Comparison

Room Arranger vs Draft Paper

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

Head to head
About

Room Arranger

Design interior spaces like rooms, apartments, or entire houses with a user-friendly interface. Utilize LiDAR scanning for accurate room mapping and view your creations in 3D. The app offers a vast object library and advanced features for detailed planning.

Highlights
  • LiDAR room scanning
  • 3D project viewing
  • Extensive object library
  • Multi-floor projects
  • Print in scale
  • Cloud file transfer
Features
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Design your room, office, apartment, or entire house. The app has simple user interface, once you get the basics, you can draw whatever you imagine. Features: - Create projects by scanning your rooms with LiDAR camera on iPhone Pro or iPad Pro, then send to other device - View the project in 3D - Wide object library, you can create your own objects inside - Projects can have multiple floors - Build on floor plan image - Print in scale (e.g. 1:50) - Lots of advanced functions - Organize and transfer your project files between devices via Dropbox and iCloud Drive - Translated to 48 languages The app is free, only saving of projects is disabled to let you test and evaluate the application. Saving functionality can be unlocked as in-app purchase.

About

Draft Paper

Create floor plans, layouts, and blueprints with an intuitive interface. Draw lines and shapes across multiple layers, then export to various formats for printing or further editing. Supports iCloud and Dropbox for seamless file management.

Highlights
  • Draw lines, rectangles, and ellipses
  • Multi-layer support
  • Export to PDF, JPEG, DXF
  • iCloud and Dropbox integration
  • Mirror, translate, rotate, scale operations
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Metric/Imperial units
Features
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Draft Paper is a simple and intuitive way to make floor plans, layouts or blueprints quickly and easily. Touch and drag to draw lines and rectangles on up to 10 independent layers, then export directly to PDF, JPEG or DXF ready for printing, emailing or editing in other software. Full feature list: + Drawing: Line, Dotted Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Ellipse, Segment, Text, Erase, Measure, Presentation + Multi file iCloud support + Export to JPEG / Vector PDF / DXF + Upload / download from DropBox or any other compatible app + Mirror / translate / rotate / scale operations + Smooth, fast and intuitive zooming / panning + Multiple layers and colors + Selectable right / left handed modes. + Unlimited undo + Unlimited size drawing area + Apple Pencil support (including double tap) + Metric / Imperial (USC) units support + Designed for iPhone and iPad For full instructions please visit our website, http://draftpaper-app.com

Screenshots

Room Arranger4 screens
Draft Paper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Draft Paper at weekly against Room Arranger's every 5 weeks. Draft Paper also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 379). Room Arranger's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Room Arranger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Draft Paper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Room Arranger against 4.4 for Draft Paper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draft Paper has 16K ratings behind it against 379, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Room Arranger's written reviews are positive against 51% of Draft Paper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Room Arranger ships an update every 5 weeks, Draft Paper weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Room Arranger versus Draft Paper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoom ArrangerDraft Paper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (379 ratings)4.4 (16K ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews — better50.8% of reviews
Number of ratings37916K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan AdamecGiles Goddard

Customer experience

Room Arranger

All ratings379 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative37.0%

Draft Paper

All ratings15,890 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews366 reviews
Positive50.8%
Neutral14.8%
Negative34.4%

Bugs and requests

Room Arranger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Draft Paper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saved files disappearing or becoming corrupted
  • Inconsistent behavior when zooming and panning
  • Inability to import/export files as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add copy/paste functionality
  • Improve text editing capabilities
  • Provide more precise measurement tools
  • Implement ability to save multiple versions of a project

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Room Arranger

One-time1
  • Ability to Save Projects$9.99
1 purchases

Draft Paper

One-time1
  • All Features$9.99

Questions

Is Room Arranger free?
Room Arranger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Draft Paper free?
Draft Paper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Room Arranger or Draft Paper?
Draft Paper is rated higher. Room Arranger averages 4.3 out of 5 from 379 ratings, while Draft Paper averages 4.4 from 16K ratings.
Do Room Arranger or Draft Paper have ads?
Neither Room Arranger nor Draft Paper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Room Arranger or Draft Paper?
Room Arranger ships an update every 5 weeks, and Draft Paper weekly. Most recently, Room Arranger was updated on November 6, 2026 and Draft Paper on November 8, 2026.

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