TourBuilder vs iGUIDE PLANIX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TourBuilder
Capture and publish 360º virtual tours of apartment units and amenity spaces. Streamline the process with innovative technology for quick turnaround and easy sharing across online channels. Build a digital visual tour database for prospective residents.
- Capture 360º panoramic images, stills, and videos
- Publish virtual tours online
- Build a digital visual tour database
- Streamlined process with AI
- Embed and share tours easily
- Integrate with property management systems
- View tour analytics
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TourBuilder provides existing LCP Media virtual tour customers the ability to capture their own spaces with a TourBuilder kit and publish it online for anyone to see. The TourBuilder app is accessed using the same login credentials as the TourBuilder Insights virtual tour dashboard (formerly Panoskin). TourBuilder by LCP Media allows you to: * Capture 360º panoramic images, still photography, and videos of available apartment units and amenity spaces, and publish them as virtual tours on community websites and other online channels * Capture your vacant apartment units to allow prospective residents to see and virtually walk the actual apartment they are interested in leasing * Build a digital visual tour database of apartment units that you can showcase online once that specific unit becomes available * Shoot on your own time and at your own pace * Quick turnaround with a streamlined process that uses innovative computer vision and machine learning * Easily embed and share your virtual tours across all your online channels * Integrate your property management system with our API * View analytics to measure the performance of your virtual tours online Users of the TourBuilder app have to purchase a TourBuilder kit from LCP Media before signing up. The kit includes: * Ricoh Theta Z1 360o camera with accessories * Charging cable * Hard lens cap * Manfrotto tripod and base * Andobil phone mount * Soft lens wipe * Charging block * Power bank * Nanuk protective hard case How TourBuilder works: The 360º panoramic images are captured by connecting the TourBuilder app to the Ricoh 360º camera. Once connected, you capture the apartment unit one 360º image at a time, walking a logical path of the space. After capturing all of the panos, you can move on to take still photos and videos of the spaces (optional). When you are done shooting the entire area, you can either save and exit to publish with a Wifi connection or publish the virtual tour immediately. After a virtual tour is published, the images are sent to the LCP Media cloud, at which point the auto-builder begins to assemble the tour for you. Once the auto-builder completes the tour, the LCP Media team completes a quality check to ensure the virtual tour is built correctly. Once a virtual tour is approved by LCP Media’s production team, the tour gets sent to the main LCP Media virtual tour platform and appears live on the TourBuilder app. Live tours can be shared from the TourBuilder app or from the TourBuilder Insights dashboard. LCP Media provides a direct URL link that can be shared in the app by clicking on the curved arrow in the upper-right corner of your phone. To access the TourBuilder tours on the TourBuilder Insights dashboard, go to the main tour first and click on the units tab. Within the units tab on the TourBuilder Insights dashboard, you can access each individual unit and share the virtual tour with an embed code, a direct URL link, and/or a QR code.
iGUIDE PLANIX
Capture, measure, and showcase interior spaces with precision. Transform property data into accurate floor plans and interactive 3D virtual tours. Streamlines connection, capture, and upload for professionals using PLANIX Pro or R1 camera systems.
- Precise floor plan creation
- Interactive 3D virtual tours
- Easy camera connection
- Full camera control
- Seamless data upload
- Automatic firmware updates
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With iGUIDE, quickly capture, measure, and showcase any interior space with precision. Turn your property data into accurate floor plans, interactive 3D virtual tours, and detailed information that’s accessible online. Designed for professionals using PLANIX Pro or the latest R1 camera system, the PLANIX App streamlines connection, capture and upload – making it faster than ever to create iGUIDEs. Top features: · Easy camera connection: Connect to your PLANIX camera with ease. · Multiple camera management: Choose from and manage saved cameras directly in the app. · Full camera control: Take control of your PLANIX camera for smooth, accurate captures. · Seamless data upload: Easily upload project data to the iGUIDE Portal for quick processing. · Automatic firmware updates: Keep your PLANIX camera updated with the latest features and enhancements. Start creating iGUIDEs effortlessly with your PLANIX camera and experience a new standard in property data accuracy. Learn more about iGUIDE and PLANIX cameras at goiguide.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TourBuilder at 100% against iGUIDE PLANIX's 83%. TourBuilder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). iGUIDE PLANIX's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.8 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
TourBuilder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TourBuilder's written reviews are positive against 83% of iGUIDE PLANIX's.
TourBuilder ships an update monthly, iGUIDE PLANIX fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TourBuilder | iGUIDE PLANIX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.8 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panoskin | Planitar |
Customer experience
TourBuilder
iGUIDE PLANIX
In-app purchases
TourBuilder
No in-app purchases
iGUIDE PLANIX
No in-app purchases
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