photo to tracing guideLive camera view overlayAdjust opacity, scale, and rotation

Transform reference photos into tracing guides on your iPhone. Overlay images onto your camera view, adjust them, and trace with increased confidence. Ideal for artists of all levels practicing outlines and proportions.