The 4 Best Apps to Design and Decorate Your Home in 2026
Buying a sofa that won't fit through the door, or painting a wall a colour that looked different in the shop, are expensive mistakes and easy to avoid. Your phone lets you draw your home to scale and see the furniture standing in your own living room before you pay for anything. In this guide we compare the 4 best apps for decorating your home in 2026.
Apps for designing interiors and planning renovations
Interior design and decorating apps with made-to-measure floor plans in two and three dimensions, furniture catalogues, augmented reality for placing real products and galleries full of inspiration.
Top pick
Planner 5D: Diseño de Interiores
Free (with purchases) · 50M+
Best for drawing the floor plan
4.5
544K reviews
TopApps analysis
Planner 5D lets you draw your home to your own measurements and furnish it in two and three dimensions, producing realistic views before you move a single piece of furniture.
Planner 5D lets you draw your home's floor plan to scale and furnish it in both 2D and 3D, with a broad catalogue of furniture and finishes. It produces realistic views that help you settle on layout and colours before you shift a single piece of furniture.
Pros
- Draw your home's actual floor plan to scale
- 2D and 3D views
- Broad catalogue of furniture and finishes
Cons
- Many catalogue items are paid
- High-quality renders require a subscription
- Drawing the plan accurately takes patience
Last updated: 2026-07-30
IKEA
Inter IKEA Systems B.V · Free · 50M+
Best augmented reality
4.7
255K reviews
TopApps analysis
The IKEA app places real furniture at true scale in your living room using the camera, so you can see whether the sofa fits, and it checks your local store's stock in real time.
The IKEA app does something no other home-decor app manages: it places real furniture at true scale in your living room using augmented reality, so you can see whether the sofa fits before buying it. It also shows live stock levels at your local store.
Pros
- Augmented reality to see furniture in your home
- Live stock levels at your local store
- Product scanner for use in store
Cons
- IKEA products only
- Augmented reality needs a compatible phone
- Frequent promotional notifications
Houzz: Diseño y Reformas
Houzz Inc. · Free · 10M+
Best for gathering ideas
4.5
403K reviews
TopApps analysis
Houzz is a vast library of photos of real interiors, filterable by style and room, ideal for working out what you want before you buy.
Houzz is above all a vast library of photos of real interiors, sorted by style and by room, meant for gathering ideas before a renovation. It also includes a directory of professionals and a tool for placing products in your own space using augmented reality.
Pros
- Huge library of real interior photos
- Filters by style, room and budget
- Directory of architects and other professionals
Cons
- Content heavily focused on the United States
- Few professionals listed in Spain
- Mixes inspiration with product sales
Last updated: 2026-05-28
Home Design 3D
Free (with purchases) · 10M+
Quickest to use
4.5
47K reviews
TopApps analysis
Home Design 3D takes ten minutes to learn: you drag to draw walls and switch to the three-dimensional view instantly, with no design background needed.
Home Design 3D is the most straightforward option for drawing up a quick floor plan: you drag out walls, drop in doors and windows and switch to the three-dimensional view instantly. It is less powerful than Planner 5D, but you can learn it in ten minutes.
Pros
- You can learn it in a few minutes
- Instant switch from floor plan to 3D view
- Precise adjustment of each room's measurements
Cons
- More limited furniture catalogue
- Renders less realistic than Planner 5D
- The free version limits saving projects
Frequently asked questions
Can I see a piece of furniture in my home before I buy it?
Yes, using augmented reality. The IKEA app is the best at this because its furniture is modelled at true scale: you point the camera at the space, drop the sofa in and walk around it to check the proportions. Houzz does something similar with products from several brands. It is the most reliable way to avoid the classic mistake of getting the scale wrong.
Do I need design skills to use these apps?
No. Home Design 3D and the IKEA app are built for anyone and take minutes to get the hang of. Planner 5D asks for a little more patience when you draw the plan with accurate measurements, but it doesn't require technical knowledge either. What does help is having the real dimensions of the room, taken with a tape measure, before you start.
Are they free?
They all have a free version, with limits. Planner 5D keeps much of the catalogue and the high-quality renders behind the paid plan; Home Design 3D restricts saving projects. IKEA and Houzz are completely free, because their business is selling you products, not the app.
Are they good enough to present a project to a professional?
As a starting point, yes: turning up with a plan that has measurements and a rough layout saves time and misunderstandings with the interior designer or the fitter. What they don't replace is a technical project: any work touching the structure, the services or needing a permit calls for a qualified professional.
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