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Users love the ease of use of Arcadium, finding it intuitive and enjoyable for home design projects. (18 mentions)
Users rave about Arcadium's intuitive tools, making home design effortless and enjoyable for all DIY projects. (14 mentions)
Users find Arcadium to be incredibly easy to learn, making home design enjoyable and stress-free. (8 mentions)
Users love the easy customization options in Arcadium, allowing effortless and stylish home design for DIY projects. (7 mentions)
Users love the user-friendly interface of Arcadium, making home design easy and enjoyable without technical hassles. (7 mentions)
Users find the sidebar dimensions and color details sometimes obstructive, complicating their design experience with Arcadium. (1 mentions)
Users find the sidebar intrusive, hindering their design process and workflow efficiency. (1 mentions)
Users find lighting issues in Arcadium limiting, desiring more versatile customization options for light sources and effects. (1 mentions)
Users desire a more extensive library of items and larger project limits to enhance the overall experience. (1 mentions)
Users note the poor rendering quality of Arcadium, suggesting improvements for a more realistic graphic experience. (1 mentions)
Users find a steep learning curve with Arcadium, requiring time to acclimate to its functionalities. (1 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of Arcadium

1. Ease of Use
Users love the ease of use of Arcadium, finding it intuitive and enjoyable for home design projects.
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RG

Ross G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Actually designed my extension with it.... V good."

What do you like about Arcadium?

used Arcadium to design an extension for my home in London, and it was brilliant. The tools are intuitive, and it was much easier to use than SketchUp

Tom N.
TN

Tom N.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Finally, a 3D Design Tool That Doesn't Give Me a Headache!"

What do you like about Arcadium?

Love how easy Arcadium makes home design! Been using it for my DIY projects for 3 months and honestly can't get over how beautiful everything looks -

2. Intuitive
Users rave about Arcadium's intuitive tools, making home design effortless and enjoyable for all DIY projects.
See 14 mentions

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RG

Ross G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Actually designed my extension with it.... V good."

What do you like about Arcadium?

used Arcadium to design an extension for my home in London, and it was brilliant. The tools are intuitive, and it was much easier to use than SketchUp

Tom N.
TN

Tom N.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Finally, a 3D Design Tool That Doesn't Give Me a Headache!"

What do you like about Arcadium?

Love how easy Arcadium makes home design! Been using it for my DIY projects for 3 months and honestly can't get over how beautiful everything looks -

3. Ease of Learning
Users find Arcadium to be incredibly easy to learn, making home design enjoyable and stress-free.
See 8 mentions

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RG

Ross G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Actually designed my extension with it.... V good."

What do you like about Arcadium?

used Arcadium to design an extension for my home in London, and it was brilliant. The tools are intuitive, and it was much easier to use than SketchUp

Tom N.
TN

Tom N.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Finally, a 3D Design Tool That Doesn't Give Me a Headache!"

What do you like about Arcadium?

Love how easy Arcadium makes home design! Been using it for my DIY projects for 3 months and honestly can't get over how beautiful everything looks -

4. Customization
Users love the easy customization options in Arcadium, allowing effortless and stylish home design for DIY projects.
See 7 mentions

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RG

Ross G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Actually designed my extension with it.... V good."

What do you like about Arcadium?

used Arcadium to design an extension for my home in London, and it was brilliant. The tools are intuitive, and it was much easier to use than SketchUp

Tom N.
TN

Tom N.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Finally, a 3D Design Tool That Doesn't Give Me a Headache!"

What do you like about Arcadium?

Love how easy Arcadium makes home design! Been using it for my DIY projects for 3 months and honestly can't get over how beautiful everything looks -

5. Features
Users love the user-friendly interface of Arcadium, making home design easy and enjoyable without technical hassles.
See 7 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"BEST Designer"

What do you like about Arcadium?

You can make multiple floors of creation and several projects. There are many helpful tools and tips. I use this all the time to help me. I love this.

Tom N.
TN

Tom N.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Finally, a 3D Design Tool That Doesn't Give Me a Headache!"

What do you like about Arcadium?

Love how easy Arcadium makes home design! Been using it for my DIY projects for 3 months and honestly can't get over how beautiful everything looks -

Top Cons or Disadvantages of Arcadium

1. Design Difficulties
Users find the sidebar dimensions and color details sometimes obstructive, complicating their design experience with Arcadium.
See 1 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"BEST Designer"

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

The side bar with dimensions and color and everything sometimes gets in the way of designing.

2. Interface Usability
Users find the sidebar intrusive, hindering their design process and workflow efficiency.
See 1 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"BEST Designer"

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

The side bar with dimensions and color and everything sometimes gets in the way of designing.

3. Lighting Issues
Users find lighting issues in Arcadium limiting, desiring more versatile customization options for light sources and effects.
See 1 mentions

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WB

will b.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Perfect, easy to use."

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

Could dive into the lightings more. Not just daylight/night but maybe a light source option with planes you can shape freely. Free color option too. (

4. Limited Library
Users desire a more extensive library of items and larger project limits to enhance the overall experience.
See 1 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.0/5

"A surprisingly captivating experience"

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

There is room for improvements, but I keep in mind that it's a relatively new project. I would allow someone to add more than 50 elements at least to

5. Poor Rendering Quality
Users note the poor rendering quality of Arcadium, suggesting improvements for a more realistic graphic experience.
See 1 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.0/5

"A surprisingly captivating experience"

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

There is room for improvements, but I keep in mind that it's a relatively new project. I would allow someone to add more than 50 elements at least to

6. Steep Learning Curve
Users find a steep learning curve with Arcadium, requiring time to acclimate to its functionalities.
See 1 mentions

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RG

Ross G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Actually designed my extension with it.... V good."

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

It was new to me so had to get used to the way it works but actually it was decent to work with....

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Verified User in Architecture & Planning
UA
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A surprisingly captivating experience"
What do you like best about Arcadium?

I'm a landscape planning student and I tried using Arcadium 3D to visualize one of my first design studio projects. I really like the ease of use and how intuitive it is. There isn't a lot of tools a person would get lost in or needed extensive guides for. And the option to use AI for the final touches is something that differentiates Arcadium from most popular softwares. The finished projects are visually pleasing and have a distinct style to them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

There is room for improvements, but I keep in mind that it's a relatively new project. I would allow someone to add more than 50 elements at least to one project to really get a better feeling about what you're working with. I would also be happy to see some more items being added into the library and perhaps a little more realistic graphics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Architecture & Planning
UA
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores.
"Empowers Creativity - Easy Floor Plans and 3D Designs for Non-Designers"
What do you like best about Arcadium?

I really appreciate how robust and well designed this tool is. It’s intuitive, easy to learn, and incredibly effective for creating detailed layout plans and beautiful 3D designs, even for someone like me who’s not an architect. I’m actually a photographer with no formal background in design, yet I was able to bring my ideas for my own house to life exactly as I imagined. The overall user experience and feature quality are outstanding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

The only area I would suggest improving is pricing. The subscription cost feels a bit expensive in some regions, especially in Asian countries due to currency exchange rates. Making the pricing more affordable globally or offering short-term plans would make this great tool even more accessible to more users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Burhan A.
BA
Doctoral Researcher | GW4 Biomed2 Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Exactly what I was looking for!"
What do you like best about Arcadium?

This is such a convenient and intuitive app to use. My partner and I have just bought a house and we now need to buy all our furniture. Problem is, we do a lot of travel, so we wanted to be able to look at products online and see how they would fit into the house. Arcadium made it really easy to mock up our house with dimensions and then slot in various bits of furniture with their dimensions and see how the house would look. It's so easy to use! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

I would love a wider range of furniture options, maybe even import them from IKEA or similar websites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IT
Office Administrator
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy-to-use tool for quick designs"
What do you like best about Arcadium?

Arcadium has been a great tool for me in visualizing concepts as an addition to 2D sketches!

I've been using it as an office administrator to plan our new cantina layout and it's been a huge help to both me and our architects to understand my requirements and ideas.

I found the tool to be extremely intuitive and visually beautiful in all its unrendered simplicity.

It's also been a huge help in my personal life as I'm about to move to a new home and needed some ways to quickly make iterations of different ideas for the layout, colors, materials, and furniture placement.

On top of that, the developer, Ben, has been incredibly quick in answering and genuinely wanting to improve the tool based on feedback - in my opinion a super important quality in any developer.

I've previously used similar tools, but nothing as good as this one for my purposes.

I randomly found Arcadium in a Google search so I went in not expecting much, but I've been nothing but pleasantly surprised! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

I honestly didn't find anything to dislike.

Even the few bugs I encountered were turned into a positive experience because I reported them and received great support from the developer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WB
casual user
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Perfect, easy to use."
What do you like best about Arcadium?

Used it to do an interior design of our new house. No messy tutorial, super quick to start. Very functional, rotates, precise numbers, measuring units etc. Can really tweak it however you like. Lots of flexibility and possibilities. Especially love the visibility toggle. Best experience off a google search, a gem really. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

Could dive into the lightings more. Not just daylight/night but maybe a light source option with planes you can shape freely. Free color option too. (Want to make ceiling rim lights or shape my own neon light fixtures.)

Window light toggle to not let it affect the color of the walls? Maybe could import your own patterns into walls or furniture color too.

Maybe a binding toggle for multiple planes if I'm shaping my own furniture, so won't have to move it one by one to change positions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Byron C.
BC
iOS Developer (I don't use this for work)
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excellent Software for Office Design"
What do you like best about Arcadium?

I love how easy it is to use and lay things out. My wife and I are buying a house and I have used Arcadium to design my entire new office so I know exactly what to buy when we go to IKEA together! it is wonderfully intuitive and I love that its free up to a certain number of objects as well. I love that it has auto-snapping features and that helps greatly with designs and layouts.

Great tool and would highly recommend it for any kind of interior design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

Nothing, it is an excellent tool that I have no complaints about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JC
Software Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Lightweight, user-friendly, intuitive, and genuinely enjoyable interior design experience."
What do you like best about Arcadium?

I am a huge fan of Arcadium. I used it to preciseley measure out all of the furniture I wanted to buy for my apartment. I spent easily 20+ hours meticulously placing furniture throughout my to-scale home and enjoyed every second. Can't recommend this thing enough, and the creator, Ben, responded super fast when I faced a small issue with the user interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

Really, I don't have many negative things to say about Arcadium. I suppose the only thing that would be nice to have is more texture options for floors/furniture. Rather than having four preset wood grain colors, give me the ability to take a wood grain or fabric, and then apply a shade to the woodgrain or fabric so that I can make it more realistic.

That way, you don't have to clutter your UI with different images of wood grains; instead, show me a wood grain texture with a rainbow on it, then when you click on that, you can drag an RGB color selector to get the exact color of your floors, tables, couches, etc..

That would take this application from a 10/10 to an 11/10 :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Peter H.
PH
Home user
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"An excellent tool, simple to learn and use"
What do you like best about Arcadium?

Very quick to learn and use

Lot's of predefined objects which can be customised easily

Web-based so no software to install and easy to share projects with others

Great customer support - I received a response within 30 minutes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

Locked objects had me foxed for a while but they make sense when you learn how the unlock process work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Raphael P.
RP
Freelance Motion Designer & Video Editor
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great software for planning"
What do you like best about Arcadium?

Love how easy it is to build a full 2d plan and view it from different perspective including 3d. The software even allows you to do a 3d walk-through so it's a massive help. It might not be as complex as Sketch-up or other dedicated software, but it's perfect for an interior designer or a DIY enthusiast like me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

No downsides yet. Probably needs a bigger library of furniture/elements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JL
Director
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great tool for planning an extension"
What do you like best about Arcadium?

I recently tried Arcadium for planning an extension for my home, and it’s been amazing! As a casual user, I found the platform super easy to use. The 3D visualization tools let me experiment with layouts, furniture, and colors in real time, making it fun and stress-free to design my space.

The library of design elements is huge, and the 3D models are incredibly detailed. Like the best of the online kitchen planners I've used previously, but with loads more flexibility and options for different spaces - even into the garden. If you love interior design but aren’t a pro, Arcadium is perfect for planning your dream space. Highly recommend! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Arcadium?

I first tried it on mobile and it is not yet optimised to work on my phone. Switched to laptop and it was great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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