Comparison

BeaverPlot vs vPlan AR

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

Head to head
About

BeaverPlot

Features
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BeaverPlot turns your iPhone or iPad into a scan-to-BIM tool, a report writer, and a field companion that makes sure extra work gets paid. Walk a space, capture it with LiDAR, and get floor plans, 3D models, AI-drafted reports with photos pinned to the plan, a Xactimate sketch, and a home inventory. When a job grows beyond the quote, write a signed work ticket on the spot. ROOM SCANNING REQUIRES A LiDAR SCANNER, which not every iPhone or iPad has. The app checks your device when you first open it. Tickets, outdoor measuring, and calculators don't need LiDAR. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan — Walk a room; RoomPlan + LiDAR capture walls, doors and windows 2. Edit — Adjust walls and calibrate with one tape measurement so exports are to scale 3. Export & Share — Files, AI reports, inventories, or a 3D tour link that opens in any browser WORK TICKETS — GET PAID FOR EXTRA WORK When someone asks for work that isn't in the contract, write it up in 60 seconds: photos, a dictated description, time & materials — then hand over your phone to sign. You get a signed change-order PDF, and each ticket is tracked from signed to invoiced to paid. Tickets stay on your device. SHARE 3D TOURS Text or email any room scan as an interactive 3D tour that opens in any browser, no app needed. (Pro) AI REPORTS — PHOTOS PINNED TO THE PLAN Turn a scan plus photos and notes into a property condition, listing, punch/snag, or restoration report. Photos are pinned to the measured floor plan and grouped by room, measured facts print beside each room, and source notes sit under the AI text. It's an editable draft, never a certified document. (Pro AI) SHARE REPORTS AS A LINK Publish a report as a web link that opens in any browser. Add a PIN or delete it any time. (Pro AI) BEFORE / AFTER COMPARISON Photograph a unit at move-in and again at move-out for a side-by-side comparison on the same plan. (Pro AI) QUICK DRAFT FROM NOTES Dictate what you saw and get a private first draft on your device with Apple Intelligence. Free. HOME INVENTORY Photograph your rooms and let AI list your belongings — item, brand, and room — for insurance or moving. Edit, export a PDF, or attach it to a project. (Pro AI) EXPORT FORMATS • USDZ — Free on-device 3D model you can view in AR • DXF — 2D floor plans for AutoCAD (Pro) • IFC — Parametric BIM models with wall families for Revit (Pro) • PDF — Dimensioned floor plans ready to share (Pro) • Xactimate ESX (beta) — Walls, openings, and levels, import via Sketch (Pro) • CSV — Room table with areas and dimensions (Pro) • Listing Floor Plan — Clean plans for listings; branded with logo and contact (Pro) • Above/below-grade living area with a paste-ready disclosure (not ANSI Z765) FREE FEATURES • Unlimited room scanning with LiDAR • Work tickets — photos, dictation, time & materials, signature, PDF (with watermark) • Measure outdoors without a scan — trace a lawn on satellite, or walk a deck and tap corners • Blueprint editor with dimension and calibration tools • Listing floor plans (with watermark) • Calculators — area, concrete, paint, framing, stairs, unit converters BUILT FOR Contractors and the trades, architects, home inspectors, landlords, restoration and insurance pros, real estate agents, and homeowners. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 26 or later; tickets, outdoor measuring, and calculators don't need LiDAR • An iPhone or iPad with a LiDAR scanner for room scanning SUBSCRIPTION TERMS BeaverPlot Pro is available as a monthly ($9.99) or yearly ($99.99) auto-renewing subscription, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. BeaverPlot Pro AI is available as a monthly ($19.99) or yearly ($199.99) auto-renewing subscription. Both renew unless cancelled 24 hours before the period ends. - EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stddla/ - Privacy Policy: https://www.beaverplot.com/privacy - Terms of Service: https://www.beaverplot.com/terms

About

vPlan AR

Transform your iPhone into a powerful floor plan scanner using its LiDAR sensor. Capture room dimensions, generate detailed 2D and 3D floor plans instantly, and export them in professional formats like PDF, DXF, and OBJ. Edit and share your plans easily online.

Highlights
  • LiDAR-powered room scanning
  • Instant 2D and 3D floor plan generation
  • Professional export formats (PDF, DXF, OBJ)
  • Cloud sync with web editor
  • Offline scanning capability
  • Team collaboration features
Features
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Scan a room with your iPhone or iPad and get a true-scale floor plan in minutes. vPlan AR uses LiDAR and Apple's RoomPlan to measure walls, doors and windows as you walk, typically within 1–2 cm (under an inch) per room dimension. Square footage, ceiling heights, a 3D model and professional exports come from the same scan. Built for insurance adjusters, home inspectors, contractors, realtors, architects and designers who need accurate measurements on site, fast. SCAN ROOMS AND WHOLE HOUSES • Walk each room and watch walls, doors, windows and openings appear on a live 3D model. • Scan every floor in one session and the levels line up for multi-level plans and 3D. • Plans open square to the page, with north from the iPhone compass. • Cabinets, appliances, fixtures, furniture and stairs found in the scan go on the plan. • Room photos while you scan (Pro and Business), pinned where you stood, facing the way you looked. Faces in automatic photos are blurred. ACCURATE FLOOR PLANS AND SQUARE FOOTAGE • Room-by-room area, perimeter and ceiling height, and the total square footage. • ANSI Z765-style square-footage (GLA) report for appraisals and listings (Pro and Business). • Door and window sizes, room names and dimensions on the plan. EDIT ON IPHONE AND IPAD • Move and resize walls, add doors (swing, double, sliding, pocket, bifold and garage), windows and openings. • Place furniture and fixtures that snap to walls, stairs sized for the level above, and floor openings. • Floor, wall, ceiling and baseboard finishes, shown in 3D. • Pin photos on the plan and view 360° photos. 3D MODEL AND AR • Every plan in 3D, with furniture and finishes. • View in AR puts the 3D model around you at full size. EXPORT FOR WORK • True-scale PDF floor plans: Letter or A4 on Free, multi-level plan sets on Pro with a 3D cover, room schedules and large sheet sizes. • DXF for AutoCAD and other CAD software, at real size with editable dimensions (Pro). • 3D models as GLB, USDZ and OBJ (Pro). • Excel and CSV schedules and room-by-room measurement sheets for estimating (Pro). • IFC (BIM) for Revit and ArchiCAD, and XML floor plan data (Business). INSURANCE, INSPECTION AND REPAIR ESTIMATES • Tag damage by room: water, fire, smoke, mold and more, with severity and affected materials (Pro and Business). • Damage and scope reports with photos and a signature block. • Repair cost estimates from your own price list. AI ON YOUR PLAN • Ask the AI assistant about your measurements: areas, materials and quantities. • Draft a scope of work, suggest damage from room photos and name rooms (Pro and Business). SHARE AND WORK TOGETHER • Share links that open in any browser. Client review links and version history on the web (Pro). • Projects sync to the cloud and open in the web editor at vplan.ai for detailed drafting, sheets and design work. • Business teams see each other's projects. PLANS • Free: 2 projects a month, a watermarked PDF of one level, the 3D viewer, 20 AI messages a month and cloud sync. • Pro: unlimited projects, multi-level PDF plan sets, DXF, 3D, Excel and measurement sheets, damage reports, estimates, finishes and AI tools. • Business: everything in Pro plus IFC and XML export, team projects, your logo on plan sets, and the API. Pro and Business are auto-renewing subscriptions, billed monthly or yearly through your Apple ID. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. LiDAR scanning needs an iPhone or iPad with LiDAR (iPhone 12 Pro or newer Pro models, iPad Pro 2020 or newer). Terms of Use: https://vplan.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://vplan.ai/privacy

Screenshots

BeaverPlot4 screens
vPlan AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BeaverPlot at every 6 days against vPlan AR's every 6 weeks. vPlan AR's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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. BeaverPlot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and vPlan AR sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeaverPlot ships an update every 6 days, vPlan AR every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BeaverPlot versus vPlan AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeaverPlotvPlan AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBOBBY JOSEValidPixel LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

BeaverPlot

Subscriptions4
  • BeaverPlot Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro AI Monthly$19.991 Month
  • BeaverPlot Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • Pro AI Monthly$199.991 Year
4 purchases

vPlan AR

Subscriptions4
  • vPlan Pro Monthly$19.001 Month
  • vPlan Business Monthly$39.001 Month
  • vPlan Pro Annual$182.991 Year
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  • vPlan Business Annual$374.991 Year

Questions

Is BeaverPlot free?
BeaverPlot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vPlan AR free?
vPlan AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeaverPlot or vPlan AR have ads?
Neither BeaverPlot nor vPlan AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeaverPlot or vPlan AR?
BeaverPlot ships an update every 6 days, and vPlan AR every 6 weeks. Most recently, BeaverPlot was updated on October 24, 2026 and vPlan AR on October 24, 2026.

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