Steinplaner vs Trex AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steinplaner
Visualize EHL products in your home or garden using augmented reality. Scan your surroundings, select an area, and choose products and colors to see a 3D model of how they would look. Get inspiration for your patio and garden planning.
- Augmented reality visualization
- 3D product models
- Pavement and tile selection
- Wall design for gardens
- Product finder integration
- Dealer locator
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With just a few clicks in the AR Steinplaner app, you can quickly get an impression of what the EHL products look in your home. Just pick a pavement for your driveway, a tile for your patio or a wall for your garden. The app then shows you, in 3D, how it look like built in your home. Simply scan your surroundings with the camera of your smartphone or tablet. Select an area on your touch screen and pick a product and a colour. The app then shows you a 3D model of the built-in products in your garden. As support for your garden planning and patio planning you get a better picture, which product fits in with which color of your house. Do you have questions about the products? Then find out now about our product finder: https://www.ehl.de/hausbesitzer/produktfinder/ Did you find a suitable product? Then simply send a request without obligation through the app request or find the nearest point of sale through our dealer finder https://www.ehl.de/hausbesitzer/haendlersuche/
Trex AR
Visualize outdoor living spaces with this augmented reality tool. Explore different decking and railing options in your own environment. Design basic deck shapes, estimate square footage, and find local professionals.
- AR visualization of decking and railing
- View entire decking portfolio
- Experiment with railing pairings
- Build basic deck shapes
- Estimate square footage
- Order samples
- Find builders and retailers
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Discover your outdoor inspiration with this unique visualizer. This AR tool is designed to quickly and easily show how Trex® decking and railing can be the perfect platform for outdoor living for years to come. It allows you to develop basic deck shapes in nearly any outdoor or indoor environment to get you started on the journey to building an outdoor oasis. Using the latest in AR technology you can: >> View Trex's entire decking portfolio as a live view either in your backyard space or your living room >> Experiment with the most popular railing offerings to pair with your favorite Trex deck color >> Build basic shapes and get square footage for your design >> Order samples through links in the My Deck page >> Find builders or retailers to help get you started
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trex AR at 3.9 against Steinplaner's 2.5. Trex AR also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (700 vs 2). Steinplaner's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Trex AR holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trex AR has 700 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Steinplaner's written reviews are positive against 6% of Trex AR's.
Steinplaner ships an update every 28 months, Trex AR every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steinplaner | Trex AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.9 (700 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 5.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 700 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 536 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EHL AG | Trex Co, Inc |
Customer experience
Steinplaner
Trex AR
Bugs and requests
Steinplaner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Trex AR
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera function doesn't work
- Can't save or restart scans
- Deck placement and sizing issues
- Crashes and freezes frequently
Requested features
4 requests- Allow uploading photos to build off of
- Add ability to adjust deck height and add stairs
- Improve visualization and make it more realistic
- Provide more guidance and instructions
In-app purchases
Steinplaner
No in-app purchases
Trex AR
No in-app purchases
