Comparison

ApplyCAD vs Pocket Draw

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

Head to head
About

ApplyCAD

This app helps create ceiling designs, generate estimates for work and materials, and calculate photo printing and carved ceiling projects. It also manages a list of measurements, contracts, and order archives.

Highlights
  • Manual sketch creation for ceilings
  • Drawing creation with ApplyScan
  • Estimate and material calculation
  • Photo printing and carved ceiling calculation
  • Multi-level ceiling design
  • Order and contract management
Features
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Перечень функций: - построение эскиза (рисунка) потолка при ручном снятии размеров; - создание чертежа при помощи сканера ApplyScan для измерения потолков; - создание сметы и расчет работ и материалов по чертежу потолка; - построение и расчет фотопечати на потолках; - построение и расчет резных натяжных потолков; - построение и расчет многоуровневых потолков; - ведение списка замеров, договоров и архивов заказов;

About

Pocket Draw

Features
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Pocket Draw helps stretch ceiling measurers, installers and teams manage each project from the first enquiry to installation. Save client details, draw a room outline, calculate materials, prepare an estimate and schedule the work. With Pocket Draw you can: • manage projects, clients, lead sources and work stages; • draw rectangular and complex ceiling outlines; • save side lengths, area and perimeter; • calculate ceiling film, materials and labour; • build room and project estimates; • share estimate PDFs and contracts signed by both parties; • schedule measurements and installations; • track purchase costs, installer wages and profit; • switch between Russian and English; • choose Russia, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan with RUB, KZT or UZS. Language and country are separate settings. The selected currency appears in estimates, finances and PDFs. Existing amounts stay unchanged; no exchange rate conversion is performed. Your own project names, notes and catalog items stay as you entered them. You can start without signing in. Optional Pocket ID provides cloud backup and sync across your devices. The same Pocket ID works in Pocket Draw and Pocket Smeta, while their project data stays separate. All features in this version are free. There are no in-app purchases or subscriptions.

Screenshots

ApplyCAD4 screens
Pocket Draw3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ApplyCAD at weekly against Pocket Draw's every 4 weeks. ApplyCAD also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ApplyCAD ships an update weekly, Pocket Draw every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
ApplyCAD versus Pocket Draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApplyCADPocket Draw
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro PanhaIvan Nazarov

In-app purchases

None

ApplyCAD

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Draw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ApplyCAD free?
ApplyCAD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Draw free?
Pocket Draw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ApplyCAD or Pocket Draw have ads?
Neither ApplyCAD nor Pocket Draw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ApplyCAD or Pocket Draw?
ApplyCAD ships an update weekly, and Pocket Draw every 4 weeks. Most recently, ApplyCAD was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pocket Draw on October 31, 2026.

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