SnapPlan vs Scanstead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SnapPlan
This app uses your device's LiDAR scanner to quickly measure rooms and generate accurate 2D floor plans. You can then create professional estimates and invoices directly from the job site, streamlining your workflow for home improvement projects.
- LiDAR room scanning
- Automatic 2D floor plan creation
- Accurate room dimension measurement
- Itemized estimate building
- Professional invoice generation
- DXF file export for CAD
- Integrated project workflow
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SnapPlan is the measure-to-quote app for painters, flooring installers, tile setters, drywall finishers and remodelers. Scan the room, price it with your own rates and send a branded estimate before you leave the driveway. Trusted by 35,000+ home improvement contractors. Save 7+ hours every week on measuring and paperwork, with up to 45% growth in closed sales. MEASURE WITHOUT A TAPE • Scan a room with iPhone LiDAR: walls, doors and windows captured as you walk • Net wall area with every door and window subtracted, plus floor, ceiling and perimeter • No LiDAR? Tap corners in AR, take a photo of a floor plan or upload a PDF • Measure every room of the house in one estimate PRICE IT WITH YOUR OWN NUMBERS • Material quantities calculated from your measurements, with the math shown • Paint, flooring, tile, drywall and more: mix any work in one estimate • Your Pricebook learns from every estimate and fills in your prices next time • Labor, materials, markup and tax in one clear total TALK THROUGH THE JOB • Voice walkthrough: walk the rooms, talk and snap photos. SnapPlan drafts the scope and line items for you to review • AI preview: show the client a new color or floor on a photo of their own room SEND IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE • Branded PDF estimates with your logo, rooms, totals and signature • Share by text, email or any app, right from the job site • Found something on site? Turn unplanned work into a change order with photos GET PAID • Deposit, progress and final invoices created from the estimate • Mark invoices paid and see who owes you at a glance • "Needs you" shows the next step on every job: measure, price, send, approve, paid WORK IN SPANISH, SEND IN ENGLISH • The whole app in English and Spanish • Choose the document language for each client SUBSCRIPTION SnapPlan is free to download. Some features require a SnapPlan Pro subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tapnetic.ai/2022/11/24/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://tapnetic.ai/2022/11/24/privacy-policy/
Scanstead
Capture property layouts and dimensions quickly using your iPhone's LiDAR sensor. Generate floor plans and measurement reports for professional use. Organize project data and export it for estimates and job management.
- LiDAR-based room scanning
- Automatic dimension capture
- Floor plan and report generation
- Project organization
- Export to Trusso
- Professional use case
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** Requires a LiDAR-equipped iPhone Pro or iPad Pro** Measure properties faster with Scanstead. Scanstead uses the LiDAR sensor on supported iPhones to capture rooms, dimensions and property details—without measuring every wall manually. Whether you are preparing an estimate, documenting a remodel or collecting measurements during a site visit, Scanstead helps you move from property walkthrough to usable project information faster. SCAN WITH IPHONE LIDAR Walk through a room and capture its layout using your iPhone. Scanstead records the room structure and measurements while you scan. CAPTURE PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS Review room dimensions, wall lengths, doors, windows and other captured property details in one place. CREATE FLOOR PLANS AND REPORTS Turn your scan into clear floor plans and measurement reports that can be referenced after you leave the jobsite. KEEP PROJECTS ORGANIZED Store scans by property or project so measurements, photos and supporting information remain easy to find. SEND PROJECTS TO TRUSSO Transfer property and measurement information into Trusso to help create estimates and manage contractor jobs with less duplicate data entry. BUILT FOR REAL JOBS Scanstead is designed for contractors, remodelers, painters, flooring professionals, property managers and other professionals who need fast property measurements. SUBSCRIPTION Try Scanstead free for 7 days. After the trial, choose: • $10.99 per month • $79.99 per year Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when the free trial ends unless the subscription is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple Account settings. A LiDAR-equipped supported iPhone is required for scanning features. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scanstead at 5.0 against SnapPlan's 4.4. SnapPlan's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (46 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. SnapPlan sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Scanstead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scanstead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SnapPlan has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SnapPlan ships an update fortnightly, Scanstead every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SnapPlan | Scanstead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (46 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tapnetic LLC | Faregrabbr.com LLC |
Customer experience
SnapPlan
Scanstead
In-app purchases
SnapPlan
- SnapPlan Ultra Weekly$6.997 Days
- SnapPlan PRO Monthly$8.991 Month
- SnapPlan Business Weekly$24.997 Days
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- Ultima Access$29.991 Month
- SnapPlan Ultra Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Month
- SnapPlan PRO Special Yearly$34.991 Year
- SnapPlan PRO Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- SnapPlan Ultra Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- SnapPlan Business Monthly3 Days trial$89.991 Month
- SnapPlan Business Yearly3 Days trial$499.991 Year
Scanstead
- Scanstead Monthly7 Days trial$10.991 Month
- Scanstead Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year









