Comparison

Drywall Calculator Lite vs RenoPlan

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

Head to head
About

Drywall Calculator Lite

Estimate drywall and paint needs for construction or renovation projects. This app calculates optimal board usage to minimize waste and save money. It handles complex wall dimensions and ceiling heights for efficient material planning.

Highlights
  • Estimate drywall and paint quantities
  • Minimize material wastage
  • Optimize board combinations per wall
  • Group walls into rooms
  • Real-time calculations
  • Email board lists
Features
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The Drywall Calculator app is the ideal tool for estimating how many board feet of drywall and how much paint you will need for your new construction or renovation project. The beautiful, easy-to-use interface makes it perfect for contractors or professionals or the adventurous do-it-yourselfer who have many jobs or ideas on the go and need a quick and simple way to keep track of everything. The Drywall Calculator app is all about saving time and money. Simply enter in the dimensions of walls and the app does ALL the heavy-lifting and automatically calculates the number and length of drywall sheets (horizontally and vertically installed) needed to minimize wastage! Unlike other apps that limit board feet and board count calculations to a single panel size, this app selects the combination of panels/boards on a per-wall basis to minimize wastage and optimize mudding and taping costs. For example, this app calculates that an 18 foot long wall requires a 10 foot and 8 foot panel which results in no board wastage versus 3 8 foot panels or 2 10 foot panels which result in 6 board feet and 2 board feet of wastage. As well, this app even knows that for 9 foot ceilings a 54 inch wide panel should be used instead of a standard 48 inch wide panel and will rotate a board 90 degrees to best fit a wall size! Key Features: - ability to group walls into rooms for quick reference - everything is calculated in real-time and displayed in the app - automatically figures out the combination of boards required for a wall (horizontal and vertical orientations) - intelligently keeps track of scrap board of a wall and uses it for new walls - users can choose which board lengths they want the app to use - detail view available shows board counts on a per-room basis - estimates amount of paint required for a space - board list can be emailed directly from app

About

RenoPlan

Easily measure rooms and create detailed floor plans for renovation and design projects. Generate accurate project estimates, invoices, and reports with integrated photos and diagrams. Supports AR, LiDAR, and professional laser measuring tools for precise results.

Highlights
  • Create floor plans
  • Measure rooms with AR/LiDAR
  • Automatic area calculations
  • Generate project estimates
  • Create invoices and get signatures
  • Integrates with laser measuring tools
  • Attach photos and diagrams
Features
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RenoPlan helps anyone -- whether home contractors, interior designers, sales reps, architects, DIYers -- to quickly and accurately measure residential homes or office buildings to create floor plans and project estimates. The app can handle just about measuring jobs, like room drawings, doors, windows, kitchen countertops/cabinets, tubs, and showers. RenoPlan makes it easy for your renovation, remodeling and restoration projects. As you create your plan, the app automatically calculates floor, wall areas and perimeters of room areas so as to estimate product usages. This can mean big savings for your projects. It is handy to create estimates and invoices with attached floor plan diagrams and photos, so professionals like contractors can win a job and get client signatures on the spot. And when the job is done, send an invoice to the client to get paid faster. RenoPlan leverages your device's powerful AR (ARKit) and LiDAR capabilities to measure room in seconds, which will be very handy in the accuracy-insensitive scenarios. For professional projects, RenoPlan is integrated with Leica Disto, Bosch, and DeWalt laser meters, capable of measuring room quickly and accurately. With the app, you can also markup and attach site measurements and photos, which can be included in a professional report. Supported laser models: - Leica Disto D1, D2, E7100i - Bosch GLM 50C, 100C, 120C, 150C, 400C, 400CL - DeWALT DW099S, DW0165S, DW0330S - Moasure One (New)

Screenshots

Drywall Calculator Lite3 screens
RenoPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RenoPlan at 62% against Drywall Calculator Lite's 0%. Drywall Calculator Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads 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. RenoPlan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Drywall Calculator Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drywall Calculator Lite versus RenoPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrywall Calculator LiteRenoPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (752 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—752 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB256 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiTouch It Once Software Corp.Measure Square Corp.

Customer experience

Drywall Calculator Lite

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

RenoPlan

All ratings741 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Drywall Calculator Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RenoPlan

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Help screen cut off
  • Can't cancel subscription
  • Objects not adding
  • Lidar scanner doesn't work
  • Can't add doors, windows or stairs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Display area and perimeter in room drawings
  • Option for fraction dimensions and inches
  • Quote and invoice functions
  • More customizable symbols/icons

In-app purchases

None

Drywall Calculator Lite

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

RenoPlan

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Plan$9.991 Month
  • Pro+ Plan$19.991 Month
  • Pro Plan$99.991 Year
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  • Pro+ Plan$199.991 Year
One-time2
  • RenoPlan Pro Monthly$9.99
  • RenoPlan Pro Yearly$99.99

Questions

Is Drywall Calculator Lite free?
Drywall Calculator Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RenoPlan free?
RenoPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drywall Calculator Lite or RenoPlan have ads?
Neither Drywall Calculator Lite nor RenoPlan shows ads.

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