Draft Paper vs Xscope
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
Xscope
This application allows you to manage your device by connecting via USB. You can view photos and videos stored on your device and copy files directly from your phone to the connected device.
- USB device connection
- View photos and videos
- Copy files from phone to device
- Device management software
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Xscope The application is the management software Connect to the device via usb Can view photos and videos of the device Can copy files from phone to device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Draft Paper at 4.4 against Xscope's 2.5. Draft Paper also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 83) and review sentiment (51% vs 30%). Xscope's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Xscope asks for nothing beyond the download.
Draft Paper holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draft Paper has 16K ratings behind it against 83, 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 30% of Xscope's.
Draft Paper ships an update every 2 weeks, Xscope every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Draft Paper | Xscope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16K ratings) — better | 2.5 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.8% of reviews — better | 30.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 83 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Giles Goddard | Grus IoT |
Customer experience
Draft Paper
Xscope
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
Xscope
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Draft Paper
- All Features$9.99
Xscope
No in-app purchases
