Ruma vs TilePlanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ruma
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Master your home renovation projects with precision. Ruma helps you measure rooms and calculate exact material quantities to save time and money. KEY FEATURES • Precision Room Modeling: Input width, length, and height. Add doors, windows, and balconies to get net wall areas. • Material Calculator: accurate estimates for Paint (lt), Wallpaper (rolls), and Flooring (sqm). • Interior Utilities: Calculate Air Conditioning (BTU) and Lighting (Lumens) requirements based on room size. • Curtain Planner: Get exact measurements for Tulle and Background curtains. • Multi-Project Management: Manage multiple houses or apartments in one place. • Professional Reports: Export detail sheets as PDF or CSV. Stop guessing estimates. Plan with Ruma. FREE PLAN (Basic Features) • Single Project: Manage 1 house renovation project. • Limited Rooms: Add up to 3 rooms. • Basic Measurements: Calculate Room Area and Volume. • Home Summary: Total Area and Volume overview. RUMA PREMIUM (Everything Unlocked) • Unlimited Projects & Rooms: Manage multiple properties, archive & restore projects. • Advanced Room Model: Net wall area calculations (deducting doors, windows, balconies). • Deep Material Estimates: Paint layers, Flooring waste, Wallpaper rolls, Baseboards. • Expert Advice: Rug sizes & Curtain measurements (Rail/Cut length). • Comfort Calculations: Lighting (Lumens) & HVAC (BTU) requirements. • Professional Reports: Export detailed PDF & CSV reports for your contractor. Subscription Information: Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TilePlanner
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TilePlanner – measure rooms, lay tiles automatically, and create a finished survey as a PDF. The practical tool for tilers, tradespeople, and everyone who plans their own project. MEASURE IT YOURSELF • Draw each room with your fingertip – corner by corner. • Walls are labelled with their dimensions automatically. • Tap a wall to set its length and angle precisely – including angled walls and diagonals. • Zoom and pan for large or irregularly shaped rooms. TILE IT AUTOMATICALLY • Tile format, grout and perimeter grout freely adjustable. • Laying patterns: grid, half-offset, third-offset and diagonal. • The app lays the tiles automatically and distinguishes full tiles from cut ones. MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS AT A GLANCE • Instantly visible: floor area plus full and cut tile counts. • Recommended purchase quantity including a cutting-waste allowance. MANAGE CUSTOMERS & ROOMS • Create customers and assign any number of rooms to them. • All data stays local on your device. PROFESSIONAL PDF SURVEY • Create a PDF per room or a combined survey across all rooms. • Includes customer details, room sketch, wall dimensions, tile specifications and quantities – with totals. • Share or print straight away. Ideal for quotes, orders and planning on site. TilePlanner is funded by ads. A one-time purchase removes them permanently, so you can use the app ad-free. Two notes on wording choices: „verfliesen" I translated as „lay tiles" rather than the more literal „tile" — App Store copy reads more naturally as a verb phrase this way, and the second headline keeps „lay tiles automatically". „Mit einem einmaligen Kauf" says removes ads permanently, not a subscription. That wording matters legally and for user expectations, so I kept it unambiguous rather than softening it to „remove ads".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ruma at none against TilePlanner's shown. Ruma also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ruma sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and TilePlanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ruma ships an update every 5 days, TilePlanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ruma | TilePlanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Celal Anak | Phillipp Rochel |
In-app purchases
Ruma
- Ruma Premium - Weekly$1.997 Days
- Ruma Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Ruma Premium - Yearly$29.991 Year
TilePlanner
- Werbefrei$8.99









