Comparison

RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans vs Tipbook

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

Head to head
About

RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans

Easily create professional floor plans using your device's camera and LiDAR. Measure rooms, scan exteriors, and add notes or annotations to your plans. Export to various professional formats for architects, contractors, and appraisers.

Highlights
  • LiDAR and camera-based room scanning
  • Automatic ceiling height measurement
  • Heat loss parameter calculation
  • Photo notes with positioning
  • Apple Pencil annotation
  • Exterior and plot scanning
  • Multiple professional export formats
Features
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Professional floor plan scanning that works in every room. If your work requires floor plans every day and you aren't using RoomScan Brick Mode, then you are literally wasting time. Includes Apple RoomPlan, as well as the fast & accurate RoomScan Brick Mode for LiDAR devices, and Touch Mode which works in dim light on any device. Also compatible with a range of Bosch and Leica Bluetooth laser measures. Exports to PNG, PDF, DXF (for CAD), IFC (great in Autodesk® and SketchUp®), FML (for Symbility® etc), Xactimate® ESX, Sweet Home 3D, OBJ, PLY, XYZ, RapidSketch, Metropix® and more. • Automatically measures ceiling height and calculates wall areas and heat loss parameters, great for contractors. • Take photos and type or dictate notes onto them, and see them automatically positioned on the plan. Perfect for surveys, inventories, etc. • Annotate your plans with Apple Pencil. • Also scans building exteriors (great for getting GLA for appraisers) and plots. Questions or comments? We're here to help: service@locometric.com US Patents 8,868,375 (2014) and 11,269,060 (2022). http://locometric.com/privacy.html https://www.locometric.com/terms-and-conditions Unlock RoomScan Pro LiDAR with a monthly auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription.

About

Tipbook

Features
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Tipbook is the simplest way for tipped workers to track what they actually take home. Log a shift in seconds — tips, hours, tip-out, and the job you worked — and Tipbook does the math: your real take-home, your true hourly rate, and where your money actually comes from. No spreadsheets, no guesswork. MADE FOR TIPPED WORK Servers, bartenders, baristas, hosts, bussers, delivery drivers, stylists — anyone who works for tips, at one job or several. LOG A SHIFT IN SECONDS • Tips, hours, and tip-out in a couple of taps • Cash vs. card breakdown • Multiple jobs and positions, tracked separately • Add sales, notes, and start/end times when you want more detail SEE WHAT YOU REALLY MAKE • Take-home per shift, after tip-out • Your true hourly rate — not just tips • Weekly, monthly, and all-time totals • Every shift on a clear calendar view PLAN THE SHIFTS WORTH TAKING Tipbook learns from your own history and shows which shifts pay best — so you pick up the ones worth it and skip the ones that aren't. ASK ABOUT YOUR MONEY Type a question in plain English — "what's my best day?", "how much did I make last month?" — and get an instant chart or answer from your own records. SET A GOAL, STAY ON PACE Set a monthly income target and track your progress, with a weekly pace that keeps you on track. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Your earnings are private to your account — never sold, never shared. Delete everything anytime. Tipbook is free to use, with an optional premium subscription for advanced planning and analytics. Know what your work is really worth. Start tracking your tips today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tipbook.app/privacy/

Screenshots

RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans4 screens
Tipbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tipbook at 15.0 against RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Tipbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans versus Tipbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plansTipbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLocometricMICHAL HANTL

Bugs and requests

RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scans sometimes shift or distort room shapes
  • Inability to properly detect and measure certain features like stained glass windows
  • Crashes when trying to scan multiple rooms

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to manually edit walls and rooms
  • Improve support for open floor plans and irregular room shapes
  • Implement undo/redo functionality
  • Add option to export 3D models
  • Improve compatibility with more devices

Tipbook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans

Subscriptions2
  • LiDAR Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$119.991 Year
2 purchases

Tipbook

Subscriptions2
  • Tipbook Premium$4.991 Month
  • Tipbook Premium (Yearly)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans free?
RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tipbook free?
Tipbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans or Tipbook have ads?
Neither RoomScan Pro LiDAR floor plans nor Tipbook shows ads.

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