Protractor Smart vs Measure Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protractor Smart
This app acts as a smart instrument for measuring angles using your device's camera. It offers two free modes for measuring angles on screen or using a plumb bob for slopes, with an additional premium mode for polygon measurements.
- Camera-based angle measurement
- Touch measure mode
- Plumb bob measure for slopes
- Polygon measurement (premium)
- Screenshot functionality
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Protractor - smart instrument to measure angles. Turn on the camera mode and measure the angle of buildings, mountains, or any other object around you. This app includes two free measuring modes: - Touch measure - touch the screen to set the angle (use camera view!). - Plumb bob measure - pendulum - use to determine the slope (remember to calibrate the plumb). In each mode, you can switch to camera view and take measurements of all objects around you. Additional Premium mode: Polygon measurement lets you draw any shape on your screen to check all its angles. Turn on the camera to see the real object through your phone and copy its shape. You can also pick a photo from your gallery or take a new picture to draw a shape on the image. In Premium mode, you can change colors, add helper lines, and switch between different angle units. All modes allows you to make a screenshot of anything on the screen. Enjoy !!!
Measure Toolbox
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The Meter is an augmented reality (AR) measuring app that uses the latest AR technology to instantly turn your iPhone or iPad lens into an accurate measuring stick. It can make horizontal and vertical measurements, measuring the length, Angle, height and area of an object. You can also save the measurement results in the historical record, and support download for easy sharing. Contains a collection of many small tools, set AR rangefinder, ruler, protractor, level, compass, flashlight, decibel meter and other tools in one, no longer need to use multiple apps, but only one APP integrated with multiple small tools, can solve small problems in daily life. 1. Ruler: a small tool for measuring length. It supports metric and British systems. 2. Noise meter: Use your phone to detect ambient sound decibels 3. Protractor: a small tool to obtain the Angle of the object, which can be measured by the camera. 4. Hanging picture calibration: a small tool to quickly check whether the pendant in the home is neat. 5. Level instrument: a small tool that can know whether the mobile phone is level by placing it on the test object 6. Compass: Fast and accurate positioning of small tools, no longer lost. 7. Flashlight: Turn on the phone light with one click.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Measure Toolbox at none against Protractor Smart's 1. Measure Toolbox also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). Protractor Smart's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Protractor Smart sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Measure Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Protractor Smart ships an update every 21 months, Measure Toolbox every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Protractor Smart | Measure Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (247 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 247 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ExaMobile S.A. | ShenZhen City XueQin Information Technology Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Protractor Smart
Reported bugs
8 issues- App loads indefinitely
- App does not launch after iOS updates
- Stuck on loading screen
- Photo upload not possible in premium version
- Upside-down protractor on iOS
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- Phone locks during use
- Camera mode is terrible and inaccurate
- Poor calibration
Requested features
6 requests- Improve camera function (light, zoom)
- Add automatic hold function
- Increase digital readout size
- Add more skins/cosmetics
- Option to remove ads
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- Fix upside-down protractor on iOS
Measure Toolbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Protractor Smart
- AdBlock - Remove ads$1.99
Measure Toolbox
No in-app purchases
Questions
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