Comparison

House Designer vs FieldFab

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

Head to head
About

House Designer

Design your dream home with this intuitive interior design application. Create detailed 2D floor plans and visualize them in real-time 3D. Access a vast library of items and materials to bring your vision to life.

Highlights
  • Real-time 3D view
  • Detailed 2D floor plans
  • 300+ items and materials
  • Export image to photos
  • Auto compute room size
  • Intelligent room recognition
Features
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House Design is an intuitive interior design app that lets you build the house you've always wanted, right on your iPad/iPhone. Key Features: • Real time 3D view • Create detailed 2D floor plans • More than 300 items and materials • Export image to photos • Easiest and efficient operation ever in iPad • Auto compute room size • Intelligent room recognition Lite version restrictions • Design can't be saved

About

FieldFab

This app helps HVAC installers create precise ductwork transitions in the field using augmented reality. It streamlines the process of measuring, designing, and visualizing complex ductwork before cutting any materials, saving time and reducing errors.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality visualization
  • Ductwork transition design
  • Field measurements input
  • Sheet metal cutting optimization
  • Sharing and PDF export
  • Open source
Features
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This software allows HVAC installers, primarily retrofitters, to build the very best ductwork transitions they possibly can while in the field. Doing ductwork transitions by hand can be a tedious and labor intensive process, but is very often necessary in order to achieve good airflow. When you cut each piece you have to keep track of which side will have tabs, how long the tabs are, and sometimes even if you do it right you end up with gaps or noticeably crooked faces. If you've ever found yourself building a transition in the attic of a three story house then you will absolutely love Field Fab. Now you can take your measurements, input them into Field Fab, and you can then view the results via Augmented Reality using your iPhone or iPad's camera before even cutting a single piece of sheet metal! This saves you trips back and forth to the van and saves you the hassle of bringing a large piece of sheet metal into the attic. Sometimes it's nice to have the transition ordered at your nearest sheet metal fabricator to have delivered before install day. Well with Field Fab, your sales crew can take the measurements and view them before an installer even shows up. Field Fab includes a sharing feature that allows other people to view the transition you made in FieldFab by sharing a link, which means it works over text message and email. No attachments! If you would like attachments, FieldFab also has the option to export to PDF. FieldFab is open source and available on GitHub for anybody to download. https://github.com/robertmsale/FieldFab

Screenshots

House Designer4 screens
FieldFab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FieldFab at none against House Designer's 2. House Designer's advantage is ratings volume (7.4K vs 79) and review sentiment (63% vs 50%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. House Designer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. FieldFab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for House Designer against 4.5 for FieldFab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: House Designer has 7.4K ratings behind it against 79, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of House Designer's written reviews are positive against 50% of FieldFab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

House Designer ships an update every 3 weeks, FieldFab every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
House Designer versus FieldFab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHouse DesignerFieldFab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7.4K ratings)4.5 (79 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.4K — better79
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott MeyersRobert Sale

Customer experience

House Designer

All ratings7,247 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews694 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral11.4%
Negative25.4%

FieldFab

All ratings65 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

House Designer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Walls and rooms disappearing or resizing unexpectedly
  • Doors and windows moving or vanishing after saving
  • Crashes when trying to edit or add certain elements
  • Dimensions and measurements not displaying properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free furniture and decor options
  • Ability to save and resume projects
  • More customization options for walls, floors, etc.
  • Improved 3D rendering and camera controls

FieldFab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

House Designer

One-time2
  • Premium for iOS$5.99
  • Premium for macOS$14.99
None

FieldFab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is House Designer free?
House Designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FieldFab free?
FieldFab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, House Designer or FieldFab?
FieldFab is rated higher. House Designer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7.4K ratings, while FieldFab averages 4.5 from 79 ratings.
Do House Designer or FieldFab have ads?
Neither House Designer nor FieldFab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, House Designer or FieldFab?
House Designer ships an update every 3 weeks, and FieldFab every 6 weeks. Most recently, House Designer was updated on November 9, 2026 and FieldFab on November 3, 2026.

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