Choosing Between Home Planner and RoomSketcher? Read This First

How Do They Work?

Both RoomSketcher and Home Planner let you create floor plans in 2D and 3D. At a basic level, you can:

• Draw from scratch or trace over an existing sketch
• Apply materials like tile, wood, and paint
• Furnish spaces with fixtures, furniture, and appliances
• View and export floor plans in both 2D and 3D
• Capture a space with LiDAR

From there, the tools take different approaches. RoomSketcher is built specifically for creating professional 2D and 3D floor plans. There are multiple ways to get started on a project, making the experience suitable for any workflow.

You can draw a floor plan yourself, capture an existing space with LiDAR, trace a blueprint or a sketch, or order floor plans through the redraw service. You can also use AI Convert to upload a computer-drawn floor plan and convert it into an editable floor plan.

The interface drawing process is easy, with clear tools for structure, measurements, and layout. One key advantage is the ability to view your project in 2D and 3D simultaneously. In Home Planner, you need to switch between modes. This side-by-side view in RoomSketcher makes it easy to understand how changes affect the space, speeding up decision-making.

Home Planner, on the other hand, is primarily focused on decorating individual rooms. Its interface centers on visual inspiration through a "Design Feed" and is geared toward styling rather than building detailed, multi-room floor plans.

Order Floor Plans

If you need finished floor plans quickly, a redraw service can save time and reduce back-and-forth. With RoomSketcher's Order Floor Plans feature, you submit a blueprint or sketch and receive professionally redrawn 2D and 3D Floor Plans by the next business day. The project is delivered as a fully editable file, so you can make changes yourself if needed.

What you get with one order:

• Both 2D and 3D Floor Plans from the same project
• Furnished or unfurnished layouts, based on your sketch
• A fully editable project you can update in the app for 30 days, with no extra fees
• The ability to generate Live 3D walkthroughs, 360 Views, and 3D Photos from the same project

Home Planner does not offer a comparable redraw or order-based floor plan service.

2D Floor Plans

In Home Planner, 2D floor plans are generated by clicking Take a Photo. This produces one of the three static outputs, with limited customization options:

• Full Colors Screenshot: shows finishes and furniture
• Real Estate Floor Plan: black and white, with room names, areas, and furniture
• Architectural Floor Plan: black and white, with more detailed dimensions

These views are fixed. You cannot adjust colors, labels, line styles, or layout beyond the preset formats.

RoomSketcher approaches 2D Floor Plans differently. Customization is built into the workflow, giving you control over how the plan looks and what it communicates. You can:

• Create color-coded floor plans using automatic room type colors, such as blue for bathrooms
• Customize wall, window, and furniture outline colors, then save templates for consistent branding
• Create multiple versions of the same plan, including unfurnished, partially furnished, or fully staged
• Adjust fonts, label placement, room names, and room sizes
• Divide open-plan layouts into clearly labeled zones, such as a kitchen or dining area
• Apply advanced measurement settings to match professional or regional standards

3D Floor Plans

With both tools, you can develop a 3D floor plan alongside your 2D floor plan. Each tool offers a library of materials, furniture, and accessories for your designs. Rendering a 3D floor plan takes a few minutes in both programs.

In Home Planner, creating a 3D floor plan involves clicking Take a Photo. You then get a few options:

• Adjust lighting (cloudy, morning, daytime, evening)
• Adjust the image's aspect ratio
• Drag to adjust rotation and viewing angle

Customization is limited. We couldn't fine-tune the details the way we wanted, and one furniture item shifted positions in 3D (though it remained correct in 2D).

RoomSketcher offers more flexibility with 3D Floor Plans:

• Change the color on the wall tops and other details
• Save settings, including rotation, angle, and styling, as templates for consistent results
• Show or hide furniture to generate multiple versions (unfurnished, staged, or fully furnished)
• Export floor plans in JPG or PDF, optimized for presentations and marketing

Measurement and Total Area Calculations

Home Planner supports basic measurements in 2D floor plans, including room area in square feet or square meters, as well as wall and window lengths. Based on our review of the interface and available help documentation, measurement styling appears to be fixed. We did not find options to adjust font size, placement, or visibility directly in the tool.

RoomSketcher offers more advanced and flexible measurement tools. You can display:

• Room area, such as 100 sq ft
• Exact room dimensions
• Exterior wall lengths
• Distances between any two objects

Measurements are calculated automatically and can be customized for clarity. You can change font size, color, and placement, and choose exactly which measurements are shown or hidden on each plan.

For projects that require standardized area reporting, RoomSketcher also includes a Total Area Calculator. This tool analyzes your layout and six professional area standards, including Grand Total Area (GTA), Total Living Area (TLA), and Gross Internal Area (GIA).