Comparison

LotScan vs PlotPilot

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

Head to head
About

LotScan

Features
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LotScan transforms your certificate of location into a digital site plan in seconds using artificial intelligence. AUTOMATIC AI DETECTION • Import a photo of your certificate of location • AI automatically detects lot lines, structures, pools, and dimensions • OCR measurements are extracted and linked to lines • Automatic calibration from detected dimensions FULL PLAN EDITOR • Add lot lines with intermediate points to follow true contours • Add, move, and resize structures (house, garage, shed, pool, deck, fence) • Modify structure shapes by moving corners or adding vertices to edges • Manually calibrate from a known dimension on the plan • Adjust the certificate opacity for tracing overlay MEASUREMENTS & DISTANCES • Measure the distance between two walls or lot lines • Display the diagonal between two segments sharing a corner • Check setback margins (front, rear, side) • Distances in violation are displayed in red MUNICIPAL SETBACK MARGINS • Define the setbacks required by your municipality • Automatically see if your structures meet minimum distances • Distinguish existing structures from new construction (permits) PROFESSIONAL PDF EXPORT • Generate a complete site plan in PDF • Export only the new structures for your permit application • Share easily with your municipality or contractor MULTILINGUAL • Available in French, English, and Spanish Ideal for homeowners, contractors, and land surveyors in Quebec who work with certificates of location. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://atikdesign.ca/privacy-lotscan.html

About

PlotPilot

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PlotPilot: Your AI Architectural Partner Bridge the gap between vision and visualization. PlotPilot is a professional-grade tool designed for architects, designers, and real estate visionaries who need to explore architectural possibilities at the speed of thought. Whether you are starting a hilltop villa, a minimalist residence, or a commercial development, PlotPilot takes your project constraints—budget, scale, priority, and site context—and generates three unique, high-fidelity design directions. How it works: 1. Define the Brief: Input your project name, type, and approximate scale. 2. Set the Intent: Choose between Lifestyle (comfort), Profit (ROI), or Sustainability. 3. Style your Vision: Describe your aesthetic—from "brutalist concrete" to "warm timber minimalist." 4. Site Context: Upload a site photo to help the AI understand your topography. 5. Generate: Receive three distinct architectural concepts with deep analysis. Key Features: - Triple Concept Generation: Never settle for one idea. Get three distinct perspectives for every brief. - Deep Analysis: Each concept includes metrics for Daylight Performance, Privacy Levels, and Budget Feasibility. - Strengths & Tradeoffs: Professional analysis of every design direction to guide your decision-making. - Private by Design: We don't collect your data. Project details are processed temporarily via NVIDIA NIM and stored exclusively on your device. - Premium Interface: A sleek, dark-mode experience designed for the modern professional. PlotPilot is not just an image generator; it’s a concept engine that understands architectural priorities.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlotPilot at none against LotScan's 2. LotScan's advantage is device support. On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LotScan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PlotPilot asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
LotScan versus PlotPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLotScanPlotPilot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtik Design S.E.N.CCagil Durgun

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LotScan

Subscriptions2
  • LotScan Pro$3.991 Month
  • LotScan Pro$9.991 Year
None

PlotPilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LotScan free?
LotScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlotPilot free?
PlotPilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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