myFOA vs NPT Backyard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myFOA
Browse a comprehensive furniture catalog, visualize pieces in your home with augmented reality, and find local dealers. Save favorite items to a wishlist and easily share product lists with others.
- Full furniture catalog
- Augmented reality visualization
- Shareable product lists
- Wishlist management
- Find local dealers
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At Furniture of America we constantly strive to provide a comprehensive selection of furniture at the most competitive pricing. Our wide collection of bedroom, dining, upholstery, and accent pieces will add luxury and comfort to every room in any home. Take FOAGroup.com anywhere with you in a light-weight, mobile-friendly experience with the myFOA™ app. • View our catalog in its entirety • Experience products with the Augmented Reality catalog • Email or share your list to customers or social media • Access our Contact Us form for any inquiry • Find furniture dealers nearby • View and manage saved products on your wishlist
NPT Backyard
Visualize your dream pool in your own backyard using augmented reality. This app offers stunning 4k graphics, advanced lighting, and realistic water simulations to help you design and preview your perfect pool.
- Augmented Reality pool visualization
- 4k graphics
- Realistic lighting effects
- Advanced water systems
- Design your dream pool
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This application will no longer be available. Existing users will be required to upgrade to the new version and when opened, Users will be directed to our Website.
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Verdict
myFOA and NPT Backyard both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 43% of NPT Backyard's written reviews are positive against 0% of myFOA's. NPT Backyard also leads on ratings volume (101 vs 9). myFOA's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for myFOA against 3.7 for NPT Backyard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NPT Backyard has 101 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of myFOA's written reviews are positive against 43% of NPT Backyard's.
myFOA ships an update every 9 days, NPT Backyard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myFOA | NPT Backyard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 3.7 (101 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 42.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Furniture Of America California, Inc | Pool Corporation |
Customer experience
myFOA
NPT Backyard
Bugs and requests
myFOA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NPT Backyard
Reported bugs
6 issues- AR doesn't work
- App crashes when viewing tiles
- App crashes frequently
- App is slow and hangs
- Water color doesn't change with plaster choices
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- Tutorial is useless
Requested features
6 requests- Option to design a remodel for existing pools
- Ability to change pool dimensions within the app
- More standard pool shapes available (e.g., round spa)
- Include all pool tiles from the catalog
- Ability to drag and position the pool design in the yard
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- More realistic water color rendering based on plaster choices
In-app purchases
myFOA
No in-app purchases
NPT Backyard
No in-app purchases
