ArcSite vs StretchPaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
StretchPaper
Unleash your creativity on an expansive, virtually endless digital canvas. This app allows for detailed note-taking, intricate diagramming, and artistic expression without space constraints. Export your work in various formats, customize your tools, and enjoy a seamless drawing experience.
- Infinite canvas
- Note-taking
- Diagramming
- Artistic drawing
- Export as images/PDFs
- Vector manipulation
- Custom pen definitions
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Take notes and draw on an infinite* canvas! Stretchpaper is a new way to take notes, make diagrams, and show your artistic talent. With an infinite canvas, you'll never run out of room. Stretchpaper is both fun and useful! Export your drawings as images or mega-pdfs, manipulate vectors, define your own pens, and more. Works great on the iPad, but works best with the Apple Pencil and iPad Pro! * not actually infinite, but close enough!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ArcSite at Free against StretchPaper's $2.99. ArcSite also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (9.3K vs 65). StretchPaper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.4). On review sentiment 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
ArcSite is free to download; StretchPaper costs $2.99 up front. ArcSite sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. StretchPaper asks for nothing beyond the download.
ArcSite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcSite has 9.3K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of ArcSite's written reviews are positive against 50% of StretchPaper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ArcSite ships an update weekly, StretchPaper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArcSite | StretchPaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (9.3K ratings) — better | 3.8 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.3K — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 235 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arctuition LLC | Infinite State Machine Inc. |
Customer experience
ArcSite
StretchPaper
User reviews
ArcSite
From 9.3K App Store ratingsWhat 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
StretchPaper
From 65 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Infinite canvas/zoom
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 💡 Good for mind maps/brainstorming
- 💡 Useful for Apple Pencil
- 💡 Great for freehand flowcharts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Lost work/data loss
- 🐛 Poor palm rejection
- 🐛 Finger drawing issues
- 🐛 Export/share crashes
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
StretchPaper
Reported bugs
24 issues- Crashes and lost all work
- App crashes when trying to share/export
- Paste function not working
- Undo doesn't go back far enough
- Delete then undo bug
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- Palm rejection issues
- Finger drawing interferes with pen
- Content disappears
- Strokes disappearing
- Grid is hard to see
- App crashes without saving
- Force closes when sharing to PDF
- Glitchy export
- App shuts down and glitches appear
- Marks moving after undo/redo or app reopen
- Notes shift slightly after reopening
- Cannot load bigger workspaces
- Takes forever to load smaller workspaces
- Developer not responding to support requests
- Export/share brings up nsurl error
- Lines jump on screen
- Color selection buggy
- Cannot inactivate finger writing
- Canvas size limit
Requested features
22 requests- Add 2-finger tap to undo
- Add 3-finger tap to redo
- Disable finger drawing/touch input
- Add ruler/scale feature
- Add shape detection
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- Add text layer/typed text
- Add import vector image
- Add folder system
- Add cloud backup (iCloud/Dropbox)
- Add copy/paste functionality for images/elements
- Add layers
- Add color palette
- Add ability to rename files
- Add straight edge tool
- Add zoom lock feature
- Add quick undo gesture
- Add sync to iCloud
- Add ability to resize canvas to initial state
- Add Spline tools
- Add standard type tool
- Add export to other formats
- Add more zoom levels
In-app purchases
ArcSite
- 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
StretchPaper
No in-app purchases









