PlanUp vs Inventory Hive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlanUp
Easily create professional 2D and 3D floor plans on-site for real estate or home improvement. Store plans in the cloud for access across multiple devices. Offers options for commercial use with credit packs to remove watermarks.
- Quick and easy plan drawing
- Cloud-stored plans
- Professional 2D, 3D, and Photo plans
- Full property descriptions
- EPC calculations (DEA accounts)
- Multi-device support
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PlanUp is the market leading mobile floor plan software in the UK. Create 2D and 3D floor plans for Estate Agents, Realtors and home owners. With PlanUp, you can draw a property from start to finish on-site. Key Features: - Quick and easy to draw plans - Cloud-stored plans - access and edit them on any number of devices - Professional 2D, 3D and Photo plans - Create full property descriptions - Calculations included for EPC (DEA accounts only) For companies wishing to use multiple devices our pricing is perfect. Once you have an account, you can use any number of iPads / MacOS devices at no extra charge. Business use: - Free: Watermarked plans, not for commercial use - Credit packs: Purchase 1 or more credits, which allow you to remove watermarks.
Inventory Hive
This property inspection software streamlines reporting for agents and landlords. It offers features like digital signatures, AI-powered image recognition, and 360° virtual tours to simplify property management and ensure compliance.
- Unlimited inventories and inspections
- Digital signatures for tenant engagement
- AI-powered image recognition for utility readings
- 360° virtual tour creation
- Compliance management and audit trails
- Maintenance tracking and issue flagging
- Smart scheduling with diary and mapping
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Inventory Hive is an award-winning cloud-based app for property inventories and inspections, built for agents, landlords, inventory clerks, build-to-rent operators, student housing providers, and housing associations. Recognised with multiple industry awards including Best Overall Supplier at EA Masters 2022 and Supplier of the Year (Technology) – Apps at The Negotiator Awards 2023 & 2024, Inventory Hive is trusted by thousands to streamline property reporting and compliance. With Inventory Hive, you can: • Effortlessly create unlimited inventories, check-ins, interim inspections, check-outs, and customisable reports. • Capture tenant engagement with digital signatures and reduce disputes. • Unlimited users • Speed up reporting with Smart Fill, voice dictation, and pre-populated templates. • Manage compliance and serve audit-trailed documents (safety certificates, fire procedures, welcome packs, etc.). • Track maintenance portfolios and flag issues on move-in or during inspections. • Use AI-powered image recognition to scan utility readings from photos. • Integrate seamlessly with platforms like Fixflo, Reapit, SME, and other CRMs. • Produce 360° virtual tours in minutes. • Schedule reports, actions, and reminders to stay fully compliant. • Stay on top of smoke and carbon monoxide alarm checks with built-in expiry alerts. • Embed compliance Q&A within reports covering damp, mould, and safety alarms. • Access an in-app diary with mapping features for smarter scheduling.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inventory Hive at none against PlanUp's 10. Inventory Hive also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 49%). PlanUp's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PlanUp sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Inventory Hive asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlanUp ships an update every 6 days, Inventory Hive every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlanUp | Inventory Hive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.9% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prototec | Inventory Hive |
Customer experience
PlanUp
Inventory Hive
In-app purchases
PlanUp
- One-off payment for this plan$1.99
- single personal plan$2.99
- a single credit2 variants$3.99
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- pack of 10 plan credits$29.99
- pack of 20 plan credits$39.99
- pack of 10 plan credits$44.99
- pack of 40 plan credits$59.99
- pack of 40 plan credits$79.99
- pack of 60 plan credits$79.99
Inventory Hive
No in-app purchases






