Comparison

PlanMeasure vs PlanMeasure Takeoff

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

Head to head
About

PlanMeasure

Features
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Turn any floor plan, blueprint, site map, or aerial photo into a precision measuring tool. Import a plan from Files, Photos, or directly from Apple Maps, set the scale with two taps on a known reference, and then measure every distance, area, and angle without leaving your iPad or iPhone. CALIBRATE ONCE, MEASURE FOREVER PlanMeasure works on any image. Drop in a PDF blueprint, a photo of a printed plan, or pull a satellite view straight from the map. Tap two points on a known reference (a door, a parking space, a property edge), enter the real-world length, and every following measurement is calibrated to the same scale. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MEASURE • Ruler — tap two points, see the distance instantly with unit-correct labels • Polyline — measure complex paths and chained distances point by point • Area — trace a polygon, get the total area with Shoelace-formula precision • Angle — tap three points to measure any angle, with live arc preview • Protractor — drop a draggable, rotatable protractor anywhere on the plan • Apple Pencil ruler — draw straight lines along the native iOS ruler ANNOTATE WITHOUT LEAVING THE PLAN Add lines, rectangles, ellipses, freehand sketches, and industry-standard symbols (furniture, machinery, solar arrays) directly on your plan. Organize them in layers — show, hide, or fade individual layers as needed. The wipe-eraser carves through anything (drawings, symbols, measurements) with clean masking, not destructive deletes. BUILT FOR REAL WORK PlanMeasure is the tool architects, builders, solar installers, surveyors, landscapers, and real estate professionals use on site: • Quick wall-to-wall checks during a survey • Solar panel area calculations on satellite imagery • Square footage estimates for offers and quotes • Site distance planning for landscaping • Furniture placement on existing floor plans EXPORT & SHARE Export your annotated plan as PDF or PNG with a clean footer showing scale, date, and project name. Send it via Mail, Files, AirDrop — or feed it into your usual workflow. PRIVACY FIRST Your projects stay on your device by default. iCloud sync is opt-in during onboarding — you decide whether your plans live only on this iPad/iPhone or sync between your devices via your private iCloud account. No analytics, no third-party tracking, no servers in the middle. FREE TIER Start for free with up to 3 projects. Unlock unlimited projects, PDF and PNG export, and all advanced annotation features with PlanMeasure Pro (subscription, cancel anytime). WHAT'S INCLUDED • Multi-project organization with search • Unlimited measurement annotations per project • Layer-based annotation stack • Undo / redo everywhere • Units: meters, centimeters, millimeters, feet, inches, yards, miles • Universal iPad + iPhone, designed for Apple Pencil and finger input • Optional iCloud sync (no third-party cloud) • Localized: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Danish Privacy Policy: https://planmeasure.nordicdatahub.de/en/privacy-app.html Terms of Use: https://planmeasure.nordicdatahub.de/en/terms.html LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PlanMeasure Takeoff

This app allows construction professionals to perform takeoff and blueprint measurements directly on their device. It supports PDF and image imports, enabling local scale calibration and precise measurement of lengths, areas, and counts without requiring file uploads or account creation.

Highlights
  • Blueprint PDF and image import
  • Local scale calibration
  • Length, area, and count measurement tools
  • Built-in cost kits for trades
  • Waste and slack factor calculation
  • Bid build calculator
  • Export to PDF and CSV
Features
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Measure plans, organize quantities, and build an estimate on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. PlanMeasure Takeoff opens blueprint PDFs and plan images, measures lengths, areas, and counts, and helps you price the work. Plans and project data are processed locally; no account or plan upload is required. CHECK THE SCALE • Calibrate each sheet from a known dimension. • Use architectural, engineering, and metric PDF scale presets. • Check the scale against a second known dimension and see its provenance and verification status. • Review missing-scale warnings before export. A printed scale alone cannot confirm that a scanned or resized plan is accurate. ORGANIZE BY ROOM OR FLOOR • Label selected items with a room, floor, zone, or other location. • Search those labels and keep them in CSV exports. • See location subtotals in text and PDF reports, with length, area, and count quantities kept separate. • Items missing a page or required scale are identified and excluded from location subtotals. • Locations are assigned manually; the app does not automatically divide a drawing into rooms. MEASURE AND PRICE • Trace lengths and areas, count fixtures, and enter field quantities. • Snap to traced endpoints, midpoints, intersections, or the grid, with optional angle constraints and a touch loupe. • Apply unit prices, waste, and slack; reuse personal cost kits. • Convert estimated quantities into whole-package material orders using your package coverage. • Review package counts, overage, trade totals, and missing-price checks. • See purchase estimates and extra whole-package costs in the editor and reports. These use your entered unit rate, including any labor in that rate, and exclude tax and delivery. Existing bid totals remain unchanged. • Calculate contingency, overhead, profit, and a final bid total. KEEP AND SHARE YOUR WORK • Undo and redo changes across the estimating workflow. • Restore automatic draft checkpoints after an interrupted session. • Export a portable project backup with its plan pages and restore it as a separate copy on a compatible device. • Export CSV, marked-up plans, and PDF bid reports. • Try the included demo before importing your own plan. For framing, flooring, drywall, painting, roofing, concrete, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and general estimating. Measurements depend on the source drawing, calibration, and your inputs. Verify dimensions, scope, prices, and exported quantities before ordering materials or submitting a bid. • Preview measured quantities before applying a known-dimension scale change, including the affected item count and reminders when units change.

Screenshots

PlanMeasure4 screens
PlanMeasure Takeoff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlanMeasure Takeoff at none against PlanMeasure's 1. PlanMeasure Takeoff also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). PlanMeasure's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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. PlanMeasure sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. PlanMeasure Takeoff asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlanMeasure ships an update every 9 days, PlanMeasure Takeoff every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PlanMeasure versus PlanMeasure Takeoff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanMeasurePlanMeasure Takeoff
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiklaus OlsenKRISHNA PINNAMANENI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlanMeasure

Subscriptions1
  • PlanMeasure Pro$0.991 Month
None

PlanMeasure Takeoff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlanMeasure free?
PlanMeasure is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlanMeasure Takeoff free?
PlanMeasure Takeoff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlanMeasure or PlanMeasure Takeoff have ads?
Neither PlanMeasure nor PlanMeasure Takeoff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlanMeasure or PlanMeasure Takeoff?
PlanMeasure ships an update every 9 days, and PlanMeasure Takeoff every 6 weeks. Most recently, PlanMeasure was updated on October 20, 2026 and PlanMeasure Takeoff on October 24, 2026.

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