movinghouse.app vs other room planners
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Most room planners are built for designing and decorating, with a catalogue of furniture and a 3D view. movinghouse.app does one narrower job: checking that the furniture you already own fits your next home, and warning you when it doesn’t. If that’s what you need, it’s quicker. If you want 3D renders or to shop for new furniture, the others are better fits.
| movinghouse.app | Planner 5D | Floorplanner | IKEA planners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Checking your own furniture fits a new home | Designing and decorating rooms in 2D and 3D | Floor plans and 3D visualisation | Planning with IKEA products |
| Furniture | Your own list, at exact sizes, pasted in any units | Catalogue (half free, full with Premium); items can be resized | Large catalogue; items can be resized | IKEA range |
| Fit warnings | Overlaps, outside a room, blocked door swings | Not advertised | Not advertised | Not advertised |
| Import a floor plan image | Yes, AI traced to scale (Moving Pass) | Yes, floor plan recognition | Check their site | No |
| 3D view | No, 2D only | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Price | Free for 1 plan; Moving Pass £10 / US$10 / A$15 one-off | Free tier; Premium $19.99 a month or $59.99 a year | Free for up to 5 projects; credits or subscription for more | Free |
| Subscription | Never | Yes, for paid tiers | Optional | No |
Competitor details are taken from their own websites and were checked on 7 October 2026. Prices change, so check the Planner 5D and Floorplanner pricing pages before you buy. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@movinghouse.app.
Detailed comparisons
- Planner 5D alternative: for a move, without a subscription.
- Floorplanner alternative: a simpler tool for one job.
- IKEA planner alternative: when your furniture isn’t all from IKEA.
Or use paper
Graph paper and paper cut-outs at 1 square = 10 cm still work, and plenty of people swear by them. A planner saves redrawing when you change your mind, flags door swings you might miss, and lets you send the plan to your removal company.