# House Designer — user reviews > 672 indexed App Store user reviews of House Designer by Scott Meyers, rated 4.40/5 from 7,247 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/house-designer/id779363176/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/house-designer/id779363176.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,083 · 4★ 1,071 · 3★ 617 · 2★ 204 · 1★ 272 ## What do users think of House Designer? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Helpful for planning - 💡 Good for visualizing ideas - 😊 Fun and enjoyable **Cons** - 🔒 Many features locked behind paywall - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔍 Lack of instructions/tutorials - 🤔 Unintuitive controls **Commonly reported bugs** - Walls and rooms disappearing or resizing unexpectedly - Doors and windows moving or vanishing after saving - Crashes when trying to edit or add certain elements - Dimensions and measurements not displaying properly **Most requested features** - More free furniture and decor options - Ability to save and resume projects - More customization options for walls, floors, etc. - Improved 3D rendering and camera controls ## Newest reviews (16 of 672) ### 4/5 — Best design app out there *2026-08-26, version 11.34* Super easy if you want to design your dream room but if you want to put furniture you either need to pay 5 bucks or rate so not bad overall. They use measurements so you’re not guessing the size and can make multiple rooms ### 2/5 — Will be AWESOME when it’s done! *2026-08-11, version 12.03* I’m installing a new home network and need a reliable, easy-to-use floor plan design tool. I’ve become frustrated with drawing apps that are advertised as "good for home design" but lean more toward sketching and conceptual design without true drafting aids. This app looked amazing. However, after testing it on just one room, I ran into several UI issues. For example, when a wall is created, a small oval appears with options, but the icons are barely visible. Additionally, something as simple as Cmd+Z for undo does not work. Not being able to undo easily is a huge drawback. One of the app's best features is the ability to define wall segments and intersections in a continuous workflow rather than drawing each wall individually. Unfortunately, if you make a mistake, you can't simply press Cmd+Z to fix it. As others have mentioned, the app feels like it is still in an early Alpha phase. Based on my brief test, this has the potential to be a fantastic home design tool, but it is currently too early in development to be useful for me. ### 3/5 — Incomplete update broke app *2026-08-04, version 12.01* The update completely designed from ground up left out important features and made it less useful. Hopefully Scott will see this because there is no way to report whats missing. Or for that matter bugs. Specifically there is no longer a measure tool - really useful feature. And you can no longer import a PNG so it’s not possible to redraw something. Thats what I’ve found so far. Can no longer use the app unfortunately. ### 3/5 — It’s better than the apps you pay for *2026-07-22, version 11.33* I like it I just don’t like the fact it’s limited but at the same time I do understand because it has no ads so yeah! ### 4/5 — great app, room for improvement. *2026-07-15, version 11.33* it’s a great app has app the basics and fairly easy to operate. it does need a few more basic options like a garage door option and some cabinet options and a few other basic things but otherwise it’s great for a basic layout or designing. ### 4/5 — Great idea! *2026-07-13, version 11.33* This is a fun app, fairly easy to understand and design floor plans. A few details need to be added, like adding stairway landings and more nicer looking textures and paint colors and decor. Outside ground elevation would be a good addition too. Sometimes there are glitches when clicking on walls it jumps to a different room. ### 4/5 — It won’t let me buy it! *2026-07-10, version 11.33* I installed it to test and it’s seems like a great app. I want to purchase it, but when I try, the only option I get is “Restore purchase”, which shows an empty error message when I try it and doesn’t do anything. I checked my purchase history to make sure I’m not missing anything and no purchase shows. I also tried the “contact developer” option so I could ask directly, but that’s not working either. This seems to be the only way to reach out. I’m afraid if I uninstall and reinstall that I might possibly lose the work I’ve done so far. But that may be the next thing I try. ### 4/5 — Проблемы с зумом. *2026-06-27* Hello. The app is awesome. I bought the pro version. But it is worth enlarging the picture (layout, drawing) +200 zoom in 2D mode. And not only does the drawing not keep the proportions. It also throws it into another field outside the drawing. It really pisses me off. It interferes terribly with work. The device is an iPad pro 12.9 m1. And from the wishes: can you add switches and sockets? And in the future, a separate layer with plumbing pipes. To know how and where to put the sewer. Здравствуйте. Приложение шикарное. Купил про версию. Но стоит увеличить картину (планировку, чертеж) +200 зум в режиме 2D. И чертеж мало того что не сохраняет пропорции. Так еще и выкидывает в другое поле вне чертежа. Ужасно бесит. Ужасно мешает работе. Устройство айпад про 12.9 м1. И из пожеланий: можете добавить выключатели и розетки? И в будущем отдельно слой с сантехническими трубами. Чтоб знать как и куда ставить канализацию. ### 5/5 — Steep learning curve but usable *2026-06-10, version 11.32* Insane learning curve and no tutorial, but seems very competent ### 5/5 — Review *2026-06-04, version 11.31* Love the game. Me and my husband us it to make layout ideas for our future home ☺️ ### 5/5 — Remodeling *2026-06-01, version 11.31* Using to plan a remodel, and I’m loving the visuals it’s allowing me to get before we start! ### 2/5 — Very easy ro use, but limited. *2026-05-30, version 11.31* All I wanted was a simple 2D DAD program that draws walls and allows me to draw a floorpan. It draws walls well, but there is no capability to annotate a drawing. You have to draw lines as zero width walls. It gives you canned kitchen layouts, none of which fit my needs. Maybe for an Ikea kitchen, but not mine.. Some bells and whistles but missing the basics. ### 2/5 — Don’t go blind sighted *2026-05-26, version 11.31* This app seems fun, but I couldn’t figure it out. It was only showing me windows and it kept saying ‘Tip: please select a wall to put on.’ But i couldn’t find no walls. It seems like a good app on paper, but PLEASE ADD A TUTORIAL. ### 5/5 — Cool app *2026-05-24, version 11.31* Cool app … NOW GIVE ME THE FREE ITEMS 🫩🥀 ### 5/5 — Love *2026-05-21, version 11.31* I love the 3D mode so much! Helped me a lot ### 5/5 — A good try *2026-05-16, version 11.30* Great ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible update! *2026-08-19, version 12.06* I bought v.11.34 and it was working perfectly for what I was designing. Then, unbeknownst to me, it updated to v 12.06 and almost all the functionality that I liked about it went away. It is terrible, hard to use and not user friendly. ### 1/5 — furniture locked behind paywall *2026-06-20, version 11.33* They make it seem as though the app is free but almost all of the furniture is locked behind a paywall ### 1/5 — Not Friendly *2026-06-07, version 11.31* Theeee Simplest tasks are the most difficult . Prints half the blueprint. Wont center on page. Half the drawing is off the page. Dumb Dumb Dumb ### 1/5 — I really want to love this app *2026-05-27, version 11.31* I really want to love this app but there is a huge flaw which has caused me great frustration. AREA IS NOT CALCULATED ACCURATELY. It is calculating the EXTERIOR area, not INTERIOR. At the very least there should be a toggle in settings for this. I would love to use this but it is impossible when all the square footage of my interiors are not available ### 1/5 — Lacks basic tools *2026-05-10, version 11.30* Program can’t draw a circle. No manual to tell me how to use the program. ### 1/5 — In-App Purchases Doesn’t Work *2026-04-20, version 11.29* It looks like a useful app but the in-app purchase doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Ya *2026-04-13, version 11.29* Awesome wish the stuff wuz free But it’s rlly 😊 good ### 1/5 — Impossible to figure out *2026-04-03, version 11.29* There is no help available at all and it’s not worth the time to try to figure it out. ### 1/5 — Not Intuitive *2026-03-30, version 11.28* Very difficult to use. Not intuitive at all. I’ve used many apps like this. This was the most difficult. Waste of my time. ### 1/5 — How do I use this app? *2026-02-27, version 11.27* I have been through everything looking for a tutorial on how to use the app. Nothing. Id skip this app at all costs ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This app is awesome! *2026-08-29, version 11.34* Gonna remodel my place and was looking for a app to help out, found this one here and been having lots of fun with it and getting real floor plans and walls, furniture, you name it, it’s helping me a lot, thank you. ### 5/5 — ' *2026-07-21, version 11.33* Really fun and easy to work with ### 5/5 — It’s so good *2026-07-19, version 11.33* I’m Vera. I’m only 10 and I’ve been using this when ever I can, mostly just to design my dream house. I love house designer. It’s the best game on EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ### 5/5 — May I make a Suggestion? *2026-07-16, version 11.33* I love your app so much but I think it could be better. I think that you should be able to have like a search bar so I’m looking for “porch” and I can’t find it. I can use the search bar and search up “porch” and it would pop up. ### 5/5 — 10/10 *2026-07-11, version 11.33* LOVE THIS!! ### 5/5 — My favorite house plan app. *2026-07-09, version 11.33* 10/10 ### 5/5 — House designer *2026-07-08, version 11.33* Definitely recommend if you want to design your own house. It is a lot of fun. Glad that I got the app!! ### 5/5 — A great design tool *2026-07-04, version 11.33* I have been pleasantly surprised how nice this is to use. II would recommend paying for the app. I liked that the app does not track you and it is just a one time payment. It hasn’t been difficult to learn. A great tool to help us refine the plans for a new house we will build. ### 5/5 — May I make a Suggestion? *2026-06-22, version 11.33* I love your app so much but I think it could be better. I think that you be able to have a character or something to live in the houses you design. Please leave a response! ### 5/5 — amazing *2026-06-15, version 11.32* perfect for designing --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*