Comparison

Ruler vs smart LK

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ruler

This utility app uses augmented reality to measure lengths and areas in the real world. Simply point your device's camera to get accurate measurements.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality measurement
  • Measure length
  • Measure area
  • Simple interface
Features
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A simple AR ruler for length and area measurements.

About

smart LK

Control your smart lock remotely with this app. It supports unlocking via password and offers security alerts for brute-force attempts on fingerprint locks, ensuring property safety.

Highlights
  • Remote unlocking
  • Password lock support
  • Brute force crack alerts
  • Property safety notifications
Features
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Welcome to use our company's smart lock. This App needs to be used with our company's smart lock Supports App remote unlocking, password lock and other unlocking methods. When the fingerprint lock finds that there is a brute force crack, it will send a message to the user to ensure the safety of the user's property.

Screenshots

Ruler3 screens
smart LK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: smart LK at 5.0 against Ruler's 4.5. smart LK also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Ruler's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

smart LK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ruler ships an update every 3 months, smart LK monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ruler versus smart LK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRulersmart LK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlay, Inc.libing yang

Customer experience

Ruler

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

smart LK

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ruler

No in-app purchases

None

smart LK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ruler free?
Ruler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is smart LK free?
smart LK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ruler or smart LK?
smart LK is rated higher. Ruler averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while smart LK averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ruler or smart LK have ads?
Neither Ruler nor smart LK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ruler or smart LK?
Ruler ships an update every 3 months, and smart LK monthly. Most recently, Ruler was updated on November 3, 2026 and smart LK on November 3, 2026.

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