Draft Paper vs PlanSnap
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
PlanSnap
Easily add photos to PDF plans by pinning them to specific locations. Organize construction pictures and share PDF sets with embedded photos with team members. Ideal for architects, engineers, and contractors to streamline project communication.
- Pin photos to specific locations on PDF plans
- Organize construction pictures by project
- Share PDF plans with embedded photos
- Upload and add photos from phone gallery
- Offline photo uploading when reconnected
- Download photo sets for backup
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PlanSnap is an easy way to add photos to PDF plans. The app organizes construction pictures by pinning them to specific locations on a plan. Then you can download or share the set of PDF + photos with other team members. Created by structural design firm DLK Engineering LLC, PlanSnap is designed to help contractors, engineers, and architects share project photos and minimize the need for on-site meetings. For architects and engineers, upload your PDF set and share the link with a contractor. When the someone adds pictures to the PDF, anyone with the link can view, download, or share them with others. Note that you can also add photos of your hand sketches, screenshots, etc. For contractors, upload a new PDF by choosing a file from you phone (or open a previous PlanSnap link), and then start adding photos by long-tapping any spot on the PDF. Then a link can be shared to give other team members access to the PDF with the photos. If there is no reception at the jobsite, leave PlanSnap open so it can upload your photos when you are reconnected. Or, you can just add photos to the PDF from your phone gallery at anytime. Tip for locating photos: For maximum clarity, pin the photo to the location on the PDF that represents *where you were standing* when you took it, rather than pinning it to the element you photographed. Tip for sharing links: Save your PlanSnap links (in a shared Note, for instance) so you find them later as needed. And then download your photos to keep a backup copy. NOTE: Photos are not stored by PlanSnap forever, so make sure to download and keep your photo sets for your own records!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PlanSnap at 5.0 against Draft Paper's 4.4. PlanSnap also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Draft Paper's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Draft Paper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlanSnap asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlanSnap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draft Paper has 16K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 51% and 50% positive.
Draft Paper ships an update every 2 weeks, PlanSnap weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Draft Paper | PlanSnap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giles Goddard | Vihanti Digital Services Private Limited |
Customer experience
Draft Paper
PlanSnap
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
PlanSnap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Draft Paper
- All Features$9.99
PlanSnap
No in-app purchases
Questions
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