Comparison

uMake vs SimpliPlan

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

Head to head
About

uMake

Create professional 3D CAD models, architectural designs, and product concepts on your iPad or iPhone. This app offers industrial-grade modeling tools, AI-powered design features, and extensive resources for designers and engineers.

Highlights
  • NURBS-based 3D modeling
  • AI design tools for styling and rendering
  • Architectural and interior design tools
  • Product design and prototyping
  • Import/Export CAD files (STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, USDz)
  • AR visualization
Features
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Sketch an idea in 3D, shape it with precise CAD tools, and see a photorealistic render update beside it as you work. uMake is the 3D design app for architects, interior designers and product designers, on iPad, iPhone and Mac. NEW IN UMAKE 10 • AI Design Partner: describe a vase, a mug or a room with furniture, or give it a reference image, and it builds an editable 3D model on your canvas. Keep refining in plain words. • Floor plans: give the Design Partner a plan image, and it builds it in 3D, up to three stories with stairs. • Live AI Preview: a photorealistic render sits beside your model and updates after each change. Switch its look, place your model in a photo, or render four views at once. • Scene Studio uses AI to turn a picture into a short film, one change at a time. Move the camera, set the time of day or recolor the sofa, and each change becomes a short clip. • Flows: connect AI cards such as Sketch to render to a picture. Change the picture, and one tap updates every result. SKETCH AND MODEL IN 3D • Three ways to draw: Precision for exact lines and arcs, Pen for one smooth curve, Freestyle for loose strokes in 3D space. • Draw on a sketch plane or right on a model’s surface. • Lift curves into NURBS surfaces and reshape them by their control points. • Extrude, Push & Pull, Revolve, Loft, Extrude Along Path, Mirror, Array, Offset, Fillet & Chamfer. • Combine: union, subtract or intersect solids, with a 3D preview before you apply. • Project Shape wraps a logo, grille or pattern onto a curved surface. • Component: change one copy, and every linked copy follows. • Mesh Editing: fix imported or AI-made meshes by face, edge or vertex. • Dimensions in real units: mm, cm, m, inches and feet. • Apple Pencil Mode on iPad: Apple Pencil draws while one finger orbits the view. SPACES: ONE BOARD FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT • An infinite board for sketches, notes, photos, videos and live 3D designs. • Layers and layer groups, with an underlay for tracing a plan or a photo. • AI tools work on what you select: Compose a Scene, Variations, Apply Style, Save as Style, Presentation Set, and Split into Layers with Make Whole. • Turn a photo into a 3D model. • Generate images, color palettes, textures and short videos from a description. RENDER, PRESENT AND SHARE • Render with soft shadows, sun studies by time of day and season, and styles like Architectural Clay, Technical Ink and Blueprint. • PBR materials with roughness, metallic and emissive controls. • View in AR places your design on a real table or wall, on iPhone and iPad. • Present with Slides and Full Screen, and write notes over a slide with Markup Mode. WORKS WITH YOUR FILES • Import OBJ, STL, STEP, IGES, USDZ, GLB, DAE, SketchUp (SKP) and SVG. • With a plan, export STEP and IGES for CAD, STL and OBJ for 3D printing, USDZ for AR, and Hi-Res PNG. • Sketching and modeling work offline. A free account backs up and syncs your designs. MADE FOR HOW YOU WORK • One app for iPad, iPhone and Mac with Apple silicon. • Supports iPhone Duo: open the phone, and you get the iPad workspace. • 14 languages. • 2015 iPad Pro App of the Year, Best of App Store 2015, Editors’ Choice. PLANS Basic, Pro and Studio include the full 3D editor, every export format, HQ renders and the full library; they differ in the monthly AI allowance. Students get the Education plan free for 12 months with a class or school link or a personal code. SUBSCRIPTIONS • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. • A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. • If an offer includes a free trial, any unused portion ends when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.umake.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.umake.com/legal/terms Questions and ideas: hello@umake.com

About

SimpliPlan

Design stunning 3D bathrooms quickly and easily, even without CAD experience. Create photo-realistic images to boost sales and generate accurate parts lists and tiling plans for seamless installation. Design onsite with customers using your tablet.

Highlights
  • 3D room layout
  • Drag and drop planning
  • Photo-realistic 3D views
  • Accurate parts lists
  • Automatic tiling plans
  • Direct pricing and ordering documents
Features
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Sell more bathrooms with design software that quickly brings your customer’s dream bathroom to life in 3D. Anyone can start straight away without training, even if you’re new to CAD, as the simple programme guides you through the planning process to create photo-realistic images that will increase your bathroom sales. To use this bathroom design app you will need to have an active subscription plan. For more details go to www.compusoftgroup.com/SimpliPlan Key Benefits: • Design onsite with your customer using your tablet • Sell more by showing your customers realistic images of their dream bathroom • Reduce remedials and waste with accurate materials, parts lists and tiling plans Features: - Room layout. Create accurate room layout either by importing measurements from a laser rangefinder or by inputting measurement details - Drag and drop planning. Add furniture and tiles to the bathroom by simply dragging them into place. Accurate adjustments can be easily made using dimensions on the product panel. - View in 3D. Show your customers their new bathroom by using the 3D views to move through the room and see every aspect, helping you to visualise it for your customers and improve your sales. - Accurate parts lists and elevations. While you design an accurate parts list and elevations are created in the background, so that you can have everything you need to order and install. - Tiling plans. As you add tiles to the design a tiling plan is automatically created, so that you have what you need for installation. - Pricing and ordering. Create pricing and ordering documents for your customers direct from the design, with all items listed automatically. All you need to do is print from the PC version of SimpliPlan. Find out more with our 4 minute demo video on www.compusoftgroup.com/SimpliPlan

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: uMake at 4.2 against SimpliPlan's 1.0. uMake also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (26% vs 0%). SimpliPlan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. uMake sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. SimpliPlan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

uMake holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uMake has 4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of uMake's written reviews are positive against 0% of SimpliPlan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uMake ships an update every 8 days, SimpliPlan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
uMake versus SimpliPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruMakeSimpliPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4K ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews25.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size274 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUMakeCompusoft AS

Customer experience

uMake

All ratings3,994 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews864 reviews
Positive25.8%
Neutral7.6%
Negative66.6%

SimpliPlan

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

uMake

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to select and edit objects properly
  • Layers and models get corrupted during use
  • Inconsistent behavior when drawing and modifying shapes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add free trial with limited functionality
  • Improve precision tools and measurement options
  • Implement iCloud sync and cross-device support
  • Provide more tutorial and learning resources

SimpliPlan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

uMake

Subscriptions9
  • uMake: iPhone Only (1 Week)$2.997 Days
  • uMake: iPhone Only (1 Month)$7.991 Month
  • uMake Basic (1-Month)3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • uMake (1 Month)2 variants$15.991 Month
  • uMake: iPhone Only (1 Year)14 Days trial$41.991 Year
  • uMake: iPhone Only (1 Year)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • uMake: iPhone Only (1 Year)14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • uMake (1 Year)14 Days trial2 variants$95.991 Year
  • uMake Basic (1-Year)7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • uMake+ (Free Trial)Free
None

SimpliPlan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is uMake free?
uMake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpliPlan free?
SimpliPlan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, uMake or SimpliPlan?
uMake is rated higher. uMake averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while SimpliPlan averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do uMake or SimpliPlan have ads?
uMake shows ads; SimpliPlan does not.
Which is updated more often, uMake or SimpliPlan?
uMake ships an update every 8 days, and SimpliPlan every 2 months. Most recently, uMake was updated on October 24, 2026 and SimpliPlan on October 13, 2026.

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