Comparison

QuickPlan 3D vs HomeCAD

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

Head to head
About

QuickPlan 3D

Easily design detailed floor plans for your home with this intuitive tool. Instantly visualize your creations in 3D and customize walls, doors, and windows. Share your professional-quality plans in various formats.

Highlights
  • Instant 3D visualization
  • Customizable wall thickness
  • Extensive door and window library
  • Precise, scaled plans
  • Multiple sharing formats (PDF, JPG, DXF)
  • iCloud synchronization
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QuickPlan 3D is the simplest and most efficient design tool for your floor plans. And you can view the result in 3D instantly! All angles can be drawn with QuickPlan 3D. Interior and exterior walls thickness can be changed. All doors and windows types are available. Create precise and accurate plans at scale in record times. Share them by email or in the cloud (native format, PDF, JPG or DXF). If you want to extend your floor plans with multiple floors, level shifts, roof and site, you can send your floor plans to ArchiTouch 3D for a complete architectural CAD solution. QuickPlan 3D is the best App for professional quality floor plans on your Mac and your iPad. You can save your plans on iCloud to use them on your Mac and your iPad. QuickPlan 3D for Mac is sold separately.

About

HomeCAD

Easily design your dream home on your device with this intuitive architectural tool. Create multi-floor layouts, add interior walls, doors, windows, and staircases. Automatically generate project metrics and facade views.

Highlights
  • Create multi-floor house designs
  • Add interior walls, doors, and windows
  • Design facades and staircases
  • Automatic metric generation
  • Automatic roof creation
  • Support for metric and imperial units
Features
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Working drawings of your house — right on iPad, without complex CAD. HomeCAD is a simple professional tool for low-rise construction. Draw a floor plan in minutes and get dimensioned drawings your builders can actually work with: plans with dimension lines and axes, facade views and a complete PDF drawing package. MADE FOR • Small construction companies, architects and designers: sketch and adjust a house project right on site and send the PDF to your client — no desktop CAD needed. • Self-builders: plan your own house without special knowledge and speak the same language with your builders. WHAT YOU GET • Floor plans with automatic dimension lines, axes and room areas • Walls and partitions, doors, windows, inner and entrance staircases • Multiple floors, foundation and roof • Facade views from four sides with level marks • Project specification: rooms, doors, windows • Multi-page PDF drawing package (A4/A3) with a title sheet — ready to print and share • Metric and imperial units FREE AND PRO The free version includes up to 3 projects. The Pro subscription unlocks PDF export and unlimited projects. Available subscriptions: - monthly subscription - annual subscription Subscription price varies by region. Questions or ideas? We answer every email: support@homecad.app The subscription fee will be charged from the bank card associated with your iTunes account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current active subscription. You can manage subscriptions in your iTunes account settings. Terms of Use: https://homecad.app/en/terms.php Privacy Policy: https://homecad.app/en/privacy_policy.php

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HomeCAD at Free against QuickPlan 3D's $8.99. HomeCAD also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). QuickPlan 3D's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (69% vs 32%). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HomeCAD is free to download; QuickPlan 3D costs $8.99 up front. HomeCAD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. QuickPlan 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuickPlan 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuickPlan 3D has 231 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of QuickPlan 3D's written reviews are positive against 32% of HomeCAD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickPlan 3D ships an update every 2 months, HomeCAD every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
QuickPlan 3D versus HomeCAD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickPlan 3DHomeCAD
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (231 ratings) — better3.0 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews — better32.0% of reviews
Number of ratings231 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGELYSOFTAleksei Unshchikov

Customer experience

QuickPlan 3D

All ratings226 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative23.1%

HomeCAD

All ratings24 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.0%

Bugs and requests

QuickPlan 3D

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • 3D visualization goes haywire periodically
  • App crashes after recent updates
  • Angled ceilings don't snap to dimensions properly
  • Wall joinery can be jumpy and unpredictable
  • Apple Pencil compatibility issues on iPad Pro
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  • Palm detection issues on iPad Pro
  • PDF export functionality inconsistent
  • Difficulty changing exterior wall shapes
  • Refund process unclear and unresponsive

Requested features

15 requests
  • Multi-story/stacked floor plans capability
  • Roof design and visualization tools
  • Customizable grid size settings
  • Curved and angled wall support
  • Expanded furniture library with modern options
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  • Bay window and picture window options
  • Dishwasher and modern kitchen appliances
  • Attached garage design options
  • Pantry variations (tall, corner)
  • Tutorial videos for 3D and roof features
  • Better interior finish and pattern options
  • Mirroring/flipping capability
  • Basement and negative space design
  • Additional building types beyond main dwelling
  • Landscape and outdoor elements

HomeCAD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

QuickPlan 3D

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

HomeCAD

Subscriptions2
  • 1-month subscription$12.991 Month
  • 1-year subscription$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pack of 3 exports to PDF$0.99

Questions

Is QuickPlan 3D free?
QuickPlan 3D costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomeCAD free?
HomeCAD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QuickPlan 3D or HomeCAD?
QuickPlan 3D is rated higher. QuickPlan 3D averages 4.2 out of 5 from 231 ratings, while HomeCAD averages 3.0 from 25 ratings.
Do QuickPlan 3D or HomeCAD have ads?
Neither QuickPlan 3D nor HomeCAD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickPlan 3D or HomeCAD?
QuickPlan 3D ships an update every 2 months, and HomeCAD every 10 days. Most recently, QuickPlan 3D was updated on November 1, 2026 and HomeCAD on November 2, 2026.

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