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Home improvement and home design are both large topics. Improvements can be done for only a few bucks and a few minutes of work or hundreds (sometimes thousands) of dollars and days or weeks of work. It all depends on the size of your project. Home design is very much the same. There are a lot of things that go into both and your mobile phone can help. Whether you need to install new outlets or are looking for the perfect coffee table, here are the best home design apps and home improvement apps for Android.

The best home improvement apps and home design apps for Android

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Build.com is one of the newer home improvement apps. It's essentially like Amazon but for construction stuff. It has various tools, supplies, and other stuff for sale. The app is a fairly basic shopping app. You can track orders, buy stuff, create wishlists, and more. You can also consult project advisers on various things. There are tons of stores that sell this kind of stuff. This is the only one that is only online. The app is free. Obviously, the stuff on it costs money.

Floor Plan Creator is, well, a floor plan creator app. The app lets you create houses, rooms, and hallways with precise measurements. You can easily recreate your living space or create a new one if you want to. Some other features of the app include cloud syncing, exporting as PDF or image files, support for metric and imperial units, and support for Samsung S Pen and USB mice. With a good floor plan, you can easily plan for stuff like furniture, appliances, and other such things. The app runs for $6.99 to get every premium feature or you can use it for free if you use Google Play Pass.

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Homify is one of the newer home design apps. It is a source of ideas for home improvement projects. The app boasts a library of over 1.5 million photos of various interior and architectural designs. You can save your favorites, see the latest trends in home design, and more. The app can even recommend home decorators, interior designers, or other professionals to do the work for you. You can save stuff for future reference as well. The app is completely free to download with no in-app purchases.

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Houzz is one of the most popular home design apps. It gained a decent following for its excellent design. Thankfully, it also works well. It boasts a collection of over 11 million photos. You can save your favorite ideas for future recall. The app also includes a sketch feature. It lets you draw and annotate photos with your own ideas. Some other features include five million products, product reviews, and more. Its View In My Room feature is pretty neat. The app works well, is free, and has no in-app purchases. It does have ads, though.

Everybody knows IKEA. They have a bunch of basic stuff for not a lot of money. They have stores everywhere. Their app is kind of an extension of that. You can view their inventory, shop for stuff, keep a wishlist, and more. It can also store your loyalty card for quick access, find nearby stores, and find stuff faster in-store. Unfortunately, their app experience isn't great. We might recommend that you use the mobile site or visit a location if you can. The app works for some, but it's still rather buggy. IKEA also has an augmented reality app for fitting furniture in your room as well. It's new, but it works okay.

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Pinterest is one of the wildcard home design apps and home improvement apps. The app essentially contains a ridiculous amount of ideas in a variety of topics. That includes DIY home improvements or home design ideas, architectural stuff, furniture ideas, and more. This is where most of those neat bookshelf photos you see on Facebook come from. It does stuff other than home improvement. However, it's not difficult to find just the home stuff. The app is completely free to use as well.

Planner 5D

Price: Free / $2.99 per month / $29.99 per year

Planner 5D is one of the more hardcore home improvement apps. It works a little bit like Home Design 3D. You can draw your rooms in 2D or 3D. You can then populate it with furniture, decorative items, and other stuff. It includes support for offline use, syncing between devices, a catalog of textures and items, and more. It can get rather expensive. However, you pretty much have to be a full-blown professional to need everything the app offers. It's a good place to start.

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YouTube is an excellent resource for DIY home designers and home improvement. You can find a wealth of information in the form of tutorials, how-tos, tips and tricks, and more. Some home improvement stores maintain basic tutorial channels. There are also some that go more in-depth. Simple searches can find videos on building things, repairing stuff, and more. There is even a tutorial on how to build an entire house from nothing. You can use YouTube for free. There's an optional subscription for $9.99 per month that removes advertising.

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Some jobs are just too big for one person to do. Thankfully, hiring professionals is fairly easy. There are a bunch of apps that can handle the task. Google Maps is a good way to find stuff in your area. Angie's List, HomeAdvisor (linked), and many others find professionals that do various things. Most apps let you check out the people and the prices. These apps are excellent resources for those looking to do bigger home improvement projects.

Your local hardware store

Price: Free app / Product prices vary

Home Depot is one of the best kitchen design apps for android

Many local hardware chains have their own apps now. Home Depot (linked) and Lowe's are some of the larger general purpose stores. Stores like Target, Walmart, and others sell things like home decor and basic furniture. Even apps like Sears can help with things like AC installations. Some furniture outlets like Wayfair have their own apps as well. You may need to search for some of these home improvement apps and home design apps. Virtually every person doing DIY will likely need at least one of these.