Comparison

magicplan vs DXF Simple Viewer

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

Head to head
About

magicplan

Instantly create accurate floor plans and capture essential project details using your mobile device's camera. Streamline workflows for remodelers, restoration, and claims professionals with real-time data, photos, and integrated reporting. Get paid faster with efficient job management.

Highlights
  • Real-time floor plans
  • Photo and notes capture
  • Object and equipment catalog
  • Customizable forms and checklists
  • 360° panoramas
  • Integrated reports and estimates
Features
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GET IT RIGHT IN REAL TIME magicplan is the advanced floor plan app that enables remodelers, restoration, and claims professionals to capture what counts instantly. Top features: · Real-time Floor Plans · Photos · Notes · Objects & Equipment · Forms & Checklists · 360° Panoramas · Reports · Price Lists & Estimates No more waiting, no more wondering, no more wasted time and effort. Get more done and get paid faster. · Make floor plans quickly using just the camera of your mobile device (no extra hardware required) · Get all the details you need right away, like measurements and pictures · Customize it for your jobs · It’s accurate and helps you work faster · You don't have to wait or guess about anything We integrate with Xactimate® (direct integration, no ESX) and CoreLogic.

About

DXF Simple Viewer

Quickly view and manipulate 2D or 3D DXF and DWG files. Supports various file types, export options, and graphic operations like panning, zooming, and rotating. Easily manage layers and adjust entity appearance.

Highlights
  • Open DXF and DWG files
  • Export to PDF, SVG, IGES, PNG, JPEG
  • Load 2D and 3D entities
  • Load files from ZIP/RAR
  • Toggle layers and change colors
  • Panning, zooming, and rotating
  • Orthogonal or Perspective view
Features
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DXF Simple Viewer is a great light app to quickly view DXF and DWG files. Features: - Open DXF files, both ascii or binary supported. - Also open most DWG files. - Export to PDF, SVG, IGES, PNG, JPEG, includes controls for adjusting size. - Load files with 2D and 3D entities. - Load a file within a ZIP or RAR file. - Toggle show/hide layers and change colors. - Graphic operations for Panning, zooming, & rotating (3D). - Option to increase the pixel width of all 2D entities. - View your model in Orthogonal or Perspective mode (3D). Please contact us for support, questions, feature request or any other inquiry. support@boviosoft.com

Screenshots

magicplan4 screens
DXF Simple Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: magicplan at Free against DXF Simple Viewer's $2.99. magicplan also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (51% vs 14%). DXF Simple Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On ads 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

magicplan is free to download; DXF Simple Viewer costs $2.99 up front. magicplan sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. DXF Simple Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

magicplan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: magicplan has 41K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of magicplan's written reviews are positive against 14% of DXF Simple Viewer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

magicplan ships an update weekly, DXF Simple Viewer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
magicplan versus DXF Simple Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermagicplanDXF Simple Viewer
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (41K ratings) — better2.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews — better13.6% of reviews
Number of ratings41K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size325 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechnologies magicplan Inc.Victor Bovio

Customer experience

magicplan

All ratings41,115 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews731 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative42.3%

DXF Simple Viewer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.4%

Bugs and requests

magicplan

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Rooms not detected properly due to obstructions
  • Crashes during posture calibration
  • Dimensions changing unexpectedly when editing
  • Inability to export or access previously created projects

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for curved walls and non-rectangular rooms
  • Improve 3D rendering capabilities
  • Provide desktop/web app version
  • Allow more flexibility in unit of measurement
  • Enhance exterior design options
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  • Improve stair and ceiling modeling

DXF Simple Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

magicplan

Subscriptions12
  • Standard Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Sketch Plan (1 Month)$12.991 Month
  • Business Subscription$19.991 Month
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  • Monthly Business Subscription$19.991 Month
  • Report Plan (1 Month)$39.991 Month
  • Estimate Plan (1 Month)$89.991 Month
  • Standard Subscription$99.991 Year
  • Sketch Plan (1 Year)$129.991 Year
  • Business Subscription$199.991 Year
  • Yearly Business Subscription$199.991 Year
  • Report Plan (1 Year)$399.991 Year
  • Estimate Plan (1 Year)$899.991 Year
None

DXF Simple Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is magicplan free?
magicplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DXF Simple Viewer free?
DXF Simple Viewer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, magicplan or DXF Simple Viewer?
magicplan is rated higher. magicplan averages 4.7 out of 5 from 41K ratings, while DXF Simple Viewer averages 2.4 from 5 ratings.
Do magicplan or DXF Simple Viewer have ads?
Neither magicplan nor DXF Simple Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, magicplan or DXF Simple Viewer?
magicplan ships an update weekly, and DXF Simple Viewer every 3 months. Most recently, magicplan was updated on September 26, 2026 and DXF Simple Viewer on September 15, 2026.

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