Layroom vs
Planner 5D.
Planner 5D and Layroom are after the same job: see a room in 3D without a CAD degree. Planner 5D commits to skeuomorphic catalogs and consumer charm. Layroom commits to speed, restraint, and rooms that read true.
Why you're here
- 01“Half the catalog is paywalled, and I do not want to subscribe just to drag a chair around.”
- 02“The cartoon aesthetic does not match the brand I am pitching to a client.”
- 03“There is no way to start from a real floor plan photo.”
- 04“Watermarks on free renders kill it for sharing the result.”
What it is
Planner 5D is a 2D and 3D interior design tool for hobbyists, available as a web app and mobile apps. The catalog is large (mostly stock furniture in residential styles), the editor is drag-and-drop, and the aesthetic leans warm and friendly. Freemium with HD rendering and many catalog items behind paywalls.
Where Layroom is different
- 01Trace walls from a phone photo. Planner 5D wants you to draw walls in their editor from scratch.
- 02Generate any furniture piece from a sentence. Planner 5D is limited to its catalog.
- 03No catalog paywalls. Layroom's free stock catalog is the full catalog, not a sampler.
- 04Restrained, tactile UI. Planner 5D leans on cartoon thumbnails and sidebar tabs.
- 05Browser-only. Nothing to install. Planner 5D's mobile app is a separate product.
Where Planner 5D still wins
- 01Bigger stock catalog, especially mainstream residential styles.
- 02Photorealistic HD rendering. Layroom's 3D view is real-time and stylized, not raytraced.
- 03Mobile apps with touch-first interaction. Layroom is desktop-first.
Side by side
| Feature | Layroom | Planner 5D |
|---|---|---|
| Trace from a photo | Smart fill + Magic fill | No, draw walls manually |
| Custom piece generation | Coming soon, from a sentence | No |
| Catalog access (free) | Full catalog | Sample subset, HD render paywalled |
| Mobile | Desktop-first browser | iOS + Android apps |
| Aesthetic | Tactile, restrained | Skeuomorphic, friendly |
| Free tier | Full editor, 1 synced scene | Limited catalog, watermarks |
Pricing side by side
Layroom
- Free
- Free: full editor, stock catalog, 1 cloud-synced scene. No sign-up needed.
- Paid
- Pro: $12/mo, coming soon. Adds furniture generation and saved scenes. Studio: contact, coming soon. Higher generation throughput, unlimited scenes.
- Notes
- The editor is free, forever. Paid tiers don't gate basic functionality.
Planner 5D
- Free
- Limited catalog, watermarked HD renders, mobile and web apps available.
- Paid
- Premium around $15-20/mo or annual, unlocks the full catalog and HD rendering.
- Notes
- Pricing varies by region. A lifetime plan is sometimes promoted.
Switching over
- What transfers
- Nothing automatic. Layroom does not import Planner 5D project files.
- What you bring
- A floor plan photo (or a screenshot of your Planner 5D plan). Drop it into Layroom and trace the walls with Smart fill.
- Time cost
- Re-tracing a single-room plan takes 1 to 3 minutes.
Common questions
- Is Layroom a Planner 5D alternative for hobbyists?
- If you want to plan a single room from a real floor plan and walk through it, yes. If you want the largest stock catalog on the market, Planner 5D wins.
- Can I generate custom furniture in Layroom?
- Yes. Type a sentence ("a low-back lounge chair in wool boucle, oat color") and Layroom generates the 3D model. Planner 5D is catalog-only.
- Does Layroom watermark exports?
- There are no exports. Layroom is a real-time browser tool; you walk the scene, no PDF or PNG to watermark.
- Is Layroom mobile-friendly?
- Mobile browsers can view a scene, the editor is desktop-first. Planner 5D has dedicated iOS and Android apps.
Which one to pick
Pick Planner 5D if you want the largest residential catalog and you do not have a floor plan to start from. Pick Layroom if you have a plan in hand and you would rather generate one custom piece than scroll a 5000-item library.