I recently ran across a free app for the iPhone and iPad that really impressed me.  It’s called MagicPlan and the way that it creates floor plans on your “i device” is truly magical.

Essentially you just fire up the app which turns on the rear facing camera.  You then tap a few buttons when you locate the corners of the room as you slowly rotate in a circle.  Tap a few more buttons and you are done!

It will deliver a floor plan in several different file formats and even create a web site of the floor plan if you wish.

Although the app is free, and personal use is free, you have to purchase a plan in order to use it for commercial purposes or to publicly display the completed plan.

I was concerned about that until I saw that 1 plan costs $2.50 which is basically the cost of a cup of coffee.  Having them create a web site centered on the completed plan is more expensive, but I can’t really see why you would want them to do that anyway.

Here is the  iTunes link for the free app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magicplan/id427424432?mt=8

And here is the link to their website (Watch the video to see how it works): http://www.sensopia.com/english/index.html

Go take a look, download the app and give it a try.  Who knows, this app may become your next favorite marketing tool!