UniFi Design vs DropMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UniFi Design
Plan and visualize your network setups with this comprehensive tool. Design your ideal configuration, generate checkout lists, and explore deployments with floorplan visualization. Access essential network planning utilities and community resources in one convenient application.
- Design network setups with Wizard
- Customize racks and generate checkout lists
- Visualize deployments with Floorplan
- Access UniFi Community
- Network Ports AR
- WiFi Calculator
- Capacity Calculator
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UniFi Design brings the full UniFi Design Center experience to your device, purpose-built for planning, building, and visualizing your setup from anywhere. Design your setup with the Wizard, now with far more control. Add and configure devices, customize your rack down to the detail, and sync your projects directly from UniFi Design Center so your work moves with you. - Build and edit complete rack setups with detailed configuration options. - Sync projects and floor plans from UniFi Design Center. - Visualize your network in a redesigned topology view to see your entire project at a glance. - Plan every connection with a dedicated ports view to edit devices and ports directly. - Place a full 1:1 rack in your room or office using AR to see exactly how it will look. - Access Certified Installers, Network Ports AR, Tech Specs, WiFi Calculator, and Capacity Calculator in one place. From idea to deployment, UniFi Design gives you everything you need to plan your project, wherever you are.
DropMap
This app helps low-voltage technicians and homelab builders document network infrastructure. It allows users to label patch panels, map ports to outlets, and generate as-built documentation. The app functions offline, making it suitable for various site conditions.
- Label patch panels
- Map ports to outlets
- Offline functionality
- TIA-606 or friendly naming
- Print-ready label sheets
- Export as-built documentation
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Label patch panels with TIA-606 names, map ports to outlets, print labels, and export as-built docs before you leave the site. Built for low-voltage techs, IT teams, and homelab builders. • Document the whole rack: panels, switches, servers, and NVRs • Map every port to its outlet, and edit many ports at once • Print port and QR labels to Brady M211 and MakeID P31S printers • Mark up floor plans with drops, cameras, racks, and devices • Share QR labels that open a live page of the rack • PDF and Excel as-builts in seconds • Works fully offline, no signal needed Free: one site, every export format, and label printing. Pro: unlimited sites, floor plans, and your company branding on exports, QR labels, and rack pages, with monthly and annual plans. Terms: https://www.dropmap.app/terms Privacy: https://www.dropmap.app/privacy
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Verdict
UniFi Design and DropMap both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DropMap's written reviews are positive against 23% of UniFi Design's. DropMap also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). UniFi Design's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. DropMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. UniFi Design asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for UniFi Design against 5.0 for DropMap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of UniFi Design's written reviews are positive against 100% of DropMap's.
UniFi Design ships an update fortnightly, DropMap weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UniFi Design | DropMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 405 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ubiquiti Inc. | RL Vivance LLC |
Customer experience
UniFi Design
DropMap
In-app purchases
UniFi Design
No in-app purchases
DropMap
- Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$149.991 Year
