NPT Backyard vs Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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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Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer
Easily plan and visualize kitchen layouts with a vast library of appliances and design elements. Create detailed 3D renderings and full CAD drawings, including outdoor kitchen options and grill integration.
- Intuitive 3D design interface
- Extensive appliance and cabinet library
- Outdoor kitchen and grill integration
- Detailed customization options
- 3D renderings and CAD drawings
- Appliance model number lists
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Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer offers a user-friendly interface, a vast library of appliances and design elements, including outdoor kitchen options, making it accessible for both novice users and professional designers to easily visualize and plan kitchen layouts, including grill integration and outdoor configurations as well as CAD drawings. Intuitive interface: Easy to learn and use, allowing users to quickly translate abstract ideas into concrete 3D designs. Extensive library: A large selection of appliances using all major brands, cabinet catalogs, countertops, and outdoor kitchen elements, including grills, to cater to various design needs. Flexibility for customization: Allows for detailed customization of materials, colors, and finishes to refine the design. 3D views: Use 3D renderings for comprehensive design visualization. Full CAD drawing with cabinet and appliance list including all model numbers. Outdoor kitchen capabilities: Dedicated features for designing outdoor kitchens with specific outdoor appliances and layouts. Benefits for different user groups: - Professional designers: Can use the software to quickly create detailed client presentations and refine design concepts. - Appliance and grill sales teams: Can leverage the tool to visually showcase different appliance options within a kitchen design, aiding sales efforts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer at weekly against NPT Backyard's every 2 months. NPT Backyard's advantage is ratings volume (101 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 NPT Backyard against 3.7 for Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NPT Backyard has 101 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of NPT Backyard's written reviews are positive against 50% of Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer's.
NPT Backyard ships an update every 2 months, Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NPT Backyard | Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (101 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 1.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pool Corporation | Melcher Media & Design Inc. |
Customer experience
NPT Backyard
Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer
Bugs and 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
Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NPT Backyard
No in-app purchases
Gemini 3D Kitchen Designer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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