Planformer vs SwiftPanel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planformer
Measure building plans, blueprints, and maps directly from your phone. Quickly calculate distances, areas, and count items. Work offline and collaborate with teammates seamlessly.
- Measure distances instantly
- Calculate areas in seconds
- Count repetitive items
- Work offline
- Collaborate effortlessly
- Simple and easy to use
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Construction takeoffs on your iPhone and iPad. No laptop? No problem, no trip back to the office. Planformer lets contractors and estimators measure plans, run quantity takeoffs, and build cost estimates right from the job site. Upload a PDF plan, set the scale, and start measuring in minutes. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Area takeoffs: square footage for floors, slabs, roofs, paving, and more • Linear takeoffs: walls, trim, curbs, fencing, pipe runs • Counts: fixtures, outlets, doors, windows, drywells • Volumes: concrete, fill, and excavation • Cost sheets: add unit prices and get material and labor totals instantly • Export to Excel and share marked-up plans with your team or client • Work offline and sync later, so no signal on site is no problem BUILT FOR CONTRACTORS Made for concrete, paving, drywall, roofing, flooring, painting, framing, landscaping, and general contractors who need fast, accurate numbers without expensive desktop software. WORKS EVERYWHERE iPhone, iPad, and desktop. Start a takeoff in the field and finish it in the office. PLANS Download free and try Planformer. Premium unlocks all takeoff and estimating tools: • Monthly Premium: $49.99/month • Yearly Premium: $399/year Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://drive.google.com/file/d/19olK21fo92MjwD3_7l7jj9HYOOVZFmOi/view?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10RxSIGufgj3w8Lir7eum5Hq6_Mag1i_C/view?usp=drive_link
SwiftPanel
Easily create professional electrical panel directories from your phone. Document, organize, and print breaker layouts with custom labels and notes. Ideal for homeowners, electricians, and property managers.
- Create and label up to 80 circuits per panel
- Categorize breakers by room or type
- Support for single and double-pole breakers
- Export print-ready PDF directories
- Works offline
- Save multiple panels
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SwiftPanel – Panel Directory Replace messy handwritten breaker charts with clean, professional electrical panel directories — in minutes. SwiftPanel is the fastest way for homeowners, electricians, and property managers to document, organize, and print electrical panel layouts. Label every breaker, categorize circuits by room or type, and export polished, print-ready PDFs directly from your phone. Create & Organize Add and label up to 80 circuits per panel Categorize breakers — Kitchen, HVAC, Lighting, Laundry, and more Support for single-pole and double-pole breakers Mark spare slots, add notes, and swap circuit positions Save multiple panels — main panels, subpanels, and more Duplicate panels for similar properties Export & Print Panel Directory — clean two-column layout ready to print and mount Sized for standard panel doors, binders, and clipboards Export as PDF and share instantly via AirDrop, email, or Files SwiftPanel Pro Mirror Panel Layout — odd and even breakers side by side, just like the real panel Ultra Compact — up to 48 circuits on a single page Avery 5160 labels — print individual circuit labels on standard label sheets Breaker Labels — sized for Avery 94219 label stock Large Directory Labels — Avery 5163 shipping label format Contractor branding — add your business name, phone, client, and job info to every export Watermark-free exports Built for Real Life Works completely offline — no account, no cloud required All data stored privately on your device Dark and light mode support Whether you're a homeowner finally organizing a confusing panel, an electrician leaving a professional document for a client, or a property manager tracking multiple buildings — SwiftPanel gives you the tools to do it right.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SwiftPanel at none against Planformer's shown. Planformer's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Planformer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month and SwiftPanel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Planformer against 5.0 for SwiftPanel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Planformer ships an update every 10 days, SwiftPanel fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Planformer | SwiftPanel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Planformer LLC | BRIAN JAMES GAIDA |
Customer experience
Planformer
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In-app purchases
Planformer
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Yearly Premium14 Days trial$399.001 Year
SwiftPanel
- SwiftPanel Pro$4.99
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