Blophome vs Floor Plan Creator

Blophome is an interior design application for creating and decorating spaces in 3D, with photorealistic rendering. Its maker says rendering runs on its servers while users continue drawing on their computers. Projects can use 3D products from manufacturer catalogs, including IKEA, Roca, Samsung and Cosentino; users can also publish projects on Blophome’s portal and receive comments. In the browser version, collaborators can work on one project simultaneously and see one another’s actions in real time. The Professional version adds dimension drawings, automatically applied wall dimensions and high-resolution dimension plans. Blophome is available on the web, Windows and macOS. The online version requires an HTML5-supporting browser, and the maker recommends an uninterrupted connection above 10 Mb. The free Classic plan costs nothing and includes standard rendering 5/day and 24 manufacturer catalogs. Monthly plans include Premium Catalogs Medium at $6 a month, Premium Renders at $9 a month, Premium Images at $11 a month, Premium Catalogs Full at $27 a month, and Professional Full at $40 a month. Premium subscriptions renew automatically by default; generated catalogs remain on the maker’s servers for six months after the subscription period.

Floor Plan Creator is a floor-planning application for creating detailed layouts, viewing them in 3D, and printing plans to scale. Projects can contain multiple floors and rooms of different shapes, though walls are straight only. In 3D mode, the camera can be positioned freely and the view can show as many floors as needed. The application calculates room, wall, and level areas, perimeters, and symbol counts. Its symbol library includes doors, windows, furniture, electrical, and fire-survey symbols. Plans can be exported as PNG, JPEG, PDF, DXF, SVG, or Wavefront.obj files. Projects can be shared for others to open and edit without an account, and the app supports metric and imperial units. It runs on Android and in a web browser; supported Bluetooth laser distance meters vary by platform. Floor plan files from other applications cannot be imported for editing, though PNG and JPEG images can be used as backgrounds. A free plan is available; Standard costs $9.99 a year, and other paid options include $6.95 a month for Pro and one-time Android purchases.