AFW Visualizer vs At Home Stores
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AFW Visualizer
Visualize furniture from a vast inventory in your own space using augmented reality. See how items fit, coordinate, and complement your style before purchasing. Browse, share, and buy directly from the app.
- Augmented reality furniture placement
- True-to-scale AR models
- Move, rotate, and view item options
- Share screenshots of placed items
- Direct in-app purchasing
- Design tips and room inspiration
- Furniture care guides
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Use our new AFW Visualizer to easily view your top furniture picks from a large selection of American Furniture Warehouse's in-stock items in your space with true-to-scale augmented reality models. See how your favorite items fit in your room and how exactly they coordinate or complement your personal style. Enjoy browsing through thousands of our other home furnishings and home décor items for delivery or free pick up at one of our stores or distribution centers. To use the app, simply select an item that is available in AR, tap the "View in AR" button on the product page, point your device at the floor following onscreen guidance and place it directly in your room! Once placed, you can move, rotate, and view the size and color options of your item on the same screen. After you see how your selections fit and feel in your space, you can share screenshots with family or friends or post to your favorite social pages. When you’re ready, it’s simple to purchase items directly from the app. Or, add them to your cart and purchase in-store with assistance from one of our knowledgeable associates. AFW Visualizer is also loaded with great design tips, Shop the Look room shopping feature and furniture care guides. AFW Visualizer uses ARKit and requires iPhone 6s or newer. See below for iPad compatibility.
At Home Stores
Discover curated product recommendations and find inspiration for your home. Access order status, read customer reviews, and get exclusive rewards and deals. Features quick checkout and a scan feature for product information.
- Curated product recommendations
- Customer reviews
- Order status tracking
- Rewards program
- Deal notifications
- Quick checkout with Apple Pay
- Product scanning for info
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DESIGNED FOR YOU Welcome home. Explore curated product recommendations, find instant inspiration, read customer reviews and easily access order status. REWARD YOURSELF Score perks when you sign in and shop. Set up notifications so you never miss out on the latest deals! Not enrolled in our rewards program? Join for free, in-store, online or in the app. QUICK CHECKOUT Add-to-cart and checkout faster when you set up Apple Pay. SHOPPING MADE SIMPLE The app’s scan feature makes it simple to scan a product tag and get all the info you need, including pricing, availability and customer product reviews.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: At Home Stores at 4.7 against AFW Visualizer's 3.9. At Home Stores also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (46% vs 18%). AFW Visualizer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
At Home Stores holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: At Home Stores has 590 ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of AFW Visualizer's written reviews are positive against 46% of At Home Stores's.
AFW Visualizer ships an update every 3 months, At Home Stores every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AFW Visualizer | At Home Stores |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (110 ratings) | 4.7 (590 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | 46.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 110 | 590 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Furniture Warehouse Co Inc | At Home Group Inc. |
Customer experience
AFW Visualizer
At Home Stores
Bugs and requests
AFW Visualizer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
At Home Stores
Reported bugs
33 issues- App keeps crashing and deleting cart
- App glitches and scrolls down repeatedly
- App doesn't function properly
- Search generates irrelevant results
- Scanner doesn't work on most barcodes
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- UPCs don't show up
- Product info and inventory nearly impossible to find
- Changing stores appears to be no longer an option
- App freezes sometimes and can't get in
- Cannot review items via email link
- App says 'oops, something's not working'
- Cannot add to wish list
- Cannot view wish list
- Coupons won't apply
- Items added to cart disappear
- App logs users out and won't let them log back in
- App freezes on startup
- App doesn't load
- App prompts to create password but won't accept keychain passwords
- Points not being awarded
- Extremely slow loading times
- Randomly disables screen to reload
- Heart button requires multiple taps to register
- Error adding items to cart, but works on second attempt
- Unavailable items remain in cart, difficult to manage
- No way to save item for later from cart
- Wishlist/favorites section lacks organization and bulk edit features
- App shuts down when clicking saved favorites
- Never lets me log in, glitchy
- Items reappearing in cart after removal
- Cannot apply codes online or on app, shows invalid code
- Barcode scanner does not work for employees
- Flash Finds from a month ago still showing in 'For You' tab
Requested features
10 requests- Fix scanner for most barcodes
- Show UPCs
- Make product info and inventory easier to find
- Allow changing stores
- Sort by in-stock items only
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- Fix order history access
- Allow saving items for later from cart
- Improve wishlist organization and filtering
- Add a coupon wallet
- Fix Flash Finds in 'For You' tab
In-app purchases
AFW Visualizer
No in-app purchases
At Home Stores
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is At Home Stores free?
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