App Store has the right tools to make your house a home

Aug 6, 2014 11:55 GMT  ·  By
From simple measurements and planning to apps that help you rent a place or redesign the interiors, the App Store has them all. The Apple editors have put together a new selection of apps that will turn your house into a home. 
 
There are four different categories in this selection: Find Your New Home, Home Improvement, Interior Design and Tools for Living, and there are over 70 apps to choose from.
 
When it comes to finding a property, the App Store has enough great apps to get you started. Some of them are just an extension of a website, but others are full featured apps that will help you find a good house considering your location and a lot of info related to your future neighborhood. 
 
Homesnap, for example, is a Free app described as the easiest way to search for real estate info. It is useful whether you are looking for a different place or you are in front of a house and you need to make a decision right away.
 
All you have to do is snap a photo of the house you're looking for, and if it matches their database, it will give you all the hidden details, interior photos and number of rooms and bathrooms. After that, you can expand that search and look for public schools details, how much every home around that area is worth, and then you can go ahead and connect to a real estate agent. 
 
You can build your own collection of homes and compare each and every one of them at the end of the day. There's also an option to get friends to help you look for a house and be notified when they find something you will like. 
 
Another great category is the one related to Home Improvement. Imagine you could map your entire house just by taking photos of the rooms. You can do that with MagicPlan. This free app will measure the rooms and create in-depth floor plans. You can choose to add objects or export the plan to help a Real Estate Agent, Fireman, Architect or an Interior Designer. 
 
But being good at improvements means having the right tool. Your iPhone can replace some of them with some handy apps. You can measure, find out more about gardening tools and about First Aid in your home. 
 
The Interior Design category is our favorite. There are so many ideas you can find with these apps and later use to create your dream house. Houzz Interior Design Ideas started as a website and turned into a discovery tool. New homes are added every day. Find the ones you like and save them to your collection. You can then proceed to find those items online or try to discover the right professionals to help you remodel your home. 
 
Check out all apps in the "Home Sweet Home" selection and try not to dream too much.