QuickPlan 3D vs HomeCAD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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
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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 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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | QuickPlan 3D | HomeCAD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (231 ratings) — better | 3.0 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews — better | 32.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 231 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GELYSOFT | Aleksei Unshchikov |
Customer experience
QuickPlan 3D
HomeCAD
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
QuickPlan 3D
No in-app purchases
HomeCAD
- 1-month subscription$12.991 Month
- 1-year subscription$99.991 Year
- Pack of 3 exports to PDF$0.99








