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INK TO BRICK vs Homestyler: rendering breadth or a portable model?

Choose INK TO BRICK when the floorplan has to leave the tool as a model file someone else can open. Homestyler is stronger when rendering breadth, a very large furniture catalog and free 1K images decide the job, and its own support reply says it still cannot export 3D models.[7][5][8]

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Choose INK TO BRICK if

Reconstruct a conceptual model from the source plan, keep furniture and finish options editable, generate an image tied to its exact revision, publish explorable 3D and use a 20-format export library with access depending on the plan.[8]

Choose Homestyler if

A free Basic plan with unlimited projects and unlimited 1K renders, a library advertised at more than 1,000,000 models and materials, and cloud rendering for images, panoramas, virtual tours and video.[7][2]

Start with the decision

Three jobs that separate them.

  1. Compare price

    INK TO BRICK: Free $0 for one lifetime import on a public project; Project Pass $29.99 once for three imports; monthly plans run $9.99 to $199.99, and the export library starts on Plus.[10]

    Homestyler: Basic is $0. The pricing page’s own offer data lists Pro at $4.90 and Master at $9.90 a month; its Team License is quoted per seat per month, shown in the visitor’s local currency, with no US dollar figure published there on September 9, 2026. Its FAQ says a first-time auto-renew rate is not the standard rate.[7]

  2. Continue in another tool

    INK TO BRICK: On Plus and above export SVG and PDF plans, GLB, glTF, OBJ, COLLADA, STL, 3MF and USDZ models, JSON, CSV and XLSX data and PNG, JPEG or WebP images. DXF, DWG and SKP need Creator and above; IFC and STEP need Business.[8]

    Homestyler: It documents PDF, PNG or JPG and DWG deliverables, an Export as DWG floor plan, and construction drawings in dwg, pdf or jpg. A Homestyler support reply dated July 4, 2025 says it still cannot export 3D models.[2][3][5]

  3. Start from an existing drawing

    INK TO BRICK: Upload a PDF, PNG, JPEG, SVG or DXF up to 25 MiB, add known measurements to set scale, then review the reconstructed rooms, walls and openings.[10]

    Homestyler: Import Floor Plan accepts JPG, PNG, WEBP, DWG, DXF and PDF files, then builds walls with Auto Generate (Beta) or lets you trace them after calibrating one wall of known length.[1]

Complete comparison
Your taskINK TO BRICKHomestyler
Compare priceINK TO BRICKFree $0 for one lifetime import on a public project; Project Pass $29.99 once for three imports; monthly plans run $9.99 to $199.99, and the export library starts on Plus.[10]HomestylerBasic is $0. The pricing page’s own offer data lists Pro at $4.90 and Master at $9.90 a month; its Team License is quoted per seat per month, shown in the visitor’s local currency, with no US dollar figure published there on September 9, 2026. Its FAQ says a first-time auto-renew rate is not the standard rate.[7]
Continue in another toolINK TO BRICKOn Plus and above export SVG and PDF plans, GLB, glTF, OBJ, COLLADA, STL, 3MF and USDZ models, JSON, CSV and XLSX data and PNG, JPEG or WebP images. DXF, DWG and SKP need Creator and above; IFC and STEP need Business.[8]HomestylerIt documents PDF, PNG or JPG and DWG deliverables, an Export as DWG floor plan, and construction drawings in dwg, pdf or jpg. A Homestyler support reply dated July 4, 2025 says it still cannot export 3D models.[2][3][5]
Start from an existing drawingINK TO BRICKUpload a PDF, PNG, JPEG, SVG or DXF up to 25 MiB, add known measurements to set scale, then review the reconstructed rooms, walls and openings.[10]HomestylerImport Floor Plan accepts JPG, PNG, WEBP, DWG, DXF and PDF files, then builds walls with Auto Generate (Beta) or lets you trace them after calibrating one wall of known length.[1]
Correct what the conversion missedINK TO BRICKReconstructed walls and openings stay locked; furniture, finishes and lighting remain editable.HomestylerIts own instructions say to adjust the generated result by hand when it does not match the original drawing.[1]
Render a presentation imageINK TO BRICKGenerate from the current 3D view, compare the result with its source capture and download the exact revision behind it on Plus and above.[8]HomestylerBasic advertises unlimited 1K renders, and its planner page describes cloud rendering for images, panoramas, virtual tours and video. Higher resolutions need coins or a paid membership.[7][2]
Keep the project privateINK TO BRICKFree is for public projects; private work needs a paid plan, and a published page leaves out the uploaded drawing.[8]HomestylerIts forum documents setting a design public or private from the project name, or through File and then Edit permissions.[6]

Both tools convert a drawing, so compare what comes after

Homestyler’s Import Floor Plan takes JPG, PNG, WEBP, DWG, DXF or PDF files, up to ten at a time, at 5 MB per image and 10 MB per DWG, DXF or PDF. Auto Generate is labeled beta and calibrates scale itself; Draw Manually asks you to align a ruler with a wall of known length. Automatic reconstruction is not what separates these two products.[1]

The check afterwards is what separates them. Homestyler tells you to fix a mismatched result by hand in the design interface. INK TO BRICK locks the reconstructed shell and keeps furnishing and finish work in separate options, so the model you send later still matches the drawing you uploaded. Mark the entrance, terrace access and any narrow passage on the source, then compare both results against it.[10]

Choose Homestyler when rendering breadth is the deliverable

Homestyler advertises a free Basic plan with unlimited projects and unlimited 1K renders, more than 1,000,000 models and materials, custom modeling, parametric cabinetry and cloud rendering for images, panoramas, virtual tours and video. When the job is a decorated room rendered several ways, that breadth is a real advantage and costs nothing to try.[7][2]

INK TO BRICK makes one image at a time from the camera you framed, keeps it beside the source capture and attaches the exact model revision behind it. That is a narrower promise: a picture you can trace back to a model, not a rendering suite. Neither product here has published a matched-source quality test, so judge the images each tool produced from your own plan.[8]

The portable model is where the two paths separate

Homestyler documents a 2D handoff: Export as DWG for the floor plan, construction drawings in dwg, pdf or jpg, and PDF, PNG or JPG deliverables on its planner page. When a user asked for FBX, a Homestyler support reply dated July 4, 2025 answered that it still cannot export 3D models. Read that thread yourself before planning a 3D handoff around it.[3][4][5]

INK TO BRICK exports 20 formats from a saved revision, with plan gating: SVG and PDF plans, seven 3D models, JSON, CSV and XLSX data and PNG, JPEG or WebP images on Plus and above; DXF, DWG and SKP on Creator and above; IFC and STEP on Business. SKP carries mesh, materials and textures; IFC carries rooms, walls, openings and properties; STEP carries faceted surfaces without parametric history. Ask the recipient which file they open, then inspect a sample there.[8]

Check the price you would actually pay

Homestyler’s pricing page carries offer data listing Basic at $0, Pro at $4.90 a month and Master at $9.90 a month, while the visible table converts to the visitor’s local currency; its Team License is quoted per seat per month and no US dollar figure was published there on September 9, 2026. The same page explains that the first-time auto-renew discount applies only to a first auto-renew purchase, so read the checkout total rather than the starting rate.[7]

INK TO BRICK publishes Free at $0 with one lifetime import, a $29.99 Project Pass with three imports on one project, and monthly plans from $9.99 to $199.99 with stated import, editor and image allowances. Free is for public projects and does not include the export library. Compare the plan that carries the export your recipient needs, not the entry price.[10]

Sources and scope

Product documentation can change. Check the linked plan and export details before you commit to a tool.

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