LotScan vs PlotPilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LotScan
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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
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 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
Both are free to download. LotScan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PlotPilot asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | LotScan | PlotPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atik Design S.E.N.C | Cagil Durgun |
In-app purchases
LotScan
- LotScan Pro$3.991 Month
- LotScan Pro$9.991 Year
PlotPilot
No in-app purchases









