Andrea Bell
4 years ago
This app is the best of its kind and I would have given 5 stars, but they never add new stuff to the catalog and that sucks. There are 0 sliding doors that go into the walls, minimal pool options, minimal decor, and when you resize things it looks ridiculous half the time (just for starters). I just wish that someone would put some time into this (and maybe a search bar for the catalog that works), if I am going to keep paying $40/year for an app.
A Google user
2 years ago
I love this app it the best but it needs a wider variety of tile options. There needs to be a backslash option for the kitchen. The other option I need is being able to add balconies and different types of roofs. I also want to be able to add office equipment such as printers fax machines etc. But overall an awesome app. Good job.
Measle Cloud
1 year ago
Very useful app! User friendly if you've had design software experience. You can change finishes, manipulate object size, and there's a good selection of furniture and other objects. I did a rough design of our new laundry/pantry area to get an idea of what the whole area would look like and it did the job. Designing our playroom now. Worth the full price.
Katlin Todd
1 year ago
As someone who desires to make and decorate floor plans for fun, this app satisfies that base desire. However, I don't know that I would renew the yearly subscription. I am strictly on mobile and the app is NOT incredibly user friendly and takes a bit to get used to in terms of movement, floor plan creation and decor. It's just glitchy. Things don't load correctly. I would love to see things added and updated but for the number of characters this review allows me, I can't fit it in this review.
mi Leech
1 year ago
This app has wonderful customer service and decent graphics. However, it is not user friendly and really should only be used by students or professionals. I think everything should be in one place. I have switch between the website and the app for different functions. Designing is very inconsistent, e.g. if I place a lamp on a table it should either hover over the table or drop to the floor but it is random. You have to manually note the measurements for everything in the room.
Chris Lemmon
4 years ago
EDIT + 3* to 5*: The customer service team with Planner 5D is fantastic. They worked hard and were able to restore my layouts and resolve the glitch. Thanks! Though a little difficult to fine tune layouts due to the difficulty of selecting specific, overlapping elements on a small screen, this app was very easy to use otherwise. It was very useful for laying out multiple floorplan modifications and remodel ideas. However, a recent update deleted all my (presumed) saved layouts.
A Google user
5 years ago
Positioning things takes forever, it's very clunky. You cannot change the size of things, at least not right away. Most of the design options are locked, so you can only use the most basic appliances, limiting your designs greatly. If you do accidentally click on something and change its size (happens A LOT), there's a pop-up message that you have to exit out of; gets annoying. I played for 3 hours and only got the floor plan, some doors and windows, and a very limited kitchen done.
Patricia Cronberg
1 year ago
The graphics are cool, but it lacks in design tools. The ability to rotate a room seems necessary. Currently you have to move all the corners around, but then there's no option to tell what angles the corners are. So it takes 20xs longer to design a room that doesn't fit in the preset options. You also can't delete a corner, which is a real bummer if you've spent the 20xs to move a room and accidentally click the add a corner option. It's a cool app, but definitely lacks... even if you've paid.
A Google user
5 years ago
Holy WOW, the developers did an amazing job on this app! The graphics are incredible. I love that use of items is unlimited, and there aren't ads or puzzles like ALL other design apps. Only cons: 1. It's confusing to learn. It took me like 30min to learn how it works (but it was worth it). 2. I wish there was a tool for centering something, like a window on a wall for example. 3. Lose the freemium s***... it isn't cool anymore. Just charge like $5 to buy the game, then have all items be free.
A Google user
5 years ago
This has great potential but falls very short of what can be actually done. Half the time if I want to change the color of the flooring, for example, the editing button on the top bar doesn't show up. I have to add multiple "new rooms" only to delete them immediately, or find some other weird way to get the editing buttons to show. It also extends to trying to flip something a different way. I was really excited about this but I regret spending even $2.99 on it.
A Google user
5 years ago
I rate this app only 3 stars, and that's because you have to unlock or pay! (Its over priced btw) I wanted to simply design my room, but no, there's only like four bedroom doors that you can choose from out of around 100! And you can't even change the color. After the app said if I want to be able to change the colors of things I immediately decided to delete the app. But other than that it's a great app!
A Google user
4 years ago
It's a good design app, but it could be 5 stars if they would add portrait mode. It's difficult to use on an Android phone in landscape mode, which is truly a bummer since I paid for the full version. And speaking of paid versions, it would be nice if the fee would cover other platforms. Since it only works in landscape mode, it would be great on a larger display like a desktop pc, but in order to use it on windows, they want me to pay AGAIN for the windows version! SUPER LAME!
A Google user
5 years ago
I liked this app, at first, cuz it allows you to view your designs in VR which the other app I use does not. but I realized quickly that the controls are very awkward and most items are locked. I also couldn't figure out how to add a second room to my design I built from scratch so it got quite frustrating. I think I'll be sticking with Home Design 3D because it works much better. if your looking for a good house building and design app Home Design 3D is the way to go, not this one.
Steff steff
3 years ago
Free version is horrible. Limited choices. Long ads for every single item. While I understand what a subscription is & how it works, the free version is a complete time sucker. An ad for every single item placed is too much, it takes too long to do anything. Most items still remain locked so it's an even bigger bummer. The paid version is probably fine. If you aren't a professional that will use this often enough to pay, use another app, one that has a USABLE free version.
Sarah Johnson
3 years ago
Doesn't work on mobile: Stick to their desktop version online. On mobile, I select a room and try to drag the corners to resize it but it only scrolls the page, doesn't resize them. Text is too small to read unless I zoom in too close to be useful. Most items are locked behind a paywall and those that aren't require you to watch an ad to use. Which isn't the worst, but very frustrating and severely hamstrings trying to build anything.
Kaela Koupe
10 months ago
I've been trying to find a decent app where I can design the rough blueprint of the home were about to start building on. This one seemed great, but there's no easily findable instructions, no labels on any of the buttons and no.option to undo anything. So it's useless unless you KNOW the app through and through. I also wish I could see the interior instead of birds eye
TheEclipsedLock
5 months ago
I wish the walls could be recorded in just total inches viewable from the app, not automatically converted to feet. Also, when I put in exact values for walls, it skews to some decimal point or some random value and I need to keep putting in the exact value for it to stay. Also, if you get a "free" trial and attempt to change furniture dimensions, a popup screen for money will keep coming up and annoy you. What a hassle, but I guess that's how they make money.
Bruce Moughler
8 months ago
This app is expensive and worth less than 50 cents. After considerable time and investment even using a strong gaming computer-- I realized nothing of any value or realism could be made that would help me differentiate between design options. Everything looks like kindergarten drawings, and many complexities are nearly if not impossible to create. Further-- there is no escape once you subscribe. There is no way to cancel. If you want to be owned by a con artist-- purchase this app today!
Mr. “Mr. Sal” Sal
9 months ago
Too many micro-transaction pop-ups. Be careful with rendering, you only have so many, and then you cannot delete ones you don't like. You can only "archive" them. But don't worry, they got your back and will keep them in the archive in case you ever need those ones you don't want again. They'll micro-transaction this too. The program is not easy to use. There are not enough options for common-cheap items. Default settings are cannot be personalized to be different.
Becca Wildel
5 months ago
2024 and still using it. LOVE IT!!! Back up to 5 stars. Whatever the problem was it went away and I can load my plans again. I've been doing Planner 5D since about 2015 and, other then a recent issue I have been VERY VERY PLEASED. The cost of the full catalog is WELL worth it. I highly recommend this app. For me doing this as just a hobby it is definatly better then the old paper, pencil and template ways. 💙💙💙💙