Comparison

ArcSite vs Kitchen Design PRO

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

Head to head
About

ArcSite

Design and sketch floor plans with intuitive CAD tools. Capture data, calculate materials, generate estimates, and create professional proposals. Collaborate and accept payments seamlessly.

Highlights
  • AI Trace for sketch conversion
  • 2D CAD-level precision
  • Floor plan creation from maps
  • Material quantity calculation
  • Proposal generation
  • Cloud sync and collaboration
  • AR Room Scanner
Features
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ArcSite is the perfect CAD sketch and design tool for all levels, from beginners sketching out floor plans to experienced professionals taking on complex projects. No matter your experience, ArcSite puts intuitive CAD within everyone's reach. ArcSite goes beyond design: start with a drawing to capture data, calculate material quantities, and instantly create estimates and job reports in one place. Once you’re finished drawing with ArcSite’s floor plan creator, you can easily share and collaborate on projects, generate professional proposals, material lists, and estimates, and accept payments from anywhere. INTUITIVE CAD SKETCH & DRAWING TOOLS FOR ROOM & HOUSE DESIGN - *AI Trace: Sketch it, scan it, see your space. Turn a hand sketch, photo, or PDF into an editable, to-scale floor plan. *only available for iPad; iPhone features coming soon - Advanced 2D CAD-level precision without the CAD learning curve. - Create CAD floor plans from a map: Start a new drawing using a satellite image as your base. Enter an address to find a location, then zoom in or out to set boundaries; the scale will be set automatically. - Designed for everyone: Easy for first-time users, precise enough for professionals. - Export, Cloud sync, and collaborate: Your room design drawings export to PNG/PDF/DXF/DWG, save to the cloud, and (for professional users) flow directly into material takeoffs, estimates, and signed proposals. - Send proposals: Access Proposal Generation (based on your drawing). - Communicate visual context: Add location-based photos with markup to highlight project issues instantly for teams or customers. WORK FASTER & STAY ORGANIZED WITH FIELD-LEVEL PRECISION - Keep all of your project details in one place. - Customize products, forms, material types, quantity calculations, and pricing to match your data requirements. - Our mobile CAD app offers unmatched accuracy, whether with exact-to-scale drawings or quantities of materials and pricing. - Draw to scale with confidence: Our mobile CAD app makes it easy to get accurate measurements and pricing, every time. - Security - SOC 2 Type II compliant and ISO/IEC 27001 certified. SMART FEATURES FOR CAD FLOOR PLANS - *AR Room Scanner: Scan a room or space with your phone or iPad camera and get a scaled floor plan placed directly in the drawing canvas, no manual measuring. *only for Apple Pro devices - Smart Shapes and parametric objects: Walls, doors, windows, and shapes can snap into place, auto-count, and adjust as you draw or resize. - Quick-start template gallery: Pre-built templates save you time. WHO USES ARCSITE? - Sales Teams - Residential Contractors - Fencing Pros - Foundation Repair Experts - Designers, Architects - Creative Homeowners - Remodeling Pros - Inspectors - Auditors - General Contractors - And more WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT ARCSITE? "I haven't found anything else that comes close to meeting my needs. With ArcSite I save hours on every estimate. Very easy to make accurate and professional-looking drawings, while on-site." - Colin, from JES Foundation Repair "In my opinion, there is no better program for our line of work, we will be much more productive in the long term." - Paul from Johnson Controls TERMS Free 14-day trial on all plans Terms of Service: https://www.arcsite.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/184541 To continue using ArcSite after your trial, purchase a monthly or annual subscription plan (Draw Basic, Draw Pro, Takeoff, or Estimate). Each tier offers different features; details are in-app. AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION INFO * Payment charged to Apple Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription renews unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours before the current period ends * Renewal charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period * Manage subscriptions or turn off auto-renewal in Account Settings after purchase * Unused portion of a free trial is forfeited upon subscription purchase

About

Kitchen Design PRO

Easily visualize and design your dream kitchen with a vast catalog of furniture and decor. Change colors, layouts, and add items from popular brands to see your vision come to life. Create realistic snapshots and share your designs with others.

Highlights
  • Visualize dream kitchen layouts
  • Enrich with furniture from world-famous brands
  • Customize colors and wall decor
  • Share designs with partners or constructors
  • Start from existing projects or empty rooms
  • Create photo-realistic snapshots
  • Includes IKEA product range
Features
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If you want to decorate your kitchen, we can help you do it easier, with less hustle and achieve better results in less time for the little fraction of total expense. With the application you can: - Visualize your dream and get a better idea of what it will really look like - Enrich your habitation with the furniture from world famous brands - Change anything in the picture, from colors on the walls to layout of the furniture - Share your vision with your partner, flatmates or constructors Start from one of the existing handcrafted projects made by the industry professionals or an empty room. Change furniture, decoration, add new items from IKEA or other brands, observe your room from different points, create photo-realistic snapshots and see how your image becomes a reality. The app includes the most popular products from the IKEA product range. Additional features like ready-made designs, full furniture catalog (120 000 products), 3ds Max export, unlimited number of rooms and photorealistic HD renders are available through a subscription for a week, month or year. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal, in accordance with your plan, within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple lD account settings any time after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.roomplannerapp.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.roomplannerapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

ArcSite4 screens
Kitchen Design PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ArcSite at 4.7 against Kitchen Design PRO's 4.5. ArcSite also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 32%) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. ArcSite sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Kitchen Design PRO sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ArcSite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcSite has 9.3K ratings behind it against 1.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of ArcSite's written reviews are positive against 32% of Kitchen Design PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
ArcSite versus Kitchen Design PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcSiteKitchen Design PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.3K ratings) — better4.5 (1.7K ratings)
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews — better32.3% of reviews
Number of ratings9.3K — better1.7K
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#189 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB1.3 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArctuition LLCPlannerSoft

Customer experience

ArcSite

All ratings9,266 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews609 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative42.4%

Kitchen Design PRO

All ratings1,667 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews393 reviews
Positive32.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative61.3%

User reviews

ArcSite

From 9.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy and powerful tool
  • 👍 User-friendly and intuitive
  • 👍 Works great on all devices
  • 👍 Helps create accurate plans
  • 👍 Useful for various projects

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🐛 Drawings disappearing
  • 🐛 Measurements issues
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes

Kitchen Design PRO

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Helpful for visualizing designs
  • 👍 Good for beginners
  • 👍 Allows creating 3D designs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 💰 Requires paid subscription
  • 🔒 Limited functionality in free version
  • 🔒 Paywall for basic features
  • 🔋 Drains device battery quickly

Bugs and requests

ArcSite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Drawings not opening
  • Walls not connecting properly
  • Dimensions constantly shifting
  • Unexpected auto-merging of objects

Requested features

5 requests
  • 3D support
  • More affordable pricing options
  • One-time purchase option
  • Improved export options
  • Better layering and floor management

Kitchen Design PRO

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Walls and furniture randomly move/resize
  • Crashes and freezes when switching views
  • Saved designs not loading properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding items
  • Inaccurate measurements and proportions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for non-IKEA furniture
  • Improve 2D and 3D editing tools
  • Introduce a one-time purchase option
  • Expand catalog of available items
  • Allow importing own room dimensions
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  • Add multi-level/multi-room planning

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ArcSite

Subscriptions10
  • Draw Basic$14.991 Month
  • Draw Basic14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Draw Pro$34.991 Month
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  • Draw Pro14 Days trial$34.991 Month
  • Draw Basic (Yearly)$119.991 Year
  • Advanced$119.991 Month
  • Advanced14 Days trial$119.991 Month
  • Takeoff$119.991 Month
  • Takeoff14 Days trial$119.991 Month
  • Estimate14 Days trial$159.991 Month
10 purchases

Kitchen Design PRO

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly Subscription$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
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  • Weekly Business$17.997 Days
  • 6 Months Subscription$29.996 Months
  • 6 Months Subscription$34.996 Months
  • Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
  • Monthly Business$49.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Basic version$8.99

Questions

Is ArcSite free?
ArcSite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitchen Design PRO free?
Kitchen Design PRO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ArcSite or Kitchen Design PRO?
ArcSite is rated higher. ArcSite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.3K ratings, while Kitchen Design PRO averages 4.5 from 1.7K ratings.
Do ArcSite or Kitchen Design PRO have ads?
Neither ArcSite nor Kitchen Design PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArcSite or Kitchen Design PRO?
ArcSite ships an update weekly, and Kitchen Design PRO weekly. Most recently, ArcSite was updated on November 9, 2026 and Kitchen Design PRO on November 9, 2026.

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