Draft Paper vs log BAND
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
log BAND
Generate precise cutting patterns for log band saws. Optimize log utilization and minimize waste by defining and sorting desired sawn timber assortments. View a yield list before cutting.
- Create cutting patterns for log band saws
- Define and sort sawn timber assortments
- Optimize log utilization
- Minimize waste
- View yield list before cutting
- Calculates cutting pattern from log diameter and length
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With log BAND you can create cutting patterns for log band saws. In just a few steps you can create a cutting plan for a log and a list of the resulting sawn timber assortments. Define and sort the assortments as you want to cut them. Your assortments are distributed on a log cross-section that they make optimal use of the log and the waste remains as low as possible. log Band calculates the exact cutting pattern from the plait diameter and the length of the log. You can see a list with the yield of the sawn timber assortments before you start cutting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Draft Paper at 4.4 against log BAND's 3.3. Draft Paper also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 8). log BAND's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Draft Paper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. log BAND asks for nothing beyond the download.
Draft Paper holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draft Paper has 16K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Draft Paper's written reviews are positive against 43% of log BAND's.
Draft Paper ships an update every 2 weeks, log BAND every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Draft Paper | log BAND |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16K ratings) — better | 3.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.8% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Giles Goddard | Gerrit Balindt |
Customer experience
Draft Paper
log BAND
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
log BAND
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Draft Paper
- All Features$9.99
log BAND
No in-app purchases
