Comparison

OpenPlan3D vs Mind the Fridge

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

Mind the Fridge

Features
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Mind the Fridge helps you stay on top of your food so nothing gets forgotten at the back of the shelf. Add items, set their expiry date, and let the app do the rest. You'll get timely reminders before food goes off — customizable per food category so you're never caught off guard. Share with your household: Sign in and invite the people you live with. Everyone sees the same fridge in real time — no more double-buying or throwing away food nobody knew was there. Features: - Shared household fridge — sync with family or flatmates in real time - Track food items with expiry dates across categories (dairy, meat, produce, and more) - Color-coded urgency cards so you know at a glance what needs attention - Dedicated "Expiring Soon" screen showing what to use first - Customizable reminder days per category — dairy and fish can warn you earlier than canned goods - Daily digest notifications at a time that works for you - Sort by expiry date or category, filter by food type - Clean, fast interface with no ads

Screenshots

OpenPlan3D4 screens
Mind the Fridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mind the Fridge at every 3 days against OpenPlan3D's monthly. Mind the Fridge also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenPlan3D ships an update monthly, Mind the Fridge every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OpenPlan3D versus Mind the Fridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenPlan3DMind the Fridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaan LabsGIORGIO TONI

In-app purchases

None

OpenPlan3D

No in-app purchases

None

Mind the Fridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenPlan3D free?
OpenPlan3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mind the Fridge free?
Mind the Fridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenPlan3D or Mind the Fridge have ads?
Neither OpenPlan3D nor Mind the Fridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenPlan3D or Mind the Fridge?
OpenPlan3D ships an update monthly, and Mind the Fridge every 3 days. Most recently, OpenPlan3D was updated on October 11, 2026 and Mind the Fridge on October 5, 2026.

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