PlaceAnew vs Floorplanner: measure the home on your phone, or draw it in the browser

PlaceAnew vs Floorplanner at a glance

Floorplanner facts from its home, pricing and project-level pages, help center and the Floorscanner App Store listing, checked November 8, 2026.^{[1][3][2][4][5][6][7][3]} PlaceAnew facts from its features page and Terms of Use.

	PlaceAnew	Floorplanner
Built for	Measuring a home and designing what comes next	Planning any space in the browser, free for casual use
How the room gets in	Measured in one walk with LiDAR: walls, doors, windows, every room named with its square footage	You draw it in the browser, a room or a wall at a time, and type exact lengths; the Floorscanner iPhone app adds a free RoomPlan scan
Furniture	What the scan recognized, plus 46 everyday pieces in Add › Objects; move, turn, resize or delete any piece	260,000 3D models, for every user
Free	Scanning, plans, 3D, editing, the kitchen designer and all exports	5 projects, 3 floors each with 3 designs, watermarked SD images
PDF and DXF	Free with every scan	With a one-time upgrade of the project, paid in credits
Credits	None	5 for $8.15, 10 for $16.30, 30 for $48.90, 100 for $163.00
Subscriptions	None needed	plus $5 a month with 4 credits; pro $29 a month with 25 credits; yearly $60 and $348
Devices	iPhone or iPad Pro with LiDAR	A web browser; Floorscanner on iPhone and iPad only

Is Floorplanner free?

For casual use, yes. A free account keeps up to 5 projects, each with 3 floors and 3 designs, and exports SD images with a watermark.^[3] HD, 4K and 8K images, more floors, no watermark and PDF, FML and DXF exports come with a one-time upgrade of that project, paid in credits.^[2] Credits cost $8.15 for 5 up to $163.00 for 100.^[3] The plus subscription is $5 a month with 4 credits and pro $29 a month with 25; on the free basic plan each new export waits 10 minutes.^[3]

PlaceAnew has no credits and no per-project fee. Scanning, floor plans, 3D, editing, the kitchen designer with prices and exports are free. Files shared from a free account carry a small "Made with PlaceAnew" line.

Does Floorplanner scan rooms?

Yes, with its companion iPhone app, Floorscanner. The free scan uses Apple's RoomPlan and is made on the device in seconds; a paid WeScan, bought with credits, comes back in 2 to 3 days. You need a free Floorplanner account to upload, and the app runs on iOS only.^[4][5]

PlaceAnew is one app from scan to files: walk every room once and the measured plan, the furniture, the 3D, the PDF and the DXF are ready on the phone.

Where Floorplanner is stronger

• Any computer. It runs in the browser with no software to install.^[1] PlaceAnew needs iPhone 12 Pro or a newer Pro model, or an iPad Pro from 2020 or later.
• A huge furniture library. 260,000 3D models for everyone, at no extra cost.^[1]
• Big pictures. HD, 4K and 8K images with a project upgrade.^[2]
• Furnishing in one click. Magic Layout fills a room with the pieces of a Styleboard, which you then move as you like, and furniture can be moved, turned and scaled in the 3D view too.^[8][9]
• New designs from nothing. Draw a house or an office that is not built yet. PlaceAnew starts from a scan of a real place.

Where PlaceAnew wins

• No drawing. One walk measures every room: walls, doors, windows, room names and square footage. In our office test every wall we could compare came within 2.5 inches of our hand-measured plan.^[10]
• Your furniture is already in it. The beds, sofas, tables, cabinets and appliances the scan recognized are on the plan and in the 3D. Drag a piece, turn it, change its size, copy it or delete it.
• PDF and DXF on day one. PDF report, SVG drawing, DXF for CAD and USDZ 3D model, with no credits. On Floorplanner, PDF and DXF need a paid project upgrade.^[2]
• Walk replay. Look at a corner, an outlet or a window from your own walk, without going back to the house.
• Kitchens to order. The kitchen designer opens on the scanned walls with US cabinet rules, corner cabinets, prices and a shop drawings PDF.

Which one should you pick?

• Drawing a space that is not built yet, or furnishing a plan on a computer: Floorplanner.
• Measuring, planning or remodeling a home that already exists: PlaceAnew. Some use both: PlaceAnew for the measured plan, Floorplanner to furnish at those sizes.

Questions people ask

Is there a free Floorplanner alternative with DXF export?

PlaceAnew exports PDF report, SVG drawing, DXF for CAD and USDZ 3D model, free. On Floorplanner, DXF comes with a paid project upgrade.^[2] More options are on the best free floor plan app.

Does Floorplanner work on an iPhone?

Its scanning app, Floorscanner, runs on iPhone and iPad; the planner itself runs in a web browser.^[5][1]

Can I move furniture in PlaceAnew?

Yes. In the plan editor, tap any piece the scan found to drag it, turn it, change its width, depth or height, copy it or delete it. Add more from the 46 pieces in Add › Objects.

Is PlaceAnew on the App Store?

Not yet. It is in early access through TestFlight; ask to join on the download page.