Comparison

JoyPlan vs Personal Architect

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

Head to head
About

JoyPlan

Design and renovate homes directly on your phone with this powerful interior design tool. Create 3D floor plans, generate professional drawings, and visualize spaces with realistic renderings and VR tours. Streamline the entire home improvement process from measurement to quotation.

Highlights
  • Rapid 3D floor plan creation
  • Professional drawing export
  • 720 panoramic VR views
  • LiDAR scanning for floor plans
  • Photo-realistic TR renderings
  • On-site plumbing and electrical editing
Features
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JoyPlan is a true mobile home decoration and design software that allows users to design and renovate directly on their phones. From measuring and drawing to designing and rendering, it helps users swiftly create decoration plans. The software offers features such as rapid 3D floor plan creation, rendering, exportation of drawings, quotation calculations, villa drawings, 720 panoramic views, and more. It comprehensively enhances the efficiency of home improvement professionals, facilitating quick deals from measurement to quotation. Why choose JoyPlan? 【Design on Your Phone】: Arrange and design millions of model components for both interior and exterior decor on your mobile device, covering home interior design, full-house customization, wardrobe customization, and villa construction. 【Export Professional Drawings】: Export complete sets of CAD drawings, renderings, elevations, colored plans, hand-drawn sketches, bird's-eye views, and more. Seamlessly integrate with mainstream design software for fast and efficient work. 【720 Panoramic Views】: Quickly generate VR panoramic effect links to immerse clients in post-renovation effects, making VR touring an effective tool for marketing and signing contracts. 【Multilayer Design】: Mobile multi-layer design functionality allows for quick realization of multi-layer residential and villa drawings, making the design process simpler. 【Swift Modeling】: Address irregular designs and effortlessly create various irregular solutions, such as platforms, wall niches, and duplex hollows. 【Integrated Systems】: On-site editing of plumbing and electrical pipelines via mobile, enhancing efficiency and communication from planning to implementation. 【LiDAR Scanning】: Cutting-edge technology - generate 3D floor plans by scanning spaces with your phone. 【TR Renderings】: Photo-realistic renderings that greatly replicate real scenes. The impressive effects make contract signing easier. -------------------------------------------------- 【Important Compatibility Notice 】 -------------------------------------------------- To ensure a transparent user experience, please note that JoyPlan currently does NOT support connection or data synchronization with Bosch bluetooth rangefinders/laser measures. Please review our compatible hardware list before purchasing premium features. Membership Agreement:https://www.joyplan.com.cn/userProtocol/continueProtocol_JoyPlan Privacy Policy: https://www.joyplan.com.cn/userProtocol/concealProtocol_JoyPlan Terms of Use: https://www.joyplan.com.cn/userProtocol/userProtocol_JoyPlan

About

Personal Architect

Features
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Personal Architect is a cloud-based interior design platform. Personal Architect elevates and enriches the design journey, cultivating clarity and excitement throughout the experience. It is the only cloud-based home design tool incorporating AI and collaboration to enhance the user experience. Real-time project design collaboration allows multiple trades and professionals to work on a project simultaneously. Share a project for contractor bidding or just to show off a new space with friends and family. Step inside and work together on the project. Artificial Intelligence reviews a room, understands the NKBA rules base for that room, and inserts Kitchen Cabinets and appliances following rules. You just sit back and let it take over once you make your cabinet and appliance selections. Once inserted, you can personalize the space by moving things around and adding to the design. Personal Architect fosters a sense of inspiration through personalized collaboration, heightened productivity, and the exploration of imaginative design ideas in home projects. Armed with the right tools, success seamlessly follows, making Personal Architect the indispensable companion for those aiming to turn their design visions into reality. Your home design selections deserve to be as stunning as you've envisioned, and with Personal Architect, you have everything necessary to ensure just that. Say goodbye to costly decision mistakes by leveraging the power of virtual visualization, enabling you to see the entire room as a cohesive package and easily share your design concepts with friends for valuable input. Create confidently, and experience effortlessly together in Personal Architect.

Screenshots

JoyPlan4 screens
Personal Architect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Personal Architect at none against JoyPlan's 14. Personal Architect also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. JoyPlan sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Personal Architect asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
JoyPlan versus Personal Architect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoyPlanPersonal Architect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size416 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJOYPLAN PTE. LTD.Cadsoft Corporation

In-app purchases

14 purchases

JoyPlan

Subscriptions5
  • Basic_week$9.997 Days
  • Pro week$24.997 Days
  • Basic_month14 Days trial$29.991 Month
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  • Basic_year1 Month trial$199.991 Year
  • Pro year$399.001 Year
One-time9
  • 3 times 2D to 3D$5.99
  • 10 AI Diamonds$9.99
  • Panorama viewpoints-10$19.99
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  • Rendering images-100$29.99
  • Rendering images-200$49.99
  • 100 AI Diamonds$79.99
  • Panorama viewpoints-100$89.99
  • 200 AI Diamonds$100.00
  • Panorama viewpoints-200$129.99
None

Personal Architect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JoyPlan free?
JoyPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Personal Architect free?
Personal Architect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JoyPlan or Personal Architect have ads?
Neither JoyPlan nor Personal Architect shows ads.

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