roomephantRoomephant vs TARDIS: who types in the dimensions
Short answer: both put furniture from any shop into a photo of your room. TARDIS asks you to enter the width, height and depth yourself. Roomephant reads them off the product page when you paste the link.
TARDIS covers the same ground we do — furniture from IKEA, Wayfair, Amazon and anywhere else, placed into a photo of your own room, with to-scale models advertised on the site.
The difference is where the numbers come from. TARDIS asks the person to type them in, which is exact when the person gets it right and wrong when they copy the shipping box size by mistake. Paste a link with us and the width, depth and height come off the listing itself.
That is a smaller difference than it sounds when you are buying one thing, and a large one when you are comparing five.
Side by side
| Roomephant | TARDIS | |
|---|---|---|
| Where dimensions come from | Read from the product listing | Typed in by you |
| Works with any shop | Yes | Yes |
| App required | No | No |
| Signup | Not required | Required |
| Best for | Comparing several products quickly | One item whose size you know |
Verdict
If you already know the exact dimensions and enjoy typing them, TARDIS does the job. If you would rather paste a link and get on with it, use Roomephant.
Frequently asked
What is the difference between Roomephant and TARDIS?
Short answer: both put furniture from any shop into a photo of your room. TARDIS asks you to enter the width, height and depth yourself. Roomephant reads them off the product page when you paste the link.
Is there a free alternative to TARDIS?
Roomephant is free to use: previews every day, no signup and no credit card. It solves a narrower job than TARDIS — showing the exact product you are about to buy in your own room, at the size the store lists.
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 TARDIS?
If you already know the exact dimensions and enjoy typing them, TARDIS does the job. If you would rather paste a link and get on with it, use Roomephant.