# SketchAndCalc Area Calculator — Draw over Images, Maps, Plans

> Draw over images or maps to calculate irregular area with a scalable drawing tool. (iPhone/iPad app by Icalc, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sketchandcalc-area-calculator/id449506634 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Icalc, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/449506637)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.90/5 from 19 App Store ratings · 62 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 42 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-07-19
- Data updated: 2026-06-09
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sketchandcalc-area-calculator/id449506634/reviews.md

## What is SketchAndCalc Area Calculator?

SketchAndCalc™ is the only area calculator capable of calculating areas of uploaded images. The area calculator has a unique feature that allows you to set the drawing scale of any image before drawing the perimeter of the shape. Irregular areas containing angles or curves are therefore easily calculated without complex geometry math.

• Search map for an address or longitude and latitude coordinates

• Upload any .png .jpg .gif or .pdf image and set drawing scale

• Draw perimeter. Adjust vertices manually or input precise line lengths

• Multiple Drawing layers with Area sum function

• Trial or Login with your account *

 * SketchAndCalc is a companion app for account holders

Simply put, if you have an image you can upload, or a maps address to search, you can calculate the irregular area of the shape regardless of how complex it is just by drawing around the perimeter of the area.  The calculator can even sum multiple area calculations together by way of drawing layers. After the first area has been calculated, a new drawing layer can be added, allowing for an unlimited number of area calculations to be performed. 

Results of the area calculator are displayed in imperial and metric systems, increasing the calculator's utility and removing the need to convert between different square area measurements. This, alongside the calculators precise drawing tools and magnification, ensures that irregular area’s of every size are calculated accurately.

The area calculator can also accommodate regular polygon shapes with fixed angles and precise line lengths. The constrained drawing tool snaps to common angles, and line lengths can be manually edited using the keyboard, helpful if your irregular area has a straight side or length. And no irregular area calculator would be complete without a curve drawing tool for odd shapes, another unique feature of SketchAndCalc™.

Whilst some area calculator apps allow map searching of address, SketchAndCalc™ takes it a step further to support searching of longitude and latitude coordinates. So whether your area is on agricultural land or sea, you’ll spend less time searching and more time calculating your irregular area.

SketchAndCalc™ has universal utility across many industries, gardeners, building contractors, surveyors or home improvement enthusiasts looking for a floorplan calculator, landscaping calculator, or land area calculator will find their needs met. However, aside from these common uses, many users in the education, medical, science and research fields need a way to find the area of irregular shapes such as cell membranes, or other odd shapes found in biology.

Users of the legacy SketchAndCalc app (a paid version which has now been replaced) will benefit from a trial extension of 3 months. After which time legacy users will be prompted to subscribe.

Visit www.SketchAndCalc.com to learn more.

## Key features

- Calculate area from uploaded images (.png, .jpg, .gif, .pdf)
- Set drawing scale for accurate measurements
- Draw perimeters with manual vertex adjustment or precise line input
- Sum areas across multiple drawing layers
- Search maps by address or coordinates
- Results in imperial and metric units
- Curve drawing tool for odd shapes

## Recent user reviews (10 of 62)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sketchandcalc-area-calculator/id449506634/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Frustrating

*2025-01-21, version 5.1.2*

Keeps asking me to log in, then when I enter my details and hit log in it takes me to a website saying “oops that page can’t be found”. Very frustrating!

### 1/5 — No

*2024-09-25, version 5.1.2*

You can’t edit your line length until you draw an enclosed shape. Useless.

### 1/5 — Crap

*2023-09-19*

No reviews in 3 years so figured I’d try and see if the developer has made an improvements. Nope. The Google map doesn’t interface with the app and it crashes everytime. Couldn’t even get beyond that part so don’t know about the other features.

### 1/5 — Developer has abandoned app, no longer functional

*2023-08-09, version 5.1.2*

All google api’s in app are broken and make the app useless

### 1/5 — Not worth the download

*2022-11-06, version 5.1.2*

This app has a great idea but does not function properly at all. You can not export / save maps or images. You can not zoom in or out on the map. Just a waste of data & time.

### 1/5 — Need a lot of improvement

*2022-08-18, version 5.1.2*

Not intuitive at all, need to have a better pick/slide finger tool. Can't edit dot origine until you complete the area. Never figured out how to change the scale ... Deleted after 15 mins

Hoooo and by the Apple, this app never ask permission to get access to my photo library 😮

### 4/5 — Excellent

*2021-10-12, version 5.1.2*

This is a really cool little app. There are a few things that could do with a little iron out- the touch screen is a super sensitive, so it can be frustrating adding new measurements accurately, and if you’re adding very small measurements it’s sometimes impossible to see the corresponding digits. But, I’m nit picking. It’s really good, really useful, and never crashes. I hope the dev does some updates soon!

### 1/5 — Useless

*2021-07-17, version 5.1.2*

Useless

### 5/5 — Really useful

*2020-11-26, version 5.1.2*

I’m an architecture student who needed to measure a site but due to lockdown (COVID 19) I haven’t been able to access it, I’ve been trying to scale up google earth and maps but was really struggling on an iPad as its so touch sensitive. I’m not even sure why this app is free but thank god it is. You have saved me. 🙏🏼

### 3/5 — Great Idea but Frustrating to use

*2020-01-21, version 5.1.0*

User interface is frustrating to use. Imported image is automatically cropped. When setting scale, reference part of the image cant be close to the edge of the screen. No option to delete drawn line. No option to re set scale. Have to delete and redraw everything.

Just use the app. Appreciate the result it give you. Forget about it. Save yourself from growing white hairs.

## Frequently asked questions about SketchAndCalc Area Calculator

### What does SketchAndCalc do?

SketchAndCalc is an area calculator that allows you to measure the area of any shape by drawing its perimeter over uploaded images or maps. It supports irregular shapes, curves, and angles by letting you set a drawing scale for the image.

### How do I calculate an area with SketchAndCalc?

You can upload an image or search for an address or coordinates on a map. Then, you set the drawing scale for the image. After that, simply draw the perimeter of the area you want to measure. The app will then calculate the area, which can be displayed in imperial or metric units.

### Is SketchAndCalc free to use?

SketchAndCalc requires an account and is a companion app for account holders. While legacy users of a previous paid version may receive an extended trial, ongoing use typically involves a subscription.

### What kind of images can I use with SketchAndCalc?

You can upload various image formats including .png, .jpg, .gif, and .pdf files. The app's unique feature allows you to set a drawing scale for any of these uploaded images to ensure accurate area calculations.

### Who would benefit from using SketchAndCalc?

This app is useful for a wide range of users, including gardeners, building contractors, surveyors, home improvement enthusiasts, and even those in education, medical, science, and research fields who need to measure irregular shapes in images or on maps.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.1.2 — 2020-07-02

Keyboard Input of Line length: Improved switching between vertices with tap.
Main menu: Improved menu display when switching between landscape and portrait.
Perimeter results: Lengths of open paths now displayed.
Contextual help: Correctly respects screen boundaries.

### 5.1.1 — 2020-02-13

MagicWand Tool

Rectangle Tool

Circle Tool

### 5.1.0 — 2018-06-05

• Added Export to Photo's
• Scale indicator updates after setting scale
• Added login with trial credentials from web-app
• Various user notifications

### 5.0.0 — 2018-03-30

Replacing the legacy version and built entirely from the ground up, SketchAndCalc for iOS shares the same user experience as the web app and introduces a new subscription model.

• iPhone Screen Support
• Search Land Address and Longitude and Latitude Coordinates
• Multiple Drawing Layers with Area Sum function
• New Angle tool
• New Constrained Drawing tool
• Export Area Results as .png
• Trial or Login with your account*

 * SketchAndCalc is a companion app for account holders

### 4.7 — 2013-11-12

1. iOS7 bug fixes for iPhone keyboard and scale chooser.

2. User interface improvements.

3. Added new Dropbox SDK library.

Thanks to everyone that provided feedback. Your continued support will ensure new features are developed.

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