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 listings or personal use. Store plans in the cloud for access across multiple devices and generate property descriptions. Offers options for commercial use with credit packs to remove watermarks.
- Draw 2D and 3D floor plans on-site
- Cloud-stored plans for multi-device access
- Professional 2D, 3D, and Photo plans
- Create full property descriptions
- Watermark removal via credit packs
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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
Streamline property reporting and compliance with this award-winning cloud-based software. Create unlimited inventories, check-ins, and inspections with features like digital signatures, AI image recognition, and 360° virtual tours.
- Unlimited inventories, check-ins, and inspections
- Digital signatures for tenant engagement
- AI-powered image recognition for utility readings
- 360° virtual tour creation
- Compliance management and audit-trailed documents
- Maintenance portfolio tracking
- 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 17. Inventory Hive also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 49%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. PlanUp sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Inventory Hive asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlanUp ships an update every 10 days, Inventory Hive every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 25, 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 10 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 | 20 MB | 76 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 plan2 variants$2.99
- a single credit$2.99
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- a single credit2 variants$3.99
- pack of 10 plan credits$19.99
- pack of 10 plan credits$21.99
- pack of 10 plan credits$29.99
- pack of 20 plan credits2 variants$29.99
- pack of 20 plan credits$39.99
- pack of 10 plan credits$44.99
- pack of 40 plan credits$54.99
- 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






