Planner 5D: Room, House Design Reviews

So, Planner5D is amazing all in all, I do wish that we were able to move things up and down because if I were to put a TV in a TV stand it would not work because I can’t move the TV down. please change that. I wish I was able to adjust the height things were or just like adjust the whole shape of it. When we put the lights in or if a tv stand has lights in it they should be on when you put it in. Do you guys change the holiday items or is it just Halloween items because if you never change the items that’s just disappointing. Also, put more pets and animals in the pet section because the ones you gave us just look so mad and brutal. And give us better options on cars and pools with hot tubs but like big pools and hot tubs, not like the one you already have in there, give us more options for plants and trees and stuff for the outdoor area. Put in trees that have snow or flowers on them, give us pet bunny’s or more options for nicer looking dogs and cats. Let us have Christmas decorations. Even outdoor Christmas decorations not just indoors. Now the thing I’m about to ask for might be a little much but, maybe give us a couple really nice water slides for pools. Let us have better kids stuff. Sports, now why is there only a basketball net, that’s not the only sport out there you know! There 🏈, 🏐,⚾️,⚽️,🥎, maybe putt in a volleyball net or soccer 🥅. PLEASE DO ALL THE THINGS I SUGGESTED! I BEG YOU WITH ALL MY HEART TO DO!

I have a premium subscription and try to use it interchangeably on iPad, website, and Windows 10 app. It has lots of problems and shortcomings. Here are a few of them. * A door's representation in 2D and 3D often do not match. And they may be different on iPad than website than Windows 10. * Inadequate basic construction objects like * No sliding glass patio doors * No bypass closet doors * No concept of layering or stacking of objects. The ability to control the order of stacking is essential but does not exist. You have to drag the objects apart to work on them and then re-assemble them. * When you abut 2 rooms to have a common wall, you cannot work with the common wall segment as a single wall. * An open area in a ceiling or floor may or may not render as an open space in 3D. * An object like stairs that ascends through a ceiling space or descends through a floor space may appear in 3D as though the ceiling or floor is transparent. In other words, the floor or ceiling does not block the the portion of the object that should not be visible for the current viewing angle. * There is a fairly limited fixed list of room names with no way to add a custom name. * It is very difficult to work with short wall lengths because the wall length is too short to show its length. * Room labels do not adapt to room size and, for small areas, may make it impossible to select the room. * Many more...

I have been using Planner 5D for years and have absolutely loved it. There are a few things that are janky, room lengths not lining up to one another quite right, doors auto locking on a wall that makes them impossible to stick to short walls, the inability to customize the height of different rooms in the multi level views without the whole level above being elevated creating a gap in the floors, but it still worked well for me. I got the upgrade long ago for the catalog and it greatly expanded my options in app. However as of yesterday I am unable to open Planner5D and it keeps crashing on me. I’ve updated to the newest IOS option and no luck. I’m not sure if Planner5D is getting too complicated where it just can’t function correctly anymore or what, as I have had problems with it lagging badly more recently. Please don’t try to fix something that isn’t broken. Maybe work on improving pre existing features in Planner5D instead of trying to change the fundamentals of its functionality? Otherwise longtime fan, I just want to be able to make my ideas. I hope the crashing is remedied soon, thanks.

I understand that these sorts of apps want to force users to purchase an expensive subscription to use Planner5D in its fullness, however it's deeply irritating that they're not offering a one-time option to pay to be able to move your designs around. I was excited about coming back to Planner5D after working on one small project, only to find it was essentially useless unless I paid $10 a month, which is a hard pass. Locking only some things in place is just tacky and frustrating for your users, and I think it leaves a sour taste in most people's mouths, and makes me not feel inclined to come back to the paid version even if I did want to seriously use it for a month or two. I'd pay $5 or $10 one time to be able to continue to use the trial version indefinitely – so maybe consider a more accessible option for casual users, and continue to hold the furniture and decor options behind a subscription wall. Planner5D isn't incredible, but the 3D navigation works pretty well and overall it's easy to use to do basic conceptualization of a space and potential furniture placement. Just fully not worth the subscription price or the hassle.

I have had Planner5D for about 5 years; I don’t remember how much it cost, but it been worth every penny to me. I’ve enjoyed it almost daily. I actually designed my home using this program and it’s at the architect at this very moment getting an official rendering. I casually updated Planner5D tonight as I’ve done numerous times before and am horrified! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! Almost all of the doors and openings in all my plans are messed up, going the wrong way, and will not even go to where they were/supposed to be if I try to fix them. There is also absolutely NO REASON the doors and other items should be so sensitive to sizing changes with a light touch one way or the other. If you are planning for a 30 inch door (plus 4 inch trim on each side) for a total of 38 inches, for example, it is very important that it stays that way. But if you try to move something it’s way too easy to change the size on the object and then you don’t know what size you have it at. This is annoying and ridiculous, frankly. I am so disappointed in this latest update. Is there a way to get all my years’ worth of plans fixed right? Or even better, get my app back to the way it was before the update? I was using it just today...all fine and great...updated it...DISASTER!

So I Planner5D after reading reviews. They were all good but when I downloaded Planner5D it seemed pretty good. I got to building and none of the walls lined up. The walls are very very confusing. And so I say whatever and I go to furniture, they had 2 selections of FREE items and the rest you had to pay $14+ for. I found this kinda ridiculous, so I say whatever again, and I go to doors. They had in total maybe 6 doors? And only 2 were free and they where ugly cheap looking doors, and the ones you had to pay for were so beautiful. This was the same with all of their items. Planner5D is “free” for low quality items. The graphics seemed okay to me. I got no ads at all. But I found it so ridiculous the fact all of the free items were cheap looking and the $14+ ones were soo beautiful. I’m leaving a 3 star because in total Planner5D seems good with graphics and all, but the utems were awful! Also with the fences You get a small strip with a pole at the end that when you press “edit” it says “OOPS! You unlocked a premium feature!” So your telling me I get this sad excuse of a “fence” and can’t even expand the length so if I’m building a yard it had to be teeny-tiny!? I would NOT suggest Planner5D.

If I could give this a zero stars I would. However, this is still a good app so I’ll keep it a one. Anyway, the version I have after I first sent a review saying that I couldn’t get any items/objects after watching a video. What I meant by that was that any time I tried to use the rewards for an item/object I wouldn’t be able to use that object because it was still locked. And as you know it’s because you have to pay a subscription fee to have everything available to use. I am young, as in I don’t have my own house or anything that belongs to me, not through my parents. I cannot pay a subscription fee because even though I have a job and it’s a ripoff to pay a subscription fee because I'm underage. Please, I want to be able to pursue a career of some sort in this business and it’s incredibly difficult to do that if a can’t do anything in Planner5D to make my ideas “realistic.” Please just give me back the video rewards and maybe fix something going wrong with the coding of the rewards, it could also be my phone and I might need to update it, if it isn’t my phone please try to do something. I don’t mean to sound rude or be a “Karen” I’m just tired of this happening over an over again. Thank you.

I hated this. I thought i would be a lot easier to figure out, but it wasn’t. It was really hard to understand how to play, how to move, and how to move items. Whenever i tried to place an item on the desk i had in one of the rooms, it would always just float in the air. I tried every possible solution, but it didn’t move. Another thing that i didn’t like was that when it was loading to go from 2d to 3d or 3d to 2d it took most of the time 2 minutes, but sometimes it took 5 minutes. I checked my other apps to see how fast they were going because i thought “maybe it isn’t the game, the wifi’s just acting up”. Turns out it wasn’t the wifi. A lot of the time when it was loading, (usually when i had finished something i really liked) it would take me back to my home screen and not save it. I had to start over many times on many things. Another thing is, it doesn’t explain anything. It just sends you off hoping you that you know what you’re doing. Lastly, after i had finished picking the size for the room i was about to start, there was no way to display t with my house. I was stuck on that screen for a while, until it kicked me off the game. To sum it all up, i hate this game and will never play it again

Ok, so I am designing a backyard landscaping area, and I’ve used Planner5D before. Online on computers, you can edit every item. That is what I was expecting when I downloaded Planner5D. I am frustrated because it is a very nice, easy-to-use app, but everything is locked! I know that is how the company gets a profit, but it is kind of ridiculous. I can’t even get a gate! For me to recommend and write a better review, first I would need to have the company open up a few more things. Also, you can watch ads to get items for a limited amount of time. I was about to get another needed item— because it was counting down and said you could— when it said “No reward items are available.” My question is, why would it trick you into thinking you could have more rewards, when you actually can’t? Last thing is, for some reason, everything has color, but the trees are white, and you can’t edit them. I would like to know when these things are fixed, and then I will use Planner5D again. Until then, do not count on me recommending this to anyone.

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❤️ Planner5D! I enjoy the wide selection of furniture and stuff but some things need changing:

I really wish everyone could have access to all of the furniture without paying a subscription!! Almost all the furniture is ‘premium.’ It’s ridiculous. I totally get why they make you pay but If you are looking to have access editing and using all the furniture, be prepared to either watch videos to unlock or just pay the stupid subscription!
Also, I like the design battle feature but think that everyone should be able to participate in the challenge. ⚠️ WARNING!!! ⚠️ It seems like you are entering the challenge no matter what but you are NOT actually entering your project unless you sign up and create an account. So, good app overall but please try to make the design battle for everyone instead of asking to sign up.

It’s simple to use but sometimes switching from 2D to 3D things you put outside just disappear like the concrete walkways or if it’s not that it will be something els. sometimes when you Click an interior wall it won’t select the wall I’m trying to click. I’m still going to pay the high price of Planner5D only because how fast and simple it is to use. But it crazy that for the high price you pay for Planner5D you still have to pay extra for the better quality views/pics. Everything should be included for the customer after paying this price. It’s also crazy that after purchasing you have to pay this again after a year because it expires. Small improvements and pleasing small requests could easily put Planner5D at the top of all house building and exterior and interior design apps. $75 with all furniture included, best graphics and room lighting included and paid furniture and not having to re-buy after purchasing already would easily give Planner5D a 5 star rating and more purchase by customers.

The only big issue I have with Planner5D is that they give you “unlocked” items for free, but you still cannot customize them at all. You can’t change the size, shape or color. Free and unlocked should mean just that. There is also little to no opportunity to earn the ability to unlock items via watching advertisements, sharing with friends etc. Other then that it is decent.
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I recently sent this email to their tech support. Still waiting for a response.
Design/Operations Specialist,
I received an offer to unlocked premium items for 72 hours. Since there is no decent free roof available for free, I used my free item to choose a roof. Unfortunately when the 72 hours is up, I noticed that obviously I can’t customize these items, but now I can’t even delete them to get them out of the way so I can continue working on my interior design. Aka (the roof is in the was during 2D mode so I can’t properly rotate furniture, add rooms, change walls etc. Please fix this issue ASAP so I can continue working on my homes.

This is a fun game I will admit. But really? In the photos, it says you can change every detail. That led me too think that we could change colors and length of the furniture without paying. But once I got the game I realized you had to get the gold thing or whatever. This is a great game, but I really think that you should at least get too change the furniture colors. It’s also hard too add another room in the 2D. Sometimes the walls don’t connect and it glitches and you can’t really see the wallpaper on the walls. Also, why not add more people too the game? The ones that are there now are kind of creepy. I also think it should be easier to add another story. Once you add a story it’s hard too move the rooms around. Also, the stairs confused me. How do you make the hole in he ceiling too make it like they actually lead somewhere? This game honestly gave me a headache when I tried too figure out the controls. I don’t like this game as much as I though I would and I’m disappointed, please clarify the controls and make this game more exciting. Thank you! 😊

UPDATE AT BOTTOM. 0/5 stars. I wanted to love Planner5D but it was glitchy and bogged down my entire phone. My phone is new and never had any issues before I used Planner5D. Anytime you try to move a piece of furniture or wall it does not respond as if you haven’t touched anything, and then 30 seconds later will appear somewhere else in your design. My phone was not responding in the same way after I closed Planner5D for a minute after. I even restarted and redownloaded Planner5D with no luck of a fix. I cancelled my trial and was still charged 60$. After reaching out to customer service 3 times through Planner5D and email, no one has been able to help me. They keep directing me to different people and make me jump through hoops and keep avoiding the topic of a refund. Im so disappointed and upset that I paid 60$ for a crappy app I will never use. 0 stars. UPDATE: once again, they contacted me in response to my review stating that I can contact them for a refund which I have already done multiple times with NO HELP. What’s the point of customer service if no one will help?

I WOULD be giving Planner5D a higher rating, however a new change in features has led me to do otherwise. I have the free version of Planner5D. I use it all the time and found it really useful when planning scenes for my digital art. The fact I could alter the color and material of the walls and floors made it easy and quick to get the tone I wanted to convey and was one of my favorite features. However, I have recently been unable to change the colors of walls and floors without being told via pop-up that that is a premium feature. I don’t know if this is a new update to Planner5D , but regardless it is incredibly frustrating to make models on an app that only allows me basic gray stone walls and concrete floors. If you are okay with not changing the colors of your walls and floors, this might be a good app for you, but for me it is disappointing to no longer have that option after it has been SO useful to me in the past. Might look for a different app so I don’t have to struggle with this new restriction.

I’ve been using Planner 5D for over eight months now for renovation ideas that I have for several properties that I do staging for as well as I am in the process of purchasing my first big family home and I’m finding it incredibly useful for designing my ideas to share with architects. It’s so user friendly. However if you, if you are reworking in real life project and you don’t have the precise measurements of the home it could be difficult to replicate exactly what you’re looking for. As long as you know the square footage is of each space in question, you are golden. I also love that I can add my own textures and upload different flooring ideas that I have from the Internet and see what it would look like. On its own it has so many options and customizations that makes it much easier for you to bring your vision to life.I love planner 5D.

I really like the game but when I saw the ads I was amazed soooooo I thought that I can make a house like that I downloaded it I’m making my 4th house and I know how to use Planner5D sooo the game is really really fun and cool and good but I want more kitchen stuff and I DEFINITELY DONT LIKE HOW YOU HAVE TO WAIT THE NEXT DAY OR WATCH AN AD EVERY MINUTE SO YOU CAN GET AN REWARD THING SO YOU CAN UNLOCK SOMETHING AND IT WILL STAY WITH YOU FOR 72 FREAKING HOURS SOOOOOOOOOOOO IF YOUR VERY VERY PICKY ABOUT ADS DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS GAME AND WHEN I UNLOKED SOMETHING, THE NEXT WEEK I THOUGHT THAT I STILL HAD THE ITEM BUT NAHHHHHHHHHH THEY JUST WANT MONEY THATS WHY ITS ONLY STAYING WITH YOU FOR 72 FREAKING HOURS, SO THATS WHEN YOU GET THE ITEM AGAIN BY WATCHING ADS OR WAITING THE NEXT DAY SO THATS HOW THEY GET MONEY BY US WATCHING ADS BUT NOW I ALREADY GOT USED TO THE GAME ( some how idk how 😕🤨🧐) AND JUST WARNING YALL IF YOU ARE REALLY REALLY PICKY ABOUT ADS AND THEY JUST WANT MONEY LIKE AGAIN IDK HOW I GOT USED TO THE GAME SO I AM BASICALLY HELPING THEM GET MONEY ( I am really really stupid I have noooo idea why I am doing this for them 😭😭😭) but yeah do not download wayyyyy to much ads and that’s my opinion. ( FACTS )

I bought Planner5D AGES ago! Redownloaded it recently (now that I have a phone with space on it) and it's just as I remember. Which is good, but controlling the room sizes can be difficult at times. It's a bit of a learning process that drags on creation, in my opinion.

One thing I would absolutely love to see is the ability to upload a reference sheet to it! Recreating floor plans from apartments or homes and that way we can get a better idea on how to decorate them. The reference sheet needs to be resizable and on a different layer than the floor plan you're creating. That way, a 1:1 replica is that much easier. This is purely for people looking to buy a home or apartment and they want a better 3D look at what they're getting into and what furniture will fit inside. I really hope work is still being done to Planner5D and this gets considered! Thanks!!

This is a great and easy to use app. The new updates are helpful because the furniture is classified into more specific sections. But I wish there was more furniture unlocked... or at least let the already unlocked furniture be edited! But I think that it’s fair either way. All you need to do is watch an add and then you can unlock items. But that was just a suggestion. ✌️👅😻 Emotions for Planner5D... -🤗 -😃😃 -✌️ -😻. Also you can go on planner 5D’s website to see other people’s projects and comment on them. The only bad thong about this website it that there is some rude users. Just be aware pf that and report any inappropriate behavior. But there is tons of nice folks who are always giving amazing feedback. Find me on the website & its_the_OG_designer_! Have a great day and take this into consideration!!

To start: I accidentally signed up for the year membership and paid $65 dollars, and when I reached out to customer service asking to please change my plan to the monthly one (I only need Planner5D for 1 month) they said they are unable to do so because there is no feature available to change your subscription. I call BS on this one, because if you can design an app like this, surely you can add a feature to change people’s memberships. There is no way to change your membership on your end, and apparently no way for them to change this on their end.

Secondly, Planner5D is hard to use, and is not very intuitive. In order to add any item into the room you’re designing, you need to scroll through hundreds of examples without a way to search. Every time you place an item, you must scroll back through those hundreds of examples in order to find a matching set. It is very tedious, and in my opinion not worth it. Much better to just buy SketchUp.

This is one of my favorite apps! I have spent so much time on it and absolutely love it! I have created countless homes and spaces, but, there are a few things that have been a bit odd in my phone with Planner5D. Firstly, when trying to switch to 3D, the screen often turns black. I am not sure why? This is not a huge issue but I do have to restart Planner5D a lot because of it.
Secondly, I had to delete Planner5D for a few days (I have the monthly subscription) and when I decided to get it back, I cannot use my monthly subscription! I tried to rebuy it but then it says I can’t, because I already have it- even though I can’t activate it! I have tried everything I can find, including restore, and nothing has changed. If anyone knows or has had this happen, please let me know! Thank you, I love Planner5D!

About a month ago, I looked on Planner5D and you could buy a lifetime subscription for $25. Now, you can either buy a yearly subscription for $60, or a monthly for $10. I would’ve bought the lifetime, but I cant pay monthly or even yearly, so I might even delete Planner5D and get a different one that offers a lifetime.

I wrote the first part of this review long before Christmas. Now that Christmas has passed, I got some money from family to pay for it. Now that I’ve payed (and not broke) Planner5D is amazing! It’s so incredible, but wouldn’t recommend unless your willing to pay. I mean, it’s okay without the subscription, but very limited.
They creators make it seem like you can do anything in this game. False. You get from 3-6 selections in each category (chairs, tables, beds, etc..) and can’t re-color or re-size anything.

Honestly it’s a really nice app. I don’t have a problem with app transactions so after using it a week and deciding it was worth it I bought the months subscription and it unlocked a LOT more fun. Well worth the five bucks. If I continue to use it often enough I’ll probably purchase the lifetime one. Who knows
Pros:
Looks beautiful, lots of fun with unlimited possibilities. You can do so much with it. Even if you stick with the simpler options in the free category. Create as many houses as you want and do whatever you want with them and furnish them however you want.
Cons:
can be super tricky learning curve as far as getting things where they’re supposed to be and looking nice. It’ll take time but if you have it you can create some amazing products. Biggest con: IT DRAINS BATTERY TO NO TOMORROW! It uses 75% of battery life. Meaning if I use Planner5D on airplane mode with every single app closed out and screen dimmed down, hooked to a full charger and whatnot, it will drain battery faster then I’ve ever seen and will take my entire battery life I. The span of 4-5 hours. Nasty.
So use with caution!! I’d love love a bug fix on the battery drain!! After spending hours and hours on it and wondering what was up, I can now only use it for short bursts of time. :(

I probably spend more time on Planner5D more than instagram and Snapchat combined.
I’ve been doing like interior designs since a young girl playing her sims pets on the cake cube in sixth grade lol.

Anyway I’ve had Planner5D for a LONG time ; I have the full catalogs, I paid the full premium because I lvoe it all that much! But I’d like to just point out )I’m not complaining ) but I do want to suggest maybe adding more things; in whole. Like always have a new design catalog come out maybe with different types of designs ?
Like how “yoville “ on Facebook kinda of use to do.

Also I really would love it , if we can have more than 4 floors; and also I need a basement option!!! And in general a lower floor option to do like sunken floors etc.

But my main concern rn, is that for the last couple days I’ve been trying to go on, and create projects ; but every time I close Planner5D and go back on it; my project is gone. And even the ones already made, I’f I edit them; it will not show. Nothing is saving?? I tried logging out; I tried deleting Planner5D and re-downloading it but nothing. Nada.

I miss making homes; and I’m really sad about my lost projects ; because they were important ; but it’s okay; I just hope it fixes soon.

I have a client who would like a custom kitchen designed in 3D so I bought Planner5D and learned how to use it but in the process I quickly learned that there is a lack of kitchen cabinets given to us to work with. I would like to just comment that there needs to be a way larger selection or cabinetry and kitchen appliances as well as texture swatches for these items. I would also like to note that the windows and lighting lacks selection too. I hope the developer fixes this and also other issues in variety of items in Planner5D. I see Planner5D having the potential to be perfect for what I’m working with but for right now it does not. Right now I give Planner5D 2 stars out of 5.

I love Planner5D! Enjoying it greatly on the iPad to recreate my house plan! Like the web version though, I'd love the ability to type out hex colors on Planner5D instead of being limited to the color picker.

One issue I find also is that the walls struggle to align sometimes and don't snap into place with other walls and corner dots. I like on the web version how you click the corner dots and they auto adjust to each other. The walls sometimes protrude thru each other and I have to really home in on adjusting them but some still protrude and can't always hide one of the walls to solve it.

Well worth paying the premium! Love it! And loveee the magic box!

I love this game you can do so much! I love how you can put down almost anything and you can change almost every detail.
I love this game so much it’s so fun!😁😁😁 I want to be a architect wen I grow up. And it’s hard to find a good house making game. I play this almost every day! Oh I also have a few ideas: I think it would be cool if the people that you place down can move and have bigger customization. And could use the appliances and even sleep! I feel since you are making a house it would make the game better to have them live in it. And maybe more furniture options.😁 that’s it! I’m just saying... this game is awesome!😁😁😁😁

I wish that there was a way to turn on and off lights similar to how you can open and shut the doors. The extensive ability to customize content is wonderful, however I do wish there was more to choose from, for example I personally find it to be lacking in the decor department (but that may just be a personal preference because i enjoy adding some clutter to bring the design to life). Other than those two features I struggle to come up with any specific issues that I have with Planner5D , overall I would highly recommend checking Planner5D out, even the free version is pretty great (from what i remember).

I’m a writer, and part of my process is to draw up floor plans of the buildings and homes in my stories. Before, I would just scribble something out on paper, which was okay. I saw this in an ad on Facebook, and decided, eh, why not?

I started with the free version, which was enough for me to get an idea of how to use Planner5D . Once I got bored with the extremely limited selection (you can’t change size or colors in the free version) I bit the bullet. I decided to get the one month, $5 subscription, just to see if I liked it.

I have since spent four hours or more a day building houses and picking out furniture. I’ve gone ahead and purchased the $19 yearly subscription. This thing is great.

However, there’s a small thing keeping this from being perfect. Switching from 2D to 3D sometimes results in an app crash or black screen that I have to close and restart Planner5D to get rid of. Beyond that, I haven’t had a single problem with this.

Ever sense the newest up date my second floor has been crashing when I switch it to 3D I tried to look through the reviews and saw where another person was having the same problem. Planner5D creator responded and said to go to settings and switch it form “metal” to “OpenGL” and I don’t see that options in the apps setting or in my apple settings on my phone. Please fix ASAP I’ve been working on a project for months and was just about prescribe to Planner5D for a year so I could unlock all my other stuff but now I can’t sadly bc there would be no point if Planner5D is has problems.

I love Planner5D. I got it for business and tried it against other planning platforms. It has been the best so far. It is the easiest to work with and has the most options, even without a monetary upgrade. As I decided to keep Planner5D as our go to, we purchased the lifetime subscription. Almost immediately bug glitches started to occur. Planner5D crashes more often, has issues when trying to customize anything, and when in 3D mode it is constantly inconsistent. We did not have these problems before upgrading. I do not understand as the upgrade does not change the platform but adds more options to what’s already there. It has become frustrating to use.

In all honesty, The game seems to be amazing. However, you have to pay for everything which doesn't make it worth it sense there's a game almost like this but with so much more. The other game gives you house templates, textures, in and outdoor designs such as settings and landscapes, You could even put in cars and people if it suits you. This game would gain a much bigger active audience if it was fully accessible. Even if it came across more like Design Home rather than the game i am thinking about (will update w title when i find it). Plus, you have to pay to access all of it's features. If it cost 1.99 i'd be cool, but for what it goes for? Price was & even the free version, You could do better. Trust me.