Comparison

TileCount vs TilePlanner

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

Head to head
About

TileCount

Features
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What does TileCount do? TileCount calculates how many tiles, boxes, and dollars you need to cover any floor, wall, or backsplash. Enter room and tile dimensions, pick a laying pattern, and get instant results β€” including pattern-aware waste factors and box-rounded quantities. Is my data private? 100% offline. Nothing leaves your iPhone. No accounts, no analytics, no ads, no third-party SDKs. How do I get started? 1. Open the Calculate tab 2. Enter your room dimensions, tile size, grout gap, and laying pattern 3. Get instant tile count, box count, and total cost What can I do with it? - Calculate any rectangular floor, wall, or backsplash - Choose from 4 laying patterns: Straight, Brick, Diagonal, Herringbone (waste auto-applied) - Subtract deductions for doors, window cutouts, or non-tiled areas - Save multi-room projects with full cost breakdowns - Browse the built-in reference: common tile sizes, grout gap guidance, adhesive coverage - Switch between metric (m, cm, mm) and imperial (ft, in) anywhere - Share project summaries by message, email, or AirDrop What languages does it support? English, German, French, Spanish, and Japanese. How much does it cost? 3-day free trial, then $1.99/week, $4.99/month, $29.99/year, or $79.99 lifetime. Terms of Use: https://taxlite.net/tile_count/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://taxlite.net/tile_count/privacy.html

About

TilePlanner

Features
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TilePlanner – measure rooms, lay tiles automatically, and create a finished survey as a PDF. The practical tool for tilers, tradespeople, and everyone who plans their own project. MEASURE IT YOURSELF β€’ Draw each room with your fingertip – corner by corner. β€’ Walls are labelled with their dimensions automatically. β€’ Tap a wall to set its length and angle precisely – including angled walls and diagonals. β€’ Zoom and pan for large or irregularly shaped rooms. TILE IT AUTOMATICALLY β€’ Tile format, grout and perimeter grout freely adjustable. β€’ Laying patterns: grid, half-offset, third-offset and diagonal. β€’ The app lays the tiles automatically and distinguishes full tiles from cut ones. MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS AT A GLANCE β€’ Instantly visible: floor area plus full and cut tile counts. β€’ Recommended purchase quantity including a cutting-waste allowance. MANAGE CUSTOMERS & ROOMS β€’ Create customers and assign any number of rooms to them. β€’ All data stays local on your device. PROFESSIONAL PDF SURVEY β€’ Create a PDF per room or a combined survey across all rooms. β€’ Includes customer details, room sketch, wall dimensions, tile specifications and quantities – with totals. β€’ Share or print straight away. Ideal for quotes, orders and planning on site. TilePlanner is funded by ads. A one-time purchase removes them permanently, so you can use the app ad-free. Two notes on wording choices: β€žverfliesen" I translated as β€žlay tiles" rather than the more literal β€žtile" β€” App Store copy reads more naturally as a verb phrase this way, and the second headline keeps β€žlay tiles automatically". β€žMit einem einmaligen Kauf" says removes ads permanently, not a subscription. That wording matters legally and for user expectations, so I kept it unambiguous rather than softening it to β€žremove ads".

Screenshots

TileCount4 screens
TilePlanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TileCount at none against TilePlanner's shown. TilePlanner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. TileCount sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and TilePlanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TileCount ships an update every 5 weeks, TilePlanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
TileCount versus TilePlanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTileCountTilePlanner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZHENGQIAO JIANGPhillipp Rochel

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TileCount

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99
1 purchases

TilePlanner

One-time1
  • Werbefrei$8.99

Questions

Is TileCount free?
TileCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TilePlanner free?
TilePlanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TileCount or TilePlanner have ads?
TilePlanner shows ads; TileCount does not.
Which is updated more often, TileCount or TilePlanner?
TileCount ships an update every 5 weeks, and TilePlanner every 2 months. Most recently, TileCount was updated on October 8, 2026 and TilePlanner on October 17, 2026.

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