Realtime Landscaping Plus vs Home Outside Yard Planner

Realtime Landscaping Plus7.8Visit HOHome Outside Yard Planner7.4Visit

Higher score Realtime Landscaping Plus #5 in Landscape Design Software 7.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Idea Spectrum

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HO Home Outside Yard Planner #7 in Landscape Design Software 7.4/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Home Outside

• Realtime Landscaping Plus fits best

  Homeowners and small teams planning in 2D and 3D

• Home Outside Yard Planner fits best

  iPad users planning measured 2D yards

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Side by side

Feature	Realtime Landscaping Plus 7.8/10 Visit ↗	HOHome Outside Yard Planner 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	7.4
Ranking	#5 in Landscape Design Software	#7 in Landscape Design Software
Best for	Homeowners and small teams planning in 2D and 3D	iPad users planning measured 2D yards
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Mobile
Platforms	Windows	iOS
Support	Phone, Email	Email
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features Realtime Landscaping Plus 1/3 · Home Outside Yard Planner 1/3
Plant library	✓	✓
Hardscape library	Not published	Not published
Terrain modeling	Not published	Not published
Specs
Design mode	Not published	Not published
Rendering	Not published	Not published
Mobile platforms	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Combines top-down plans with 3D perspective views and walkthroughs. Includes plant rows and fills, plus paths, patios, decks, and other objects. Creates photo-based designs and printouts for presenting plans.	Place a property photo or plan behind the design Use measurements, rulers, grid snapping, and feet-or-meters settings Arrange 700+ hand-drawn elements with editable layers and notes
Cons	Runs on Windows only and is a downloadable desktop application. Does not include the water-feature tools offered in the vendor’s Pro product. Its listed integration is SketchUp, limiting the documented ecosystem fit.	No 3D rendering No estimating or quote tools Available on iOS; Android and desktop versions are temporarily unavailable
Our verdict	Realtime Landscaping Plus is a downloadable Windows application for homeowners and small teams who want to plan and visualize residential landscapes. It pairs a 2D top-down view with a 3D perspective view, so users can work on a layout and… Read the review →	Home Outside Yard Planner is a 2D landscape design app for homeowners and design professionals sketching a property plan or garden layout. It runs on iOS and suits people who want to arrange plants, patios, buildings, furniture, and other… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Realtime Landscaping Plus — where it wins

  • Combines top-down plans with 3D perspective views and walkthroughs.
  • Includes plant rows and fills, plus paths, patios, decks, and other objects.
  • Creates photo-based designs and printouts for presenting plans.

  Where it doesn't

  • Runs on Windows only and is a downloadable desktop application.
  • Does not include the water-feature tools offered in the vendor’s Pro product.
  • Its listed integration is SketchUp, limiting the documented ecosystem fit.

• Home Outside Yard Planner — where it wins

  • Place a property photo or plan behind the design
  • Use measurements, rulers, grid snapping, and feet-or-meters settings
  • Arrange 700+ hand-drawn elements with editable layers and notes

  Where it doesn't

  • No 3D rendering
  • No estimating or quote tools
  • Available on iOS; Android and desktop versions are temporarily unavailable

• Realtime Landscaping Plus7.8/10 · Paid

  A Windows desktop tool for turning residential landscape plans into 2D and 3D views.

  Visit Idea SpectrumFull verdict →
• HOHome Outside Yard Planner7.4/10 · Paid

  A focused iOS planner for measured 2D yard and garden layouts.

  Visit Home OutsideFull verdict →