LotScan vs Squirrel Around
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
Squirrel Around
This app helps manage household tasks by allowing users to tag locations with specific errands. It sends timely notifications when you are near a tagged place, even when the app is closed. Share lists with family or roommates to ensure tasks get done.
- Geo-triggered task management
- Location-based errand tagging
- Background notifications
- Shared task lists for households
- Task completion tracking
- Achievement badges
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Run your life. Not after it. Squirrel Around is a geo-triggered shared task manager for households. Tag the places you already go, attach the errands that belong there, and get notified the moment you’re nearby, even if the app is closed. Oh look, a squirrel. We remembered for you. WHAT IT DOES • Tag grocery stores, pharmacies, the gym, school — any place you visit • Attach errands to each place (eggs, pickup prescription, pay membership) • Get an automatic ping when you arrive • Share lists with family or roommates so someone else can knock it out • See household wins when a task is completed • Earn badges as you actually get things done WHY IT WORKS Most to-do apps wait for you to open them. Squirrel Around works in the background. If you’re already at the store, it tells you what you came for. FOR HOUSEHOLDS Create a group, invite with a code, and share errand lists. When someone completes a task, the rest of the household sees it. No more “I thought you grabbed milk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squirrel Around at none against LotScan's 2. On price, ads, 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. LotScan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Squirrel Around asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | LotScan | Squirrel Around |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atik Design S.E.N.C | Brittania McNair |
In-app purchases
LotScan
- LotScan Pro$3.991 Month
- LotScan Pro$9.991 Year
Squirrel Around
No in-app purchases









