iPhone Apps
Still sketching floor plans on a Windows desktop after the inspection?
Residential appraisers split GLA work across desktop sketch software and pay-per-scan cloud renders that lag 6-24 hours and miss per-level finished area. With UAD 3.6 mandating per-level ANSI finished area on Nov 2, 2026, the field is about to get harder. We are exploring an iPhone LiDAR tool that measures ANSI Z765 GLA on-site, in minutes.
The Problem
Sound familiar?
6-24h
render delay
Cloud render lag
CubiCasa-style scans take 6-24 hours and you cannot finish the report until they come back.
2 tools
to do one sketch
Windows-only desktop
Apex / RapidSketch / TOTAL keep you tied to a desktop after you have already left the property.
Nov 2026
deadline
UAD 3.6 mandate
Per-level ANSI finished area becomes mandatory Nov 2, 2026. Manual GLA math gets riskier.
Before SketchGLA
Measure on site, sketch later on a desktop
Wait 6-24h for cloud GLA renders
Manual per-level ANSI finished-area math
Re-key data between tools
After SketchGLA
LiDAR-measure ANSI Z765 GLA on the iPhone, on site
Finished area per level computed instantly
One device, field to report
Export clean to your forms