Floor Plan Creator vs Home Designer

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.

Home Designer is 3D home, interior, and remodeling software for DIY users, based on Chief Architect’s professional architectural software. Drawing walls creates a 3D model, and edits to walls, doors, or windows update framing, roofs, and foundations. Items added to a design appear in a materials list for cost estimating and budgeting. Cabinets snap and adapt to walls, while Material Painter lets users visualize different colors and styles. The 3D Library offers manufacturer-specific and generic catalogs; users can also import third-party 3D objects, materials, and colors. Designs are compatible with Chief Architect’s professional product line and can be shared through the Chief Architect 3D Viewer app. Home Designer is listed for Windows, macOS, web, iOS, and Android. The maker identifies version 2027 as available for PC and Mac, with one license that works natively on both. Monthly pricing is $79 a month, and annual pricing is $495 a year. There is no free plan, but a trial does not expire; it excludes saving, printing, exporting, and virtual tours. The one-person license can be installed on multiple computers for personal use, but only one can be active at a time.