Comparison

OpenPlan3D vs SnapPlan

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

Head to head
About

OpenPlan3D

Scan rooms with your iPhone to instantly generate accurate 2D floor plans and 3D models. Edit walls, doors, and windows, then export your designs in various formats. Share your plans or further design them on a free, open-source web editor.

Highlights
  • LiDAR room scanning
  • Automatic floor plan generation
  • 3D dollhouse model creation
  • Built-in floor plan editor
  • Multiple export formats (PNG, SVG, DXF, PDF, USDZ)
  • Open-source web editor integration
  • Private and no account required
Features
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Scan a room. Get a floor plan. OpenPlan3D Capture turns your iPhone into a room scanner. Walk the room once and Apple RoomPlan's LiDAR builds an accurate floor plan — walls, doors, windows, and furniture detected automatically. REVIEW IN 3D, INSTANTLY Every scan becomes an interactive dollhouse model and a clean 2D plan. Check dimensions, room areas, and detected objects before you export. FINE-TUNE EVERY WALL The built-in editor lets you correct what the scan missed: drag walls with live dimensions, add or move doors and windows, split walls, and label rooms. OPEN IN OPENPLAN3D Send your plan straight to openplan3d.com — the free, open-source floor plan editor — to furnish it with 140+ models, visualize in 3D, and keep designing on any computer. EXPORT ANYWHERE PNG, SVG, DXF, PDF, or USDZ. Bring your plan into CAD tools, share it with clients, or print it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No signup. No cloud. Your scans stay on your device until you choose to export them. 100% FREE & OPEN SOURCE No paywalls, no premium tier. The full source code is on GitHub. Requires an iPhone or iPad with a LiDAR scanner (iPhone 12 Pro or later Pro models, or Pro iPads). Perfect for real estate agents, contractors, interior designers, architects, landlords, and anyone remodeling, moving, or furnishing a space.

About

SnapPlan

This app uses your device's LiDAR scanner to quickly measure rooms and generate accurate 2D floor plans. You can then create professional estimates and invoices directly from the job site, streamlining your workflow for home improvement projects.

Highlights
  • LiDAR room scanning
  • Automatic 2D floor plan creation
  • Accurate room dimension measurement
  • Itemized estimate building
  • Professional invoice generation
  • DXF file export for CAD
  • Integrated project workflow
Features
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SnapPlan is the measure-to-quote app for painters, flooring installers, tile setters, drywall finishers and remodelers. Scan the room, price it with your own rates and send a branded estimate before you leave the driveway. Trusted by 35,000+ home improvement contractors. Save 7+ hours every week on measuring and paperwork, with up to 45% growth in closed sales. MEASURE WITHOUT A TAPE • Scan a room with iPhone LiDAR: walls, doors and windows captured as you walk • Net wall area with every door and window subtracted, plus floor, ceiling and perimeter • No LiDAR? Tap corners in AR, take a photo of a floor plan or upload a PDF • Measure every room of the house in one estimate PRICE IT WITH YOUR OWN NUMBERS • Material quantities calculated from your measurements, with the math shown • Paint, flooring, tile, drywall and more: mix any work in one estimate • Your Pricebook learns from every estimate and fills in your prices next time • Labor, materials, markup and tax in one clear total TALK THROUGH THE JOB • Voice walkthrough: walk the rooms, talk and snap photos. SnapPlan drafts the scope and line items for you to review • AI preview: show the client a new color or floor on a photo of their own room SEND IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE • Branded PDF estimates with your logo, rooms, totals and signature • Share by text, email or any app, right from the job site • Found something on site? Turn unplanned work into a change order with photos GET PAID • Deposit, progress and final invoices created from the estimate • Mark invoices paid and see who owes you at a glance • "Needs you" shows the next step on every job: measure, price, send, approve, paid WORK IN SPANISH, SEND IN ENGLISH • The whole app in English and Spanish • Choose the document language for each client SUBSCRIPTION SnapPlan is free to download. Some features require a SnapPlan Pro subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tapnetic.ai/2022/11/24/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://tapnetic.ai/2022/11/24/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

OpenPlan3D4 screens
SnapPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OpenPlan3D at 100% against SnapPlan's 0%. OpenPlan3D also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). SnapPlan's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 4) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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. SnapPlan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. OpenPlan3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OpenPlan3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SnapPlan has 42 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of OpenPlan3D's written reviews are positive against 0% of SnapPlan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenPlan3D ships an update monthly, SnapPlan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OpenPlan3D versus SnapPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenPlan3DSnapPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.4 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings442 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaan LabsTapnetic LLC

Customer experience

OpenPlan3D

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SnapPlan

All ratings42 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

OpenPlan3D

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

SnapPlan

Subscriptions6
  • SnapPlan Ultra Weekly$6.997 Days
  • SnapPlan PRO Monthly$8.991 Month
  • SnapPlan Ultra Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Month
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  • SnapPlan PRO Special Yearly$34.991 Year
  • SnapPlan PRO Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • SnapPlan Ultra Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is OpenPlan3D free?
OpenPlan3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SnapPlan free?
SnapPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OpenPlan3D or SnapPlan?
OpenPlan3D is rated higher. OpenPlan3D averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SnapPlan averages 4.4 from 42 ratings.
Do OpenPlan3D or SnapPlan have ads?
Neither OpenPlan3D nor SnapPlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenPlan3D or SnapPlan?
OpenPlan3D ships an update monthly, and SnapPlan fortnightly. Most recently, OpenPlan3D was updated on October 11, 2026 and SnapPlan on October 14, 2026.

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