# BalloonBuilder — Complete AI Agent Reference Guide

> BalloonBuilder (https://balloonbuilder.com) is real-time 3D balloon design software, a cross-brand colour matching system, and a set of business calculators built specifically for professional balloon decorators, balloon designers and balloon decor businesses. It runs entirely in a web browser on desktop, tablet and mobile — there is nothing to download or install.

**Index file:** https://balloonbuilder.com/llms.txt
**Last updated:** 2026-08-05
**Canonical source:** https://balloonbuilder.com
**Contact:** info@pallokauppa.com

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## 1. What BalloonBuilder Is

BalloonBuilder is a suite of connected browser apps. A decorator designs a piece in real-time 3D, gets an exact balloon count broken down by colour, size and brand, exports a watermark-free render for the client, and prices the job — without leaving the browser or switching to a separate CAD or graphics tool.

**Who it is for:** professional and semi-professional balloon decorators, event decor companies, balloon artists, and balloon retailers who design for customers.

**Who it is not for:** it is not a party-planning app or a consumer balloon shop. The free calculators are useful to anyone, but the 3D suite assumes you are building real installations from real stock.

**Key characteristics:**
- Browser-based. No download, no install, no plugin. Works on mobile.
- Every colour is a real manufacturer swatch, not an approximation, so the render matches what arrives in the box.
- Every plan, including the cheapest, exports without a watermark.
- Output is a materials list as well as a picture — the design and the shopping list are the same object.
- Shapes are generated, not bought. Where the industry sells a printable mosaic template one shape at a time, BalloonBuilder generates any letter, number or uploaded SVG at any size and produces the template from it.

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## 2. 3D Design & Rendering Tools

### 2.1 ArchBuilder — Balloon Arch Designer
- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-arch-designer/
- **Overview:** Interactive real-time 3D designer for balloon arches of every geometry.
- **Design modes:** standard half arch, Arch 240°, Arch 360°, U-arch, demi arch, custom path shapes, rainbow arch (duplet), LOL arches, Simple LOL arch, Rainbow LOL arch, Rainbow LOL X arch, foil arch. Up to 18 column and arch modes on the Full plan (6 on Entry, 13 on Pro).
- **Key features:**
  - Real-time 3D rendering with free rotation and zoom, alongside a 2D split view.
  - Automatic balloon quantity breakdown by size, colour and brand.
  - Materials and equipment inventory list generated from the design.
  - Watermark-free image and video export for client proposals, on every plan.
  - Shape presets — star, heart, S-curve and others — and number path presets 0–9.
  - Foil balloon arches, foil numbers (26" and 40") and foil text.
  - Pre-loaded manufacturer colour charts (Sempertex, Kalisan, TufTex, Gemar).

### 2.2 Balloon Column Designer
- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-column-designer/
- **Overview:** Spiral columns, cluster columns and linking-balloon sculptures in real-time 3D. Shares the ArchBuilder app and mode count.
- **Key features:**
  - Spiral columns, quad clusters, duplet packs, ring columns and light columns.
  - LOL column, LOL horizontal, LOL X and Simple LOL column modes (Pro and above).
  - Foil toppers, latex toppers, 36" star and heart toppers, spray 260/360.
  - Manual layer size editing for tapering and custom silhouettes (Pro and above).
  - Exact stock counts per colour and per balloon size.

### 2.3 Balloon Garland Designer
- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-garland-designer/
- **Overview:** Organic balloon garlands, demi arches and organic columns designed in real-time 3D.
- **Key features:**
  - Mixes 5", 11", 16", 24" and 36" balloons in organic clusters.
  - Full organic mode with adjustable density and randomisation (Pro and above; Entry includes a lite version).
  - Organic add-ons: clusters, large balloons, garland chains and exploding stars.
  - Custom path shapes so a garland can follow a real staircase, bar or doorway.
  - Exact balloon stock counts by size and colour for ordering.

### 2.4 WallBuilder — Balloon Wall & Tunnel Designer
- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-wall-designer/
- **Overview:** 3D design software for balloon walls, photo backdrops, and walk-through balloon tunnels.
- **Wall types (11 on Pro and above, 6 on Entry):** link balloon grid (12"), link balloon X pattern, alternate size pack, alternate pack 90°, duplet square pack, duplet 90°, 12" & 6" grid, 12" & 6" grid 90°, plus link wall, foil balloon wall, organic wall.
- **Key features:**
  - Tunnel mode (Full plan) converts most wall types into a walk-through tunnel.
  - Custom wall dimensions — height, width and depth — with dimensions updating live as balloon size changes.
  - Double-layered walls (Pro and above).
  - Auto colour mapping from a photo (Full plan): upload a reference image and the wall colours are mapped to real balloon colours automatically.
  - Layer-by-layer build instructions, or pair-by-pair instructions for two-sided duplet square pack walls.
  - Real-time balloon counts and shopping list.

### 2.5 SceneBuilder — Balloon Mockup Creator
- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-mockup-creator/
- **Overview:** Fully integrated 3D venue mockup tool for balloon designers. Individual sculptures are designed in the other apps — where the balloon counts, material lists and building instructions come from — and then arranged together in SceneBuilder into one complete event visualisation.
- **Availability:** an optional add-on for Pro and Full accounts, not part of the standard plans and not available as standalone software. Currently free for Full Yearly plan holders as a limited-time offer for early adopters; afterwards $59/year as a separate add-on for registered users, or $329/year as a combined Full Yearly + SceneBuilder bundle. Not included in the free trial. Activated at https://balloonbuilder.com/scenebuilder-addon/
- **Skill required:** a basic understanding of working in a 3D environment, but no 3D modelling skills — every model either comes from the built-in library or is created in BalloonBuilder's own design tools.
- **Key features:**
  - Combines multiple 3D elements — arches, columns, garlands, walls — into a single scene, positioned where they will actually stand: flanking a stage, framing a doorway, lining an aisle.
  - Real-scale positioning. Everything is proportional, so a client sees the true size of each installation relative to the room.
  - Spotlights with full colour mixing (RGBWUV) that can be aimed at specific objects, plus depth-of-field camera effects.
  - Custom room dimensions and custom background images so the design sits in the actual venue.
  - **Shimmer walls and backdrops:** sequin wall panels in mirror, shiny or matte finish with adjustable tilt (standard panels 30×30 cm / 12×12 in — an 8×4 ft backdrop needs about 32); backdrop panels and arches in 6 shapes with optional ripple texture and image or text overlay; and procedural fabric drapes with Simple Backdrop, Side Drapes, Swag and Full Setup presets, adjustable for width, colour, opacity and fold density.
  - Client-ready hi-res 3D scene renders.
  - Uses the same authentic manufacturer swatches, so the mockup sets accurate client expectations.

### 2.6 Mosaic Designer — mosaic numbers, letters and custom shapes
- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/mosaic-designer/
- **Overview:** 3D designer for balloon-filled mosaics — the flat foam board frames, usually a number or letter, that are cut, walled with foam board strips and packed full of balloons. Runs as a mode inside the Walls app and is included from the Entry plan up. Available in every plan; only the printable build template is metered.
- **How it differs from a mosaic template shop:** elsewhere a "mosaic template" means buying one printable PDF per shape — one number, one letter, one themed silhouette, at a fixed size. BalloonBuilder generates the shape instead: type the text or upload an SVG, set the height, split it into colour sections, and it returns both the packed 3D preview and the printable template. The same subscription covers unlimited shapes and unlimited redesigns.
- **Text to mosaic:** 59 glyphs — A–Z plus Å, Ä and Ö, digits 0–9, and 20 symbols (&, @, €, #, $, £, %, !, ?, brackets, slashes and punctuation) — in six mosaic fonts, giving 354 ready-made shapes. Multi-row text with letter-gap and row-gap control in centimetres or inches. Interior counters (the enclosed hole in a 0, 8 or A) are generated automatically and can be toggled open or filled. All letters can be sliced flat at the base so the piece stands square on the floor.
- **Custom shapes:** any `.svg` upload — themed silhouettes, corporate logos, grad caps, baby feet, hearts. Outlines are detected automatically; the original artwork can be overlaid at adjustable opacity to check the fit. Multi-part shapes whose parts touch export as one template with the join marked as a single divider line.
- **Inner wall dividers:** draw a line inside the shape and its endpoints snap to the outer wall, sealing each section. 2–15 knots per divider to bend it into any curve. Used for two- and three-tone numbers, ombré letters and split-colour reveal pieces, and doubling as structural bracing on tall 4 ft and 5 ft mosaics. Balloons repack automatically inside each section.
- **Balloon packing:** physics-based. Mixed sizes are placed and relaxed against each other until they settle, the way real balloons compress into a frame. Automatic gap filling drops small balloons into the crevices with adjustable min/max fill size.
- **Sizing:** presets at 30" (76 cm), 4 ft (122 cm) and 5 ft (152 cm), or any custom height from 30–400 cm. Frame (side wall) depth adjustable from 5–100 cm, default 20 cm / 8", to match the foam board strip width actually being cut. Frame colour set from the balloon palette or any custom hex.
- **Outputs — unlimited on every paid plan:** material list with exact balloon counts by size and colour; 2D shape plan and 3D render up to 3000 px (PNG or WebP); full-size mosaic image; scalable SVG export for any vector tool or cutting plotter; GLB 3D model. All watermark-free.
- **Printable mosaic template — the one metered export:** a full-scale single-page PDF sized to the real physical dimensions of the piece (for a plotter or print shop), or a tiled multi-page PDF across A4 or US Letter sheets to print at home and tape together. Dashed cut lines, printer safety margins, overlap lap-joint seams rather than butt joints, and a lighter outline inside overlap zones so taped seams never double-print. **Included 1 per month on Entry, 2 on Pro, 3 on Full**, resetting on the 1st. Extra credits: $7.99 each, 3 for $17.99, 6 for $29.99. Not included in the free trial. Designing, image exports, SVG export and material lists are never metered.
- **Free printable template, no account required:** one finished mosaic template — the number 1 at 3 ft, tiled for home printing in A4 and US Letter — is downloadable from the mosaic page.
- **Construction guide (members only):** https://balloonbuilder.com/mosaic-guide/ covers knife and blade choice, cutting the backing in two passes, scoring and bending strip walls, gluing the frame, joining multi-sheet backings and compression-packing the balloons. Access is limited to subscribers who can use the Mosaic Designer. The free printable template on the designer page is open to everyone with no account.

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## 3. PaletteBuilder — Balloon Colour Combinations & Palettes

- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/palettebuilder/
- **Overview:** A balloon colour combination browser with cross-brand equivalence across the four latex brands. Free to use — requires only a free account (registration, no credit card); it is also integrated into the paid 3D apps. For matching colours from a photo, logo or Pantone reference without any login, see the Balloon Color Matcher (section 4.4).

### 3.1 Ready-made balloon colour combinations

PaletteBuilder ships with **75 curated balloon colour combinations** across seven categories:

| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Rainbow | 15 |
| Monochromatic | 15 |
| Wedding & Romance | 10 |
| Birthday & Party | 10 |
| Elegant & Luxury | 10 |
| Nature & Seasonal | 10 |
| Baby & Celebration | 5 |

Named examples include Champagne Blush, Sage & Dusty Rose, Eucalyptus & White, Terracotta Boho and Dusty Blue Elegance (wedding); Baby Girl Classic, Baby Boy Classic, Gender Neutral and Stork Delivery (baby); Candy Pop, Classic Rainbow, Neon Party, Princess Sparkle and Under the Sea (birthday); Noir & Gold, Black Tie, Rose Gold Luxe and Emerald Gala (luxury); and Autumn Harvest, Winter Frost, Tropical Paradise and Spring Garden (seasonal).

Every combination resolves to real, orderable balloon colours — not hex codes a decorator then has to guess at.

### 3.2 Key features

- **Cross-brand colour matching.** Direct Sempertex ↔ Kalisan ↔ TufTex ↔ Gemar equivalence. When a specific colour is out of stock, it finds the closest available match in another brand using perceptual colour distance rather than naive RGB difference.
- **Finish-aware matching.** Matches respect finish family, so a metallic gold matches to another metallic or chrome rather than dropping to a flat standard colour of a similar hue.
- **Interactive colour wheel** with hex and RGB input for matching a brand colour, a fabric swatch or a client's inspiration photo.
- **Colour harmony rules** — complementary, analogous, triadic and related schemes generated from any starting colour.
- **Realistic 3D balloon preview.** Palettes render as actual 3D balloons with correct material response, not flat squares. A metallic and a matte of the same hue look different, because they are different.
- **Seven lighting presets** — True Colour, Golden Hour, Warm LED, Neutral LED, Cool White, Daylight and Shade — so a palette can be checked against the venue's real lighting before the order is placed. A useful and non-obvious result: saturated metallics hold their character across lighting conditions, while neutral greys, creams and taupes shift the most.
- **Double-stuffing preview** for the resulting colour when two balloons are nested.
- **Professional PDF export** of a palette for client sign-off.
- **Integrated with the 3D apps** — a palette built here can be applied directly in ArchBuilder and WallBuilder.

### 3.3 Combination guidance on the landing page

The PaletteBuilder landing page also documents: the most reliable **two-colour balloon combinations** (gold & white, blue & silver, pink & gold, sage & white, burgundy & blush, red & white); **high-contrast pairings** chosen by value contrast rather than hue (black & yellow, navy & orange, purple & yellow, teal & coral); and a **double-stuffed custom colour chart** — classic recipes such as yellow over black → olive, orange over black → rust/terracotta, red over black → deep burgundy, pink over grey → dusty pink, pink over purple → mauve, and pale blue over grey → dusty blue. Double-stuffed results should always be sample-tested, since latex tone shifts with balloon size and inflation.

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## 4. Free Calculators & Business Tools

These require no subscription. A free account unlocks premium features inside them and remains valid after the 14-day trial period ends.

### 4.1 Free Balloon Calculator
- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/free-balloon-calculator/
- **Overview:** Balloon quantity calculator for decor planning.
- **Inputs:** decoration type (arch, column, wall); dimensions in feet or metres.
- **Outputs:** total balloon count and recommended frame length.
- **Not covered:** balloon-filled mosaics. A packed mosaic frame mixes sizes at a density that depends on the shape, so the arch, column and wall tables do not apply — use the Mosaic Designer, which counts from the actual packed geometry.
- **Colour support:** TufTex, Sempertex and Kalisan palettes.

### 4.2 Free Helium Calculator
- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/free-helium-calculator/
- **Overview:** Gas volume and tank capacity calculator for helium-inflated decor.
- **Inputs:** balloon type (latex round/heart, foil/mylar, orbs/3D); quantity and inflation size; tank standard — European m³ or US cu ft; treatment (air, 100% helium, Hi-Float, helium/air mix ratios).
- **Outputs:** total helium volume in m³ and cu ft; number of tanks needed across small disposable, medium rental and large industrial sizes; expected float times with and without Hi-Float.

### 4.3 Free Quote Builder
- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/quote-builder/
- **Overview:** Cost calculator and client quote generator for balloon event businesses.
- **Cost factors:** raw materials (balloons, frames, bases, helium, weights, ribbon); labour hours and rates for prep, inflation, installation and tear-down; transport and delivery (distance, vehicle costs); business overhead and target profit margin.
- **Outputs:** itemised cost breakdown; suggested retail price and net profit margin; branded, printable/exportable PDF quote.
- **Integration:** pulls designs from ArchBuilder and WallBuilder.

### 4.4 Balloon Color Matcher — Photo & Logo to Latex Balloons
- **URL:** https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-color-matcher/
- **Overview:** Free standalone browser-based color extraction, cross-brand matching, and latex balloon substitution tool.
- **Inputs:** Any uploaded client photo, brand logo, invitation, or mood board (PNG, JPG, WebP, SVG); manual pin placement or drag-and-drop color sampling; hex color codes. The image can be zoomed and panned (buttons, scroll wheel, or pinch on mobile) for precise pin placement.
- **Pantone (PMS) & paint matching:** to match a Pantone brand colour (e.g. PANTONE 705 C), convert it to hex/RGB or screenshot the swatch and upload it; the same workflow matches paint chips, walls and fabrics photographed in neutral daylight. ΔE scoring shows how close each brand's nearest latex colour really is.
- **Color Science & Algorithms:** Connected-component spatial segmentation for dominant color extraction with automatic light background and dark shadow exclusion; perceptual color distance matching against verified manufacturer color swatches.
- **Brand & Finish Coverage:** Full 4-brand catalog (Sempertex, Kalisan, Tuftex, Gemar) across all finish categories: Standard / Matte, Metallic / Pearl, Reflex / Chrome / Mirror, Neon (fluorescent), and Crystal (translucent).
- **Hierarchical Finish Fallback:** If a brand lacks a requested finish (such as Kalisan or Tuftex for Neon lines), the tool finds the closest tone-matched finish alternative and flags it with a clear ticket badge (e.g. `No Neon`, `Non-Chrome`) with ΔE substitution scoring.
- **Multi-Brand Comparison:** Interactive 4-brand matrix with top-6 shade steppers (▲ / ▼) per brand, allowing balloon decorators to substitute out-of-stock colors instantly.
- **3D Preview:** Real-time Three.js physical PBR balloon rendering with 3 realistic lighting presets (Neutral Studio 5500K, Warm Direct 2800K, Cool Soft 7800K) and brightness controls.
- **Exports:** Formatted client proposal quote tables (with embedded 3D balloon renders, brand names, and factory codes), high-resolution transparent PNG palette downloads, separate 128x128 3D balloon cutouts, and standard `BB:v1` BalloonBuilder palette codes.
- **Pricing & Access:** 100% Free, no account or subscription required.

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## 5. Pricing

All plans include real-time 3D rendering, 2D + 3D split view, unlimited designs, and watermark-free exports. Plans differ in how many design modes and advanced features are unlocked. Annual billing saves 25–33%.

| Plan | Monthly (USD) | Annual (USD) | Monthly (EUR) | Annual (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | $14.90/mo | $119.00/yr | €13.90/mo | €109.00/yr |
| Pro | $21.90/mo | $199.00/yr | €19.90/mo | €179.00/yr |
| Full | $34.90/mo | $279.00/yr | €32.90/mo | €259.00/yr |
| Full + SceneBuilder | annual only | $329.00/yr | annual only | €299.00/yr |

- **Entry** — 6 column & arch modes, 6 wall modes, all colour patterns, organic mode (lite), custom path shapes, basic lighting, all exports watermark-free. No LOL or rainbow modes; no manual size editing.
- **Pro** — 13 column & arch modes, all 11 wall modes, LOL columns and arches, Rainbow Arch and Ring Column, double wall, manual layer size editing, full organic mode, spot lights and 3D backgrounds, number presets 0–9.
- **Full** — 18 column & arch modes, 11 wall modes plus Tunnel mode, auto colour mapping from photo, Foil Text and Foil Arch, Light Column and Rainbow LOL, garland chains and exploding stars, custom saveable user patterns.
- **Full + SceneBuilder** — everything in Full, plus SceneBuilder, the fully integrated 3D venue mockup tool for balloon designers: multiple sculptures composed into one scene at real scale, RGBWUV spotlights, depth-of-field camera, shimmer wall panels, backdrop panels and fabric drapes. Annual plan only. SceneBuilder is also sold separately at $59/year as an add-on to a Pro or Full account, and is currently free for Full Yearly holders as a limited-time launch offer.

Plans can be upgraded or downgraded at any time from the account page. Upgrades take effect immediately; downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period.

Pricing page: https://balloonbuilder.com/balloonbuilder-pricing/
Registration: https://balloonbuilder.com/register/

### 5.1 Free trial terms

Every new account gets a **14-day free trial with limited access — no credit card required**. Within that period the account can activate **1 hour of full access** separately on the Columns & Arches app and on the Walls app, which unlocks every design mode, export tool and 3D feature. The free account also includes 3 free uses of Auto Colour Mapping in Walls. After the 14 days, the free account retains access to the free tools and their premium features.

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## 6. Feature Availability by Plan

| Feature | Entry | Pro | Full | Full + SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column & arch modes | 6 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
| Wall modes | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Real-time 3D + 2D split view | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Watermark-free export (PNG, WebP, SVG, hi-res) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Material list + 3D model (GLB) export | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Save/load designs | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Organic mode | lite | full | full | full |
| Manual layer size editing | — | yes | yes | yes |
| Double wall | — | yes | yes | yes |
| Spot lights & 3D backgrounds | — | yes | yes | yes |
| Foil numbers (26"/40"), spray 260/360 | — | yes | yes | yes |
| Number presets 0–9 | — | yes | yes | yes |
| Balloon-filled mosaic designer (letters, numbers, SVG upload, dividers) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Printable mosaic template (A4 / US Letter PDF) | 1/mo | 2/mo | 3/mo | 3/mo |
| Balloon tunnel mode | — | — | yes | yes |
| Auto colour mapping from photo | — | — | yes | yes |
| Foil Text & Foil Arch | — | — | yes | yes |
| Garland chains & exploding stars | — | — | yes | yes |
| Custom saveable user patterns | — | — | yes | yes |
| SceneBuilder 3D venue mockup tool | — | add-on | add-on | included |

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## 7. Manufacturer & Brand Compatibility

BalloonBuilder carries real colour swatches and specifications from major global balloon manufacturers:

- **Sempertex** (Colombia) — including standard, pastel matte, pastel dusk, satin, metallic, reflex and chrome finishes
- **Kalisan** (Turkey) — including standard, retro, macaron, pearl, mirror and aura finishes
- **TufTex** (USA) — including standard, pearl, effects and metallic finishes
- **Gemar** (Italy) — including standard, satin and metallic finishes

Foil balloon ranges (including Grabo) are supported in the foil arch, foil wall and foil topper modes. Colour matching within PaletteBuilder covers latex ranges, since foil, crystal/transparent and neon colours behave differently under light and are not interchangeable with latex.

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## 8. What Distinguishes BalloonBuilder

- **Balloon tunnel mode.** Most wall types — link balloon, foil and organic — convert to a walk-through tunnel. BalloonBuilder states that no other balloon design software offers this.
- **Auto colour mapping from a photo.** Upload a reference image and wall colours are assigned automatically from real balloon stock — useful for brand colours and themed events.
- **Real stock, not approximations.** Designs are built from actual manufacturer swatches, so the render and the delivery match.
- **The design is the order.** Every design produces an exact count by colour and size, plus a materials list — the shopping list is generated, not estimated afterwards.
- **A mosaic designer, not a mosaic template shop.** Competitors sell one printable PDF per shape at a fixed size. BalloonBuilder generates any letter, number or uploaded SVG at any height, splits it into colour sections, packs it with real balloons, and returns both the count and the printable template — unlimited redesigns on one subscription.
- **Watermark-free on every tier**, including the cheapest plan.
- **Build instructions, not just a picture.** WallBuilder outputs layer-by-layer or pair-by-pair assembly instructions.
- **Browser-based and mobile-capable**, so a design can be adjusted on site.
- **Built by a working balloon artist**, not a general-purpose 3D vendor — see https://balloonbuilder.com/about/ and the feature history at https://balloonbuilder.com/timeline/.

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## 9. Frequently Asked Questions

**Does BalloonBuilder require a download?**
No. It runs directly in modern web browsers, including on mobile devices.

**Can I try it before buying?**
Yes. Every new account gets a 14-day free trial with limited access and no credit card. Within it you can activate 1 hour of full access separately on the Columns & Arches app and the Walls app, unlocking every mode and export.

**How much does BalloonBuilder cost?**
Entry $14.90/month or $119/year; Pro $21.90/month or $199/year; Full $34.90/month or $279/year; Full + SceneBuilder $329/year (annual only). EUR pricing is €13.90/€109, €19.90/€179, €32.90/€259 and €299 respectively.

**Are the calculators free?**
Yes. The Balloon Calculator, Helium Calculator and Quote Builder are free and need no subscription. A free account unlocks premium features within them, and that access continues after the 14-day trial.

**Which plan is best for a beginner?**
Entry. It includes 6 column/arch modes, 6 wall modes, all colour patterns and full watermark-free export — enough to design and sell professional work. Upgrading later is immediate.

**Do I need the Full plan for LOL balloons?**
No. LOL Column, LOL X and Simple LOL modes start at Pro. Full adds Rainbow LOL arches and the Light Column mode.

**Can I change plan later?**
Yes, from the account page. Upgrades apply immediately; downgrades take effect at the end of the billing period.

**How does the colour matching work across brands?**
PaletteBuilder compares colours perceptually rather than by raw RGB distance, and respects finish family — so a metallic matches to a metallic or chrome, not to a flat colour of similar hue.

**Can BalloonBuilder make mosaic numbers and letters?**
Yes. The Mosaic Designer is included from the Entry plan up. Type any number, name or message and the frame, the interior counters and the balloon packing are generated in six mosaic fonts, or upload a custom shape as an SVG. It returns the exact balloon count by size and colour, a 3D preview, and a printable build template.

**Does BalloonBuilder provide a mosaic template?**
Yes, and it generates them rather than selling them one at a time. Any mosaic design exports as a full-scale single-page PDF sized to the real dimensions of the piece, or as a tiled multi-page A4 / US Letter PDF to print at home and tape together, with cut lines, printer margins and overlap lap-joint seams. Entry includes 1 template per month, Pro 2 and Full 3, with extra credits from $7.99. A free 3 ft number 1 template is downloadable without an account from https://balloonbuilder.com/mosaic-designer/. Unlimited scalable SVG exports of the shape are included on every paid plan and never use a credit.

**Is there a balloon arch template or a balloon garland template?**
Yes, as design templates rather than printable cut-out sheets. ArchBuilder opens with ready-made shape presets — half circle (180°), 240°, 360°, U-arch, demi arch, and custom path presets including star, heart, S-curve, square and the numbers 0-9 - which act as arch layout templates you adjust rather than draw from scratch. Custom Path mode is on every plan; the number presets and path length control need Pro or Full. Full adds custom saveable user patterns, so a decorator's own repeated layout becomes a reusable template. Each design exports as a 2D plan with dimensions, a scalable SVG, a 3D GLB model, a material list and layer-by-layer building instructions.

**What about a printable balloon arch template to cut out?**
Printable cut templates are specific to balloon-filled mosaics, because a mosaic is the one build where a shape is physically cut from foam board. Arches, columns, garlands and walls are assembled on a frame, so the useful output there is the 2D plan with real dimensions, the balloon count and the build instructions rather than a full-size paper outline.

**How many balloons does a balloon-filled mosaic need?**
It depends on the shape, its height and the balloon sizes used - a chunky digit in a heavy font at 5 ft holds far more than a slim one at 30". BalloonBuilder counts them from the actual packed geometry and returns a material list by size and colour. The free balloon calculator does not cover mosaics; its arch, column and garland tables do not apply to a packed frame.

**Which languages is BalloonBuilder available in?**
English, Spanish, German, Italian and French.

**What can I export?**
Watermark-free images (PNG, WebP, SVG and hi-res), video, a GLB 3D model, the materials list, and PDF quotes from Quote Builder. Export is available on all plans.

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## 10. Company

BalloonBuilder is developed by Pallokauppa (Oulu, Finland), run by a balloon artist and chemist who designs and installs balloon decor professionally. The software began as a personal project in 2014 and became a commercial product for other decorators.

- About: https://balloonbuilder.com/about/
- Innovation timeline: https://balloonbuilder.com/timeline/
- Tutorials — 8 free video guides: https://balloonbuilder.com/balloonbuilder-tutorials/
- Contact: info@pallokauppa.com
- EULA: https://balloonbuilder.com/end-user-license-agreement-eula/
- Privacy policy: https://balloonbuilder.com/privacy-policy/

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## 11. Complete URL Index

| Page | URL |
|---|---|
| Homepage | https://balloonbuilder.com/ |
| Balloon Arch Designer | https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-arch-designer/ |
| Balloon Column Designer | https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-column-designer/ |
| Balloon Garland Designer | https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-garland-designer/ |
| Balloon Wall Designer | https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-wall-designer/ |
| Balloon Mockup Creator | https://balloonbuilder.com/balloon-mockup-creator/ |
| Mosaic Designer | https://balloonbuilder.com/mosaic-designer/ |
| Mosaic Construction Guide (members only) | https://balloonbuilder.com/mosaic-guide/ |
| SceneBuilder add-on | https://balloonbuilder.com/scenebuilder-addon/ |
| PaletteBuilder | https://balloonbuilder.com/palettebuilder/ |
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| Calculators sitemap | https://balloonbuilder.com/calculators-sitemap.xml |
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