Flatter Files vs ArcSite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flatter Files
This app provides a digital filing system for companies to efficiently distribute drawings and documents. It allows for easy searching, automatic updates, and organized grouping of items for quick access. Users can also share external links to their content.
- Digital flat file cabinet
- Efficient document distribution
- Searchable content
- Automatic updates
- Grouped assemblies
- External sharing links
- Mobile viewer capabilities
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Flatter Files is a digital flat file cabinet that allows companies to distribute their drawings and documents to viewers more efficiently by providing a simple method to search all of your content, automatically keeping everything up to date, grouping your items into assemblies for quick access, and allowing you to share an always up to date link to your drawing or document externally. With the Flatter Files iPhone and iPad Application you can now have complete viewer capabilities on your mobile device.
ArcSite
Design and sketch floor plans with intuitive CAD tools. Capture data, calculate materials, generate estimates, and create professional proposals. Collaborate and accept payments seamlessly.
- AI Trace for sketch conversion
- 2D CAD-level precision
- Floor plan creation from maps
- Material quantity calculation
- Proposal generation
- Cloud sync and collaboration
- AR Room Scanner
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ArcSite is the perfect CAD sketch and design tool for all levels, from beginners sketching out floor plans to experienced professionals taking on complex projects. No matter your experience, ArcSite puts intuitive CAD within everyone's reach. ArcSite goes beyond design: start with a drawing to capture data, calculate material quantities, and instantly create estimates and job reports in one place. Once you’re finished drawing with ArcSite’s floor plan creator, you can easily share and collaborate on projects, generate professional proposals, material lists, and estimates, and accept payments from anywhere. INTUITIVE CAD SKETCH & DRAWING TOOLS FOR ROOM & HOUSE DESIGN - *AI Trace: Sketch it, scan it, see your space. Turn a hand sketch, photo, or PDF into an editable, to-scale floor plan. *only available for iPad; iPhone features coming soon - Advanced 2D CAD-level precision without the CAD learning curve. - Create CAD floor plans from a map: Start a new drawing using a satellite image as your base. Enter an address to find a location, then zoom in or out to set boundaries; the scale will be set automatically. - Designed for everyone: Easy for first-time users, precise enough for professionals. - Export, Cloud sync, and collaborate: Your room design drawings export to PNG/PDF/DXF/DWG, save to the cloud, and (for professional users) flow directly into material takeoffs, estimates, and signed proposals. - Send proposals: Access Proposal Generation (based on your drawing). - Communicate visual context: Add location-based photos with markup to highlight project issues instantly for teams or customers. WORK FASTER & STAY ORGANIZED WITH FIELD-LEVEL PRECISION - Keep all of your project details in one place. - Customize products, forms, material types, quantity calculations, and pricing to match your data requirements. - Our mobile CAD app offers unmatched accuracy, whether with exact-to-scale drawings or quantities of materials and pricing. - Draw to scale with confidence: Our mobile CAD app makes it easy to get accurate measurements and pricing, every time. - Security - SOC 2 Type II compliant and ISO/IEC 27001 certified. SMART FEATURES FOR CAD FLOOR PLANS - *AR Room Scanner: Scan a room or space with your phone or iPad camera and get a scaled floor plan placed directly in the drawing canvas, no manual measuring. *only for Apple Pro devices - Smart Shapes and parametric objects: Walls, doors, windows, and shapes can snap into place, auto-count, and adjust as you draw or resize. - Quick-start template gallery: Pre-built templates save you time. WHO USES ARCSITE? - Sales Teams - Residential Contractors - Fencing Pros - Foundation Repair Experts - Designers, Architects - Creative Homeowners - Remodeling Pros - Inspectors - Auditors - General Contractors - And more WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT ARCSITE? "I haven't found anything else that comes close to meeting my needs. With ArcSite I save hours on every estimate. Very easy to make accurate and professional-looking drawings, while on-site." - Colin, from JES Foundation Repair "In my opinion, there is no better program for our line of work, we will be much more productive in the long term." - Paul from Johnson Controls TERMS Free 14-day trial on all plans Terms of Service: https://www.arcsite.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/184541 To continue using ArcSite after your trial, purchase a monthly or annual subscription plan (Draw Basic, Draw Pro, Takeoff, or Estimate). Each tier offers different features; details are in-app. AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION INFO * Payment charged to Apple Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription renews unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours before the current period ends * Renewal charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period * Manage subscriptions or turn off auto-renewal in Account Settings after purchase * Unused portion of a free trial is forfeited upon subscription purchase
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ArcSite at 4.7 against Flatter Files's 3.0. ArcSite also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (9.3K vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Flatter Files sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ArcSite sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ArcSite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcSite has 9.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Flatter Files's written reviews are positive against 45% of ArcSite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Flatter Files ships an update every 2 months, ArcSite weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flatter Files | ArcSite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (9.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 45.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CMV Technologies, LLC | Arctuition LLC |
Customer experience
Flatter Files
ArcSite
Bugs and requests
Flatter Files
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ArcSite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Drawings not opening
- Walls not connecting properly
- Dimensions constantly shifting
- Unexpected auto-merging of objects
Requested features
5 requests- 3D support
- More affordable pricing options
- One-time purchase option
- Improved export options
- Better layering and floor management
In-app purchases
Flatter Files
- PDF Viewer Upgrade$9.99
ArcSite
- Draw Basic$14.991 Month
- Draw Basic14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Draw Pro$34.991 Month
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- Draw Pro14 Days trial$34.991 Month
- Draw Basic (Yearly)$119.991 Year
- Advanced$119.991 Month
- Advanced14 Days trial$119.991 Month
- Takeoff$119.991 Month
- Takeoff14 Days trial$119.991 Month
- Estimate14 Days trial$159.991 Month









