Draft Paper vs Surveyorpad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Draft Paper
Create floor plans, layouts, and blueprints with ease using intuitive drawing tools. Support for multiple layers, iCloud, and Dropbox integration allows for seamless workflow. Export your designs to various formats for printing or further editing.
- Draw lines, rectangles, text, and more
- Support for multiple layers
- Export to PDF, JPEG, and DXF
- iCloud and Dropbox integration
- Mirror, translate, rotate, and scale operations
- Apple Pencil support
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Draft Paper is a simple and intuitive way to make floor plans, layouts or blueprints quickly and easily. Touch and drag to draw lines and rectangles on up to 10 independent layers, then export directly to PDF, JPEG or DXF ready for printing, emailing or editing in other software. Full feature list: + Drawing: Line, Dotted Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Ellipse, Segment, Text, Erase, Measure, Presentation + Multi file iCloud support + Export to JPEG / Vector PDF / DXF + Upload / download from DropBox or any other compatible app + Mirror / translate / rotate / scale operations + Smooth, fast and intuitive zooming / panning + Multiple layers and colors + Selectable right / left handed modes. + Unlimited undo + Unlimited size drawing area + Apple Pencil support (including double tap) + Metric / Imperial (USC) units support + Designed for iPhone and iPad For full instructions please visit our website, http://draftpaper-app.com
Surveyorpad
This app digitizes technical sketching for professionals like surveyors and engineers. It allows for accurate, scaled drawings using a stylus or finger, with tools for calculating area and distance. A free trial is available before committing to a subscription.
- Sketch to scale quickly
- Tailor-made sketching tools
- Accurate and neat drawings
- Stylus or finger input
- Calculate area and distance
- Easy export options
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SurveyorPad has been designed specifically with Surveyors, Engineers, Architects, and Energy Assessors in mind, but is suitable for anyone that needs to produce scale, technical sketches, quickly and accurately. With continuous improvements in touch / pressure sensitive stylus technology Surveyorpad is able to bring technical sketching using pen and paper into the 21st century. Digitising the process making it accurate, quick and easy, the paper becomes a tablet and your pen becomes a stylus or even your finger! SurveyorPad allows you to: • Quickly and easily sketch to scale • Use tailor made sketching tools • Sketch neatly and accurately • Use a stylus or your finger • Calculate area and distance in seconds • Easy export • Try it for free! Pricing Information Surveyorpad is a Auto-renewable subscription model and comes with a 1 month free trial, the trial gives you full access to all features of the app and there is no limit to the number of sketches you can create or any restricted features. In order to activate the free trial you will have to insert your Apple ID and password when requested and select either a monthly, quarterly or annual subscription. Active subscription will enable you to use Straight lines, Quill and Freehand tools. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. If having tried Surveyorpad for free you decide you do not wish to take a subscription or if you want to stop your existing subscription you can do this by turning off auto renewal in your iTunes account (settings, iTunes, manage subscriptions) at least 24 hours before your free trial is due to expire or 24 hours before your existing subscription is due to renew. If you fail to switch off auto renew your iTunes account will be automatically charged. If you choose not to subscribe or end your subscription the straight line, freehand line and quill tools will be locked meaning you cannot create any new drawings. However, you will still have access to the App and be able to view and export all existing content that was created during your free trial / subscription period. Surveyorpad charges Monthly - £5.99 per month Quarterly - £15.99 per quarter Annual - £49.99 per year For more information about the SurveyorPad application and how we can help you digitise your sketching process please contact info@surveyorpad.com. If you have any ideas or suggestion for the App, or need to report a problem please do so by contacting info@surveyorpad.com. Terms of Use : http://www.surveyorpad.com/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: http://www.surveyorpad.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Draft Paper at free with in-app purchases against Surveyorpad's subscription. Draft Paper also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Surveyorpad's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 51%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Draft Paper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Surveyorpad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Draft Paper ships an update every 2 weeks, Surveyorpad every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Draft Paper | Surveyorpad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.8% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giles Goddard | FPL Outsource Ltd |
Customer experience
Draft Paper
Surveyorpad
Bugs and requests
Draft Paper
Reported bugs
3 issues- Saved files disappearing or becoming corrupted
- Inconsistent behavior when zooming and panning
- Inability to import/export files as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add copy/paste functionality
- Improve text editing capabilities
- Provide more precise measurement tools
- Implement ability to save multiple versions of a project
Surveyorpad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Draft Paper
- All Features$9.99
Surveyorpad
- Surveyorpad1 Month trial$6.491 Month
- Surveyorpad1 Month trial$17.493 Months
- Surveyorpad1 Month trial$54.991 Year
Questions
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