Comparison

ARki vs Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner

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

Head to head
About

ARki

Design and visualize your dream spaces in 3D and augmented reality. This app offers tools for effortless room planning, interior decorating, and architectural design, suitable for both beginners and professionals. Preview changes in real-time before making them.

Highlights
  • 3D Home Design & Room Planner
  • Augmented Reality Visualization
  • Instant Floor Plan Creator (LiDAR/Manual)
  • Extensive 3D Furniture Library
  • Import 3D Models (Pro)
  • Sync & Share Functionality
Features
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Bring your dream spaces to life with ARki, the ultimate 3D Home Design & Room Planner App that blends simplicity with professional-grade power. Whether you’re a DIYer refreshing a bedroom, a homeowner planning a renovation, or an architect crafting a client’s vision, ARki makes interior design, house design, and architecture drawing accessible, fun, and precise. Design My Room in Minutes - No Expertise Required! ARki’s Smart Draw tools and LiDAR scanning let you create room layouts effortlessly. Skip the tape measure - capture room dimensions instantly or sketch floor plans freehand. Dive into a library of 1,000+ 3D furniture models to design homes or decorate house spaces with confidence. Test paint colors, swap flooring textures, and experiment with home decor styles in real time. Visualize every detail in stunning 3D or step into life-sized AR to “walk through” your 3D house design before making real-world changes. Homeowner-Friendly Features: - Floor Plan Creator: Generate accurate room layouts, multi level plans, with LiDAR or 2D drawing. - 3D Room Planner Library: Choose sofas, lighting, rugs, and decor to design room spaces that reflect your style. - Ai image: Generate realistic views of your project from your 3d scene. - AR Visualization: See furniture scale and home decor choices in augmented reality - Sync & Share: Collaborate with partners or contractors via 2D snapshots, videos, or interactive plans. - Drag-and-Drop Simplicity: Rearrange furniture, adjust wall colors, and test layouts in seconds. For Architects & Design Pros: Precision Meets Creativity ARki Pro elevates architecture design and interior decorating with tools tailored for professionals: - Import 3D Models: Use FBX/GLB files from SketchUp, Revit, Blender, 3Dsmax or AutoCAD to build layered projects. - Mixed Reality Mode: Overlay 3D house designs onto real-world sites for immersive client presentations. - 1:1 Scale Accuracy: Position objects, apply real-time shadows, and animate models for flawless architectural drawing. - Material Palettes & Explode Tool: Showcase texture options and deconstruct designs to highlight details. - Unlimited Projects: Save, edit, and share unlimited architectural projects. Why ARki Wins Over Home Lovers - Room Designer Made Easy: Just intuitive tools to decorate house spaces like a pro. - Budget-Smart Planning: Test bold room decor ideas risk-free. Love that emerald green wall? Preview it in AR first. - Flexible Home Planner: Perfect for studio apartments, sprawling homes, or virtual staging. - Cross-Device Freedom: Start on your iPhone, refine on your iPad, and present on your Mac - seamlessly. Transform Your Space Today ARki isn’t just a floor plan creator—it’s your pocket designer. Redesign a single room or reimagine an entire property with tools that empower everyone, from interior decorating novices to architecture design experts. Perfect For: - Homeowners craving a home design 3D makeover. - Renters wanting to visualize room decor before moving in. - Pros presenting 3D house designs or buildings in jaw-dropping AR. - Compatibility: For floor scanning use LiDAR-enabled iOS devices Unlock ARki Personal subscription to gain access to the full catalogue of 3d interior models, as well as accurate edit and draw features, which help you create designs faster. Upgrade to ARki Professional Subscription to explore the full toolkit for professional designers. Explore tutorials and inspiration: http://www.darfdesign.com/arki.html Subscription Prices are set by Apple's App Store Matrix in $USD. Subscriptions are charged to your iTunes account at purchase and renewal. Free trials auto-renew to paid plans unless cancelled 24 hours before expiry in iTunes settings. Cancellations take effect after the current period, downgrading to free. Unused trial time is forfeited if you subscribe before it ends. Privacy Policy: https://www.darfdesign.com/privacypolicy.html Terms of Use: https://www.darfdesign.com/termsofuse.html

About

Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner

Easily create and furnish 3D floor plans for your home or construction projects. Generate high-resolution images to visualize your designs and impress clients. Upload existing floor plans as templates to get started quickly.

Highlights
  • Create 3D floor plans
  • Furnish rooms with extensive libraries
  • Generate high-resolution 3D images
  • Use floor plans as image templates
  • 3D Viewer
  • Photo function
Features
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Welcome to smart3Dplanner! smart3Dplanner offers you the possibility to create 3D floor plans quickly and easily and to furnish your rooms according to your taste. Create high-resolution images of your project with smart3Dplanner. Convince your customers and business partners with 3D images. Plan your construction project or set up your own home. Particularities: * Floor plans can be uploaded as an image file and used as a template * Extensive furniture libraries for interior decoration * 3D Viewer * Photo function for creating high-resolution images For a quick introduction, watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTHJwfY3MPc Feel free to contact me, if you need support or to give me feedback: contact@smart3dplanner.de Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ARki4 screens
Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ARki at none against Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner's shown. ARki also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. ARki sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per 7 days and Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for ARki against 4.3 for Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 256 and 131 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of ARki's written reviews are positive against 66% of Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARki ships an update every 2 weeks, Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ARki versus Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARkiFloor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (256 ratings) — better4.3 (131 ratings)
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better66.2% of reviews
Number of ratings256 — better131
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDarf Design LTDSebastian Kemper

Customer experience

ARki

All ratings256 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.5%

Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner

All ratings129 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative23.4%

Bugs and requests

ARki

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Measurements change unexpectedly
  • Things wouldn't rotate
  • Stairs didn't stay in place
  • Rotations reset on reopening
  • UI buttons close current document
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  • Saving is buggy
  • App force closes
  • App becomes unresponsive
  • Controls too sensitive
  • Black screen on iPad Air 2
  • Cannot resize miniature furniture to full size

Requested features

10 requests
  • More models for the library
  • Tutorials that are not fast-talkers
  • Visible tools for undo and duplicate
  • More preset shapes
  • More window options
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  • Support for animation
  • Draw feature
  • Ability to apply more than one material
  • Options to turn off shadows and define user-defined altitude and azimuth for lighting
  • GPS integration

Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

ARki

Subscriptions5
  • Personal Subscription$5.007 Days
  • Personal Subscription$12.001 Month
  • ARki Pro Subscription3 Days trial$19.491 Month
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  • Personal Subscription$29.006 Months
  • ARki Pro Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$219.991 Year
2 purchases

Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Version$4.997 Days
One-time1
  • Pro Version$5.99

Questions

Is ARki free?
ARki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner free?
Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ARki or Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner?
ARki is rated higher. ARki averages 4.4 out of 5 from 256 ratings, while Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner averages 4.3 from 131 ratings.
Do ARki or Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner have ads?
Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner shows ads; ARki does not.
Which is updated more often, ARki or Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner?
ARki ships an update every 2 weeks, and Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner every 6 months. Most recently, ARki was updated on November 6, 2026 and Floor Plan 3D | smart3Dplanner on November 7, 2026.

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