roomephantRoomephant vs DressMyCrib: a product by link vs a rug marketplace
Short answer: DressMyCrib is a rug marketplace with an AR preview. You pick a rug from its 11,000-piece catalog, or upload a picture of one, and set the scale yourself by marking a known distance on your floor. Roomephant takes a link to almost any product, rug or sofa or wardrobe, from almost any store, and places it in a photo of your room at the size from the listing. Both are free to try.
DressMyCrib does one category well. The catalog pulls rugs from Amazon, Wayfair, Overstock, Home Depot, Ruggable and Rugs USA, the preview runs in the browser or through your phone camera, and buying sends you to the store. If a rug is all you need and you don't mind calibrating the floor, it works.
The calibration is the difference. DressMyCrib asks you to tap two points on the floor and type the real distance between them; get that wrong and every rug is wrong. Roomephant reads the width and length from the product page and estimates the room scale from the photo, with an error of about 3% on our test set (see methodology). It also isn't limited to rugs, so the sofa the rug goes under can be in the same picture.
Side by side
| Roomephant | DressMyCrib | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | Almost any product from almost any store, by link or photo | Rugs from its marketplace, or a rug or furniture picture you upload |
| Size of the piece | From the store listing | You set the scale by marking a known distance on the floor |
| Starts from | One room photo | Room photo or live phone camera |
| Signup | Not required | Not required for the previews |
| Price | Free | Free; the store earns on affiliate links |
| Share the result | Yes, a link with before and after | Not found |
Verdict
Shopping for a rug and happy to calibrate the floor? DressMyCrib's catalog is big. Checking whether a specific rug, sofa or table from a specific store fits your room without measuring the floor yourself? Paste the link into Roomephant.
Frequently asked
What is the difference between Roomephant and DressMyCrib?
Short answer: DressMyCrib is a rug marketplace with an AR preview. You pick a rug from its 11,000-piece catalog, or upload a picture of one, and set the scale yourself by marking a known distance on your floor. Roomephant takes a link to almost any product, rug or sofa or wardrobe, from almost any store, and places it in a photo of your room at the size from the listing. Both are free to try.
Is there a free alternative to DressMyCrib?
Both tools are free to use. DressMyCrib earns on affiliate links when you buy a rug; Roomephant gives free previews every day without an account.
Does Roomephant use the real dimensions of the product?
Yes. Width, depth and height are read from the store listing and used as the scale anchor, and the room scale is estimated from visible cues such as floor and ceiling lines. That is what keeps a sofa from being rendered the size of an armchair.
Which should I use — Roomephant or DressMyCrib?
Shopping for a rug and happy to calibrate the floor? DressMyCrib's catalog is big. Checking whether a specific rug, sofa or table from a specific store fits your room without measuring the floor yourself? Paste the link into Roomephant.