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Short answer: Beginners should start with Planner 5D for its huge furniture library and easy 2D-to-3D switch. Floorplanner suits realtors and staging pros, SketchUp is the choice for serious 3D and architecture, Roomstyler is best for mood boards, MagicPlan is built for on-site scanning with your camera, and SmartDraw fits teams that live in diagrams.
Floor plan apps used to be little more than digital graph paper. Now the good ones ship with libraries of thousands of furniture and decor items, snap a flat sketch into a walk-through 3D render, and some can map a whole room just by pointing your camera at the walls. Whether you are an architect roughing out a layout, an agent staging a listing, or a renter trying to picture a sofa before you buy it, there is a tool here that fits.
The range is wider than it looks. A simple floor plan creator lets you drag walls around in minutes, while the heavyweight tools edge into proper 3D modeling, and the field apps use LiDAR to measure a room straight off the camera. We looked at six of the most capable options on Android, with one honesty note up front: a couple of these are not native phone apps at all, and we flag exactly where that matters below so the picks line up with how you actually work.
Quick comparison
Short on time? Here is the whole lineup at a glance. Find the row that matches how you work, then jump down to that app’s section for features, pricing, and the catch worth knowing.
| App | Platform | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Planner 5D | Android, iOS, web, macOS | Beginners and DIY home designers |
| Floorplanner | Web (browser on Android) | Realtors and staging pros |
| SketchUp | Web and iPad (no Android phone app) | Architects and serious 3D work |
| Roomstyler | Web (browser on Android) | Mood boards and styling |
| MagicPlan | Android, iOS | On-site scanning with your camera |
| SmartDraw | Web and desktop (browser on Android) | Teams and facility planners |
1. Planner 5D
Best for: beginners and DIY home designers who want results without a manual.
If you have never drawn a floor plan in your life, Planner 5D is the gentlest way in. It keeps the familiar feel of sketching on paper, then lets you flip the same layout into a real-time 3D render to see how the space actually reads. The catalog now runs to the high thousands of furniture and decor items, plus AI room-layout suggestions and AR so you can drop a design into your real room through the camera. It runs across browser, iOS, Android, and macOS, so a plan started on your phone picks up on a laptop. You can check the current feature set on the Planner 5D listing on Google Play.
- A drag-and-drop library in the thousands of furniture and decor items
- One-tap switch between a 2D plan and a 3D render
- AI layout suggestions and AR preview through the camera
- Syncs across browser, iOS, Android, and macOS
On pricing, there is a free tier that exports with a watermark, a mid Premium plan, and a higher Professional plan, both cheaper paid annually than month to month. Plans and prices shift, so check the in-app rates before you commit, and note that iOS in-app pricing usually runs higher than the web rate.
2. Floorplanner
Best for: realtors, staging pros, and interior designers juggling several projects.
Floorplanner is the polished, project-first option. The drag-and-drop builder is genuinely quick, an auto-furnish feature styles an empty room in a tap, and the photorealistic 3D renders and interactive walkthroughs are the kind of thing you can put in front of a client without apology. A multi-project dashboard keeps separate listings tidy, which is why staging teams and agents reach for it. It runs in the browser rather than as a dedicated phone app, so on Android you open it in Chrome.
- Fast drag-and-drop layout with one-tap auto-furnish
- Photorealistic 3D renders and interactive walkthroughs
- A dashboard for running multiple projects at once
- Credit-based exports rather than per-file fees
Pricing stays friendly for individuals. A free account covers one active project, a Plus plan sits around five dollars a month, and a Pro plan runs close to thirty for heavier use, with exports drawn from a credit pool. Larger company tiers exist if a whole team needs in.
3. SketchUp
Best for: architects and designers who need real 3D power, not a quick sketch.
SketchUp is the heavyweight here. It is built for proper 3D modeling, with a 2D LayOut tool for documentation, a deep plugin ecosystem for rendering and BIM, and integration with Trimble and CAD workflows. That power comes with a steeper learning curve, so it rewards people who model regularly rather than once a year.
- Robust 3D modeling with a 2D LayOut tool for drawings
- A large plugin ecosystem for rendering and BIM
- Trimble and CAD integration for professional pipelines
- Free web tier, with paid Go, Pro, and Studio plans above it
Expect a free web tier, an entry Go plan billed yearly, a mid Pro plan, and a top Studio plan, with Pro and Studio both having crept up in price lately. Confirm the current annual rates on SketchUp’s own pricing page before you subscribe.
4. Roomstyler 3D Home Planner
Best for: visual people who plan by mood board rather than by measurement.
Roomstyler comes from the Floorplanner team, but it leans into styling over technical precision. The pull is the catalog: well over a hundred thousand real, brand-name furniture and decor items you can drop into a space and preview in real-time 3D. A community side means you can browse rooms other users have designed, which is half inspiration board and half shortcut. If you think in vibes and finishes rather than wall lengths, this is your tool, and it runs in the browser on Android.
- A library of well over a hundred thousand real-brand items
- Real-time 3D previews of every change
- Community designs you can browse for ideas
- Free to use, with premium render credits on top
Roomstyler is free to start, with premium credits unlocking higher-quality renders and advanced tools. For casual styling, the free account goes a long way.
5. MagicPlan
Best for: contractors, restoration crews, and anyone measuring a real room on site.
MagicPlan flips the usual workflow. Instead of drawing a plan, you walk the room and let the camera do the measuring, using LiDAR on supported phones to produce an auto-dimensioned floor plan. From there you add annotations, objects, and 360-degree panoramas, then export to PDF, DXF, or the cloud for a quick report. It is the pick for field work, claims, and on-site documentation, and you can see the current capabilities on magicplan on Google Play.
- Camera and LiDAR room scanning into auto-dimensioned plans
- Annotations, objects, markups, and 360-degree panoramas
- Export to PDF, DXF, or the cloud for fast reporting
- Built for on-site contractors and claims work
Pricing has moved away from flat monthly tiers to a per-project model, so the free tier is now closer to a short trial than a long-term free plan and the paid plans charge by the project. If you scan rooms regularly it can pay off, but check the per-project rates against your volume first.
6. SmartDraw
Best for: teams and facility planners who already work in diagrams.
SmartDraw is really a visual-collaboration suite with a Floor Plan Designer built in. That heritage shows: it ships thousands of symbols for kitchens, HVAC, lighting, and wiring, ties into Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Visio, and is happy with team collaboration and data automation. For a corporate environment or a facilities team that already lives in flowcharts, it slots right in.
- A Floor Plan Designer with thousands of architectural symbols
- Integration with Office, Google Workspace, and Visio
- Team collaboration and data automation built in
- Templates for architecture and engineering layouts
Pricing runs about ten dollars a month for an individual billed annually, with team seats in the rough range of seven to eight dollars per user a month, also billed annually and with a minimum number of seats. Exact team rates vary, so price it for your headcount.
How to pick the right one
There is no single winner here. The right app depends on how you actually work. Starting cold and want something that feels good fast? Planner 5D is the easy first install. Realtors and stagers who need polished renders to show clients should reach for Floorplanner. And anyone doing precise architectural or 3D work will quickly outgrow the rest and want SketchUp, learning curve and all.
For styling by feel, Roomstyler’s enormous catalog is hard to beat. If your job is measuring real rooms on site, MagicPlan’s camera scanning saves real time, and teams that already diagram everything will feel at home in SmartDraw. Just keep the platform notes in mind: SketchUp and SmartDraw shine on a bigger screen rather than on an Android phone, so match the tool to where the work really happens.
| If you want to… | Reach for |
|---|---|
| Start designing with zero experience | Planner 5D |
| Show clients polished, staged renders | Floorplanner |
| Do precise architectural or 3D work | SketchUp |
| Plan a room by look and feel | Roomstyler |
| Measure a real space on site | MagicPlan |
| Diagram layouts across a team | SmartDraw |
Whichever way you lean, check the live store listing before you commit, since features and prices move. For a wider view of the category, Android Authority’s roundup of home design apps is a useful second opinion on where these tools sit in the home-improvement space.
One last tip before you commit: almost all of these let you draw something real for free before any paywall. Spend an evening sketching one room you know well in your top two picks. The app that feels natural in your hands matters far more than a spec sheet, and the prices listed here move, so confirm the current rate in the app before you subscribe.
