(Bonus: their pressure-responsive stylus, Pencil, is equally impressive.) Sketchbook (iOS/Android) Whether you’re working on a project or just looking to exercise your creativity, Paper is a simple, beautiful sketching app that lets you treat your iPhone just like your favorite notebook-but better. This free app uses your camera to measure rooms, create floor plans, and suggest work estimates, all of which you can easily edit and export. MagicPlan (iOS/Android)įorgot your measuring tape? Replace it with MagicPlan. You can mark up files while you’re with a client or contractor, share, and update when you’re back at your desk. AutoCAD 360 and Autodesk FormIt 360 (iOS/Android)Īutodesk’s apps let you access your AutoCAD and Revit files on-the-go for easy drafting, sketching, and modeling on job sites. The easy zoom, rotate, and pan features means you can show off every aspect of your work at a moment’s notice. Just download them into your library and view. With this app, you can easily access all of your 3-D models whenever and wherever you want. Here are 10 free apps to check out if you’re studying architecture or working in a firm: iRhino 3D (iOS) NCARB doesn’t endorse any apps (besides our own-available for Apple and Android), but we did scour the internet for the best-recommended architectural tools. Whether you’re in studio or meeting with a client, you never know when you’ll want to review a particular aspect of a project-which is why it’s great to have every tool you need conveniently located on your smartphone.

Top 10 architect software