Lazy Tape vs Breef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lazy Tape
This app uses your device's camera to estimate measurements of objects. It offers a basic area calculator for length and width estimations. For enhanced features like saving and sharing, in-app purchases are available.
- Augmented reality measurements
- Camera-based estimation
- Basic area calculator
- Screenshot sharing (in-app purchase)
- Photo saving (in-app purchase)
- Video recording (in-app purchase)
- Ad removal (in-app purchase)
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Lazy Tape lets you take measurements by using your camera. A quick area calculator is provided to help estimate dimensions (length x width only). Best results are obtained if you move around and close to the object you need to measure. Features that require in-app purchase: - Sharing a screenshot - Saving a picture to your Photos library - Record and share video - Removal of Ads It is not meant to replace a proper measurement tool if your needs require precision, and can be thought as an estimate tool, rather than a true measuring tape!
Breef
This app allows you to customize your iPhone's Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with interactive widgets. Display and interact with important information directly from your home screen using customizable templates and themes.
- Pin custom text content
- Dynamic and Lock Screen widgets
- Customizable templates
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Theme and color personalization
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Breef, the ultimate tool to customize your iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with live, interactive widgets! Designed to take full advantage of iOS's latest features, this app empowers you to display and interact with the information that matters most to you. Key Features: • Pin Custom Content: Create widgets to display text. • Dynamic & Lock Screen Widgets: Enjoy live, interactive widgets for quick access to your contents, or important updates right from your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. • Customizable Templates: Choose from multiple visual styles to make your own unique layouts. • Automation Support: Seamlessly integrate with Siri and Shortcuts to trigger actions automatically, such as when you enable a Focus mode. • Themes & Personalization: Customize colors to match your style or mood. Transform your iPhone experience with Breef Breef Temps of use link https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Breef at 100% against Lazy Tape's 0%. Breef also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Lazy Tape's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Lazy Tape sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Breef sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Breef holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lazy Tape has 59 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lazy Tape's written reviews are positive against 100% of Breef's.
Lazy Tape ships an update every 4 months, Breef every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lazy Tape | Breef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (59 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emidio Cunha | Bruno Wernimont |
Customer experience
Lazy Tape
Breef
In-app purchases
Lazy Tape
- Unlock Lazy Tape$1.99
Breef
- Monthly plan$0.991 Month
- Yearly plan$3.991 Year
- Lifetime$9.99
