Comparison

CamToPlan PRO vs VIN Decoder

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

Head to head
About

CamToPlan PRO

Measure lengths, distances, and areas horizontally and vertically using augmented reality. Export your measurements as PDF, PNG, or DXF files. Ideal for DIY enthusiasts and professionals alike.

Highlights
  • Measure lengths, distances, and areas
  • Horizontal and vertical measurements
  • Augmented reality tape measure
  • Export plans in PDF, PNG, DXF
  • Works with ARKit
  • Metric and imperial units
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Measure anything with CamToPlan! Horizontally and vertically! Length, distance, area of any surface… Measure everything with this virtual ruler and tape measure thanks to augmented reality. Measuring a length is now easier than with a laser meter or any other measure tool. You draw your measurement lines in 3D thanks to the camera directly on the video of your phone or tablet. You export your plans in PDF, PNG or DXF. CamToPlan is the AR measuring app that brings your measures from cam…to…plan ! For personal or professional use, always measure like a pro. Thanks to Virtual Reality (VR), you can measure floors, dimensions of walls, windows, doors or a whole home in a few seconds. No more tape measure or ruler needed! This app has infinite applications for everybody: - Personal use: the length measure app for the handyman who loves DIY ! - Real estate professionals (real estate agent, interior design decorator or designer, architect, topographer, energy adviser...): this app will help you make a floorplan of a house, apartment, a specific room of a flat. - Construction workers can use it to quickly measure jobs : concreter, tile layer, carpet fitter, painter, drywall guy, plasterer, builder, carpenter, electrician, plumber, slater... - For gardener, landscaper, swimming pool builders and maintenance, digger, earth-moving, navvy: this app also works outside - Cost estimation professionals: this length measure app can make pricing estimates, it will be a great assistant for quantity surveyor, price studies technician, economist… - Building industry: foreman, site manager or engineer can drop their tape measure and ruler to perform a quick measurement check How does this measuring app work? It relies on ARKit by Apple. Machine learning algorithms combine the device sensors data (accelerometer, gyroscope…) with odometry which analyses in real time the video of the camera and relies on visual details of images, in order to scan the environment and find the position and rotation angle of the device. Please note: - you can measure in metric (meters, centimeters) or imperial units (feet, inches) - the app measures distances horizontally (= on the ground) and vertically! - no need to remove the furniture from the room for measurements. The application determines the intersection between the floor and the target, even if it is hidden. - The application may have difficulty with some types of tiles. - The accuracy is not guaranteed. - you can move while performing measurements to get closer to your target point, for maximum precision, even if it is not visible and calculated by extrapolation.

About

VIN Decoder

Features
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Using the NHTSA Product Information Catalog Vehicle Listing (vPIC) Application Programming Interface (API) this app can decode most VINs. Great for on the go information gathering when shopping for vehicles. - NO ADS!

Screenshots

CamToPlan PRO3 screens
VIN Decoder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VIN Decoder at $0.99 against CamToPlan PRO's $39.99. CamToPlan PRO's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (12K vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CamToPlan PRO costs $39.99 and VIN Decoder $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CamToPlan PRO holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamToPlan PRO has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CamToPlan PRO versus VIN Decoder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamToPlan PROVIN Decoder
Price$39.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.6 (12K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTasmanic EditionsDewayne Defoor

Customer experience

CamToPlan PRO

All ratings11,995 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews1,445 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative20.7%

VIN Decoder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

CamToPlan PRO

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Measurements not aligning with actual dimensions
  • App crashing or failing to detect floors
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to edit/annotate plans
  • Include doors, windows, and other architectural elements
  • Improve calibration and accuracy
  • Expand functionality beyond just floor plans

VIN Decoder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CamToPlan PRO

No in-app purchases

None

VIN Decoder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CamToPlan PRO free?
CamToPlan PRO costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VIN Decoder free?
VIN Decoder costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CamToPlan PRO or VIN Decoder?
CamToPlan PRO is rated higher. CamToPlan PRO averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while VIN Decoder averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CamToPlan PRO or VIN Decoder have ads?
Neither CamToPlan PRO nor VIN Decoder shows ads.

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