Comparison

magicplan vs PlanShot

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

PlanShot

Features
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Walk the space once. Leave with the floor plan — measured by LiDAR, corrected against your tape, ready to send. Built on Apple's RoomPlan and made for people who measure for a living: agents, contractors, appraisers. PlanShot captures walls, doors, windows and furniture as you walk, then builds the plan in seconds — measured, labeled, editable. And when the scan disagrees with your tape measure, you fix it standing right there — the only place you can actually check. FIX IT WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE WALLS • Drag a wall. Type the tape measurement over the scanned one. • Delete the door the scanner made up. Add the one it missed. • Forgot a room? Scan just that room later and drag it into place — it snaps flush against the plan. Nobody rescans the whole property. • Undo anything. The original scan is never overwritten. FILES YOUR TOOLS ALREADY OPEN • PDF sheets that print true to scale — A4, A3, Letter at 1:50, 1:100, 1:200 • DXF that opens in AutoCAD, Chief Architect and LibreCAD • PNG sharp enough to print, for listings and messages • A styled 3D model — spin it in the app, drop it into the room in AR, export as USDZ • Room areas and floor totals on every plan, with an area table on the PDF WORKS WHERE THE SIGNAL DIES Basements, parking levels, new construction with no power. PlanShot needs no connection for anything: scanning, drawing, editing and exporting all run on the phone — airplane mode included. A CRASH CAN'T EAT YOUR SCAN Every room is saved to your device the moment it's captured, before any processing touches it. A crash, an interruption, a phone call mid-visit — every room you finished is still there. SUBSCRIBE, OR BUY IT OUTRIGHT • Free forever: unlimited scans, unlimited projects, full editing, watermarked image exports • Pro: clean PDF, DXF and 3D exports, no watermark — everything, one tier • Yearly plan, or one lifetime purchase and you never see a renewal screen again • No per-project fees WHAT IT RUNS ON iPhone Pro models with LiDAR (iPhone 12 Pro or newer Pro models) or iPad Pro with LiDAR, on iOS 17 or later. THE FINE PRINT, UP FRONT LiDAR measurements typically land within about an inch in good conditions. For anything where an error costs money, check the critical dimensions with a tape — then type them into the plan, and every export updates. Your numbers beat ours, and the app is built that way on purpose. Scanning your next appointment costs nothing — the free tier has no clock and no scan limit. See what it draws. Privacy policy: https://planshot.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://planshot.app/terms

Screenshots

magicplan4 screens
PlanShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: magicplan at weekly against PlanShot's every 6 weeks. magicplan also leads on chart position (#162 vs unranked). 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. magicplan sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and PlanShot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $79.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

magicplan ships an update weekly, PlanShot every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
magicplan versus PlanShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermagicplanPlanShot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (41K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings41K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#162 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size332 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechnologies magicplan Inc.Aner Sarid

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

PlanShot

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
2 purchases

PlanShot

Subscriptions1
  • PlanShot Pro Annual$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • PlanShot Pro Lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is magicplan free?
magicplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlanShot free?
PlanShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do magicplan or PlanShot have ads?
Neither magicplan nor PlanShot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, magicplan or PlanShot?
magicplan ships an update weekly, and PlanShot every 6 weeks. Most recently, magicplan was updated on October 29, 2026 and PlanShot on October 28, 2026.

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