Comparison

Dulux Colour Concept vs DrawPlan

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

Head to head
About

Dulux Colour Concept

Design professional concept boards with color palettes and inspiring imagery. Effortlessly share your creations with colleagues and clients, or export color data for use in design software. This free app supports creativity for designers and architects.

Highlights
  • Create concept boards
  • Select colors from Dulux Palette
  • Pick colors from photos
  • Arrange and edit items on canvas
  • Add notes and project info
  • Share concept boards
  • Export color information
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Dulux Colour Concept is a FREE iPad app created with professional designers and architects in the commercial paint industry in mind. The App supports creativity, providing an effortless approach to designing professional concept boards and sharing them with colleagues or clients easily. Choose colour chips by browsing the Dulux Colour Palette or select colours from your own photos and work with your chosen schemes, inspiring imagery and notes on free form, interactive canvasses. The app includes 'Colour Futures 2015', our colour trend research for the upcoming year. This provides global style and design trends which are translated into colour palettes for use worldwide. Share your concept boards instantly with clients, colleagues and other designers or export colour information into Dulux Digital Colour Palette plug-in* tool for AutoCAD LT® software and Adobe® Photoshop® software. Use our 'Getting Started' group of projects as a guide to the key features of the app to help you explore. FEATURES - Add colour chips from Dulux Colour Palette - Take a photo or pick one from your library and use it on the canvas - Pick colours from photos - Explore coordinating colours - Arrange, resize, rotate and edit items on canvas - Undo and redo your changes - Write notes on the canvas. Change the colour, size and font of the text - Change the background colour of the canvas - Add project and client information - Organize your projects with Project Groups - Share concept boards with clients, colleagues and other designers - Export colours into Dulux Digital Colour Palette plug-in* This app will enable you to produce and share quality creative work faster, including the flexibility of quick rework and sharing. * Dulux Digital Colour Palette plug-in is available in selected markets only Adobe and Photoshop are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Autodesk, AutoCAD are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.

About

DrawPlan

Easily create professional floor plans with AI assistance. Sketch layouts, draw precise to-scale designs, and import existing plans. Export in various formats for sharing with builders, clients, or teams.

Highlights
  • AI-generated floor plans from descriptions
  • Precise, to-scale drawing with automatic dimensions
  • Import and trace existing floor plan images
  • Library of 130+ objects and custom object creation
  • Export plans as PDF, image, or DXF
  • Cloud sync across devices (premium)
Features
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DrawPlan makes it easy to draw clear, professional floor plans, from quick sketches to accurate, to-scale house and room plans. No drafting experience required. Your saved plans are always free to open and edit. Key Features Draw your way - Sketch freely with your finger for quick layouts - Or draw precise, to-scale plans with automatic wall dimensions - Choose which walls show their measurements, for a clean plan AI drawing - Describe the layout you want, such as "a 2 bed, 2 bath apartment", and DrawPlan AI draws it - Let AI help you plan rooms, add furniture and learn faster 130+ objects, plus your own - Furniture, kitchen and bathroom fixtures, doors, windows, stairs and more, sorted by room - Create, save and reuse your own custom objects - Add labels and dimensions anywhere Trace and refine - Import an image of an existing plan - Trace or draw directly over the background Export and share - Export your plan as a PDF, image or DXF - Send it to your builder, client or team Built for real projects - Renovations, real estate, trades, interior design and DIY - Create and manage as many plans as you need - Access your plans across devices with cloud sync Premium Features Upgrade to Monthly or Yearly to unlock: - Cloud sync across all your devices - High-resolution exports (PNG/PDF) - Clean exports without grids or watermarks - Priority support and early access to new features Try it for free! Subscription Notes: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account after the free trial ends. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://www.drawplan.net/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://www.drawplan.net/terms-of-use/

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Verdict

The call

Dulux Colour Concept and DrawPlan both sit at 3.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Dulux Colour Concept's written reviews are positive against 13% of DrawPlan's. Dulux Colour Concept also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). DrawPlan's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 3). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DrawPlan sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dulux Colour Concept asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Dulux Colour Concept against 3.5 for DrawPlan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrawPlan has 5.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Dulux Colour Concept's written reviews are positive against 13% of DrawPlan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dulux Colour Concept ships an update every 7 months, DrawPlan weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dulux Colour Concept versus DrawPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDulux Colour ConceptDrawPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)3.5 (5.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better12.9% of reviews
Number of ratings35.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkzoNobel Decorative Coatings B.V.Fleet Investments LLC

Customer experience

Dulux Colour Concept

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DrawPlan

All ratings5,324 ratings
Positive58.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive12.9%
Neutral8.0%
Negative79.1%

Bugs and requests

Dulux Colour Concept

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DrawPlan

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when trying to open saved plans
  • Saved plans get scrambled when reopened

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add scaled measurements
  • Expand drawing area and add zoom functionality
  • Improve line editing tools
  • Add more shape options beyond just squares
  • Allow free access to saved plans

In-app purchases

None

Dulux Colour Concept

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

DrawPlan

Subscriptions6
  • DrawPlan Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • DrawPlan Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • DrawPlan Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Draw Plan Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • DrawPlan Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • DrawPlan Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • AI Credits (500)$4.99
  • AI Credits (1000)$9.99
  • AI Credits (2000)$19.99

Questions

Is Dulux Colour Concept free?
Dulux Colour Concept is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrawPlan free?
DrawPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dulux Colour Concept or DrawPlan?
DrawPlan is rated higher. Dulux Colour Concept averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while DrawPlan averages 3.5 from 5.3K ratings.
Do Dulux Colour Concept or DrawPlan have ads?
Neither Dulux Colour Concept nor DrawPlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dulux Colour Concept or DrawPlan?
Dulux Colour Concept ships an update every 7 months, and DrawPlan weekly. Most recently, Dulux Colour Concept was updated on November 1, 2026 and DrawPlan on November 10, 2026.

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