ARuler vs LockSwitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARuler
This application uses augmented reality to measure lengths and areas in your environment. Simply point your device to get quick and easy measurements.
- Augmented reality measurement
- Measure length
- Measure area
- Simple interface
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Simple AR line for measuring length and area.
LockSwitch
Create custom widgets for your device's lock screen to automate tasks. Access a library of actions or build your own, and personalize with thousands of icons or photos. Widgets sync across devices via iCloud.
- Custom lock screen widgets for app automation
- Library of system and third-party app actions
- Create your own custom actions
- Personalize widgets with 3,500+ icons or photos
- iCloud sync across devices
- App themes and alternate icons
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LockSwitch is a must-have for anyone wanting more control over their lock screen. Easily make custom widgets that trigger actions on your device when you tap them. Access the library of widget actions for system and third-party apps, or you create your own. ——— Features ——— - Create custom lock screen widgets for app automation. - Access a wide array of actions for system and third-party apps, or create your own. - Personalize your widgets with over 3,500 icons to choose from or choose a custom photo. - Widgets automatically sync across all of your devices with iCloud. - App themes and alternate app icons. ——— Support ——— If you enjoy using the app, please leave an excellent review and consider purchasing LockSwitch Pro, which will support me (Matt) as I'm the only person building this app. Please contact me on the support screen via the app settings tab if you have any issues, feedback, or feature requests. ——— Subscriptions ——— If you purchase a LockSwitch Pro subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://mdssoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://mdssoftware.co/termsofuse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LockSwitch at 4.8 against ARuler's 2.0. LockSwitch also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). ARuler's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). On price and ads 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. LockSwitch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ARuler asks for nothing beyond the download.
LockSwitch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LockSwitch has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ARuler ships an update every 3 weeks, LockSwitch every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARuler | LockSwitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Rustam Amirhanov | MasterMind Software LLC |
Customer experience
ARuler
LockSwitch
In-app purchases
ARuler
No in-app purchases
LockSwitch
- LockSwitch Pro$2.991 Month
- LockSwitch Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
