Comparison

Tile Planner IA vs Floor Covering

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

Head to head
About

Tile Planner IA

This tool helps you visualize and plan tile layouts for any area. Define custom tiles with specific dimensions and textures, then arrange them in various areas. It calculates material needs, costs, and generates shopping lists with waste percentages.

Highlights
  • Custom tile definition with dimensions and corner radius
  • Texture and color assignment to tiles
  • Multi-area planning with free positioning
  • Automatic material and cost calculation
  • Shopping list generation with waste estimation
  • Screenshot creation and sharing
  • Undo/redo functionality for area edits
Features
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WHY THIS APP? You have Problems by Illustrating an Area with Tiles? You want to know what everything costs and how much Material you need? You want to know that with your own Tile? Then have a look at this little Tool. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Please be aware, that this App requires an iDevice with at least IOS7. Everything below is not supported. STRUCTURE OF THIS APP: The App consists of three main Editors. They can be used step by step to get an straight forwarded result. Integrated is an Web help to ease the start with this App or just visit the Homepage for more Information. GENERAL - Supports several Currency's - Supports several Length Units - Supports several Area units - Support from Portrait and Landscape View - Saving of Data in a way of not wasting Space - Support of iCloud to keep Data on all iDevices equal TILE EDITOR - define Tiles with own dimensions with Corner radius - define several Data like Height, Vendor etc. - assign Textures or Colors to the Tile - adjust Picture texture, means if you like a Tile, take a Photo, define Height and Width of Tile and adjust the Texture with zooming and swiping gestures to the Tile. So Proportion stays the same from Texture to Tile. - saving of Textures and Tiles - Preview of the Tile AREA EDITOR - Adding multiple Areas - Each Area can have multiple Corner Points - Free positioning of Areas - Free Positioning of each Corner Points - Adjusting each Area or Corner point to a Grid which can be adjusted - each Area can have an individually assigned tile - each Area can have an individually assigned pattern type - show Information window - everything is shown in correct Proportion to get a correct impression - cut Tiles can be selected - create a Screenshot and save it to the Album or send it via E-Mail - saving the Configuration - each Area has an undo - redo Function - a small autosave Function is implemented to prevent Dataloss if possible - create curved Walls with Help of an Anchorpoint SHOPPING LIST - Fill up the List with your designed Areas - Each Entry can be removed to adjust the List and changed in Detail - Additionally you can define Waste and Teeth Width to calculate Joint and Glue Material and to calculate the final Price for the necessary Tiles - send via E-Mail as PDF

About

Floor Covering

Plan your tile layouts with this app. Input your area and tile dimensions to visualize placement, minimize cuts, and see exact tile counts. Ideal for homeowners and professional tilers.

Highlights
  • Area dimension input
  • Tile size input
  • Grout line width setting
  • Laying pattern selection
  • Interactive tile placement
  • Cut tile visualization
  • Total and cut tile count
Features
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You plan to lay tiles in your house or work as a tiler? This app helps you to plan the laying of the tiles. After entering all necessary information, the area with the tiles will be displayed. The tiles can be moved within the area with your finger. This makes it possible to optimally place the tiles to avoid very narrowly cut tiles. If you are satisfied with the positioning of the tiles, you can view the cut tiles with the dimensions. The total number of tiles and the number of cut tiles are also displayed. Only 6 steps are necessary: 1. Select area type 2. Input the area dimensions 3. Input the tile size 4. Enter the grout line width 5. Select the laying pattern 6. Enter the project name

Screenshots

Tile Planner IA4 screens
Floor Covering4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Floor Covering at 70% against Tile Planner IA's 20%. Floor Covering also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months). Tile Planner IA's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Tile Planner IA sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Floor Covering sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Floor Covering holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Floor Covering has 416 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Tile Planner IA's written reviews are positive against 70% of Floor Covering's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tile Planner IA ships an update every 19 months, Floor Covering every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tile Planner IA versus Floor Covering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTile Planner IAFloor Covering
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.5 (416 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3416 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 3 months — better
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthias EgiVitalij Schaefer

Customer experience

Tile Planner IA

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Floor Covering

All ratings414 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral12.2%
Negative17.8%

Bugs and requests

Tile Planner IA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Floor Covering

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App locks during advertisements and becomes unresponsive
  • Grout line width display inaccurate with inch units
  • Cannot input decimal values for grout line width
  • Tile grid cannot move to edges of room
  • Tile count calculations don't account for offcuts properly
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  • Manual tile movement reverts to automatic positioning
  • Ad close button positioned in inaccessible area on some devices
  • Projects deleted when ads appear

Requested features

11 requests
  • Support for additional tile shapes (hexagon, octagon, picket)
  • Ability to input custom floor plan shapes and layouts
  • Better imperial measurement support with fraction input (1/8", 1/16")
  • X and Y axis guides for centering tiles
  • Increased area dimension limits beyond 10x10 feet
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  • Cutout support for islands, windows, and obstacles
  • Multiple tile shape combinations in single layout
  • Offset layout options (33% offset for large planks)
  • More pre-designed layout templates
  • Paid premium version with advanced features
  • Better documentation and in-app instructions

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Tile Planner IA

One-time7
  • Saving$0.99
  • iCloud$0.99
  • Areas$0.99
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  • Patterntype 1$0.99
  • Corners$0.99
  • Curved Walls$0.99
  • Enable All$1.99
2 purchases

Floor Covering

One-time2
  • Leave a tip$5.99
  • Remove Ads$39.99

Questions

Is Tile Planner IA free?
Tile Planner IA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Floor Covering free?
Floor Covering is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tile Planner IA or Floor Covering?
Floor Covering is rated higher. Tile Planner IA averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Floor Covering averages 4.5 from 416 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Tile Planner IA or Floor Covering?
Tile Planner IA ships an update every 19 months, and Floor Covering every 3 months. Most recently, Tile Planner IA was updated on November 2, 2026 and Floor Covering on November 2, 2026.

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