Measure vs Calipers Tape Measure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Measure
Transform your device into a digital tape measure. Quickly gauge the size of real-world objects, determine a person's height, and automatically get dimensions for rectangular items. Save and share your measurements easily.
- Measure object lengths
- Automatic rectangular object dimensions
- Estimate person's height
- Save and share measurements
- Draw lines to estimate length
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a tape measure with Measure. Measure enables you to quickly gauge the size of real objects, a person’s height, and it can automatically provide the dimensions of rectangular objects. Features • Draw lines and estimate their length in both horizontal and vertical dimensions. • Automatically measure rectangular objects. • Share measurements with friends via Mail, Messages, and more. On the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max (and later), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation and later), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation and later): • Horizontal and vertical guide lines appear when measuring large objects for easier and more accurate measurements. • Instantly measure a person’s height from the floor to the top of their head, hair, or hat. • Save measurements from a single session, complete with screenshots, so they’re easy to access and share whenever you need them.
Calipers Tape Measure
Measure objects of any size with your phone. Features a 5-meter tape measure for larger items and a precision caliper mode for measuring small objects down to a tenth of a millimeter. Offers highly accurate readings tested across various devices and settings.
- 5-meter tape measure
- Precision caliper mode
- Measure to 0.1mm accuracy
- Spirit level functionality
- Accurate measurement testing
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Calipers lets you take measurements when you're on the go. For the big things, there's 5 meter tape measure. Simply place your iPhone on a surface so the ‘zero’ aligns with where you want to start your measurement. Next, place a finger near the bottom of your iPhone and slide your iPhone along the surface, keeping your finger still. Finally, when your finger reaches the top, repeat the process again until you’ve completed your measurement For the little things, the calipers mode will let you measure objects within a tenth of a millimeter. Simply place an object on the screen, and drag the top and bottom guides until they are just visible. To get really accurate readings, you can use the ‘plus’ and ‘minus’ buttons to move the guides closer or further apart by a 1/10th of a millimeter. 6 out of the top 10 free apps in this category are off by as much as 10% on the iPhone 12 & 13 Mini, or when some accessibility features are enabled. Since most people don't check their app against a ruler - we felt it was really important we did! This app has been throughly tested to ensure the measurements are accurate in every scenario.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calipers Tape Measure at 78% against Measure's 27%. Calipers Tape Measure also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0). Measure's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 26). On update cadence, 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
Measure is free to download; Calipers Tape Measure costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calipers Tape Measure holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Measure has 1.8K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Measure's written reviews are positive against 78% of Calipers Tape Measure's.
Measure ships an update every 4 months, Calipers Tape Measure every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Measure | Calipers Tape Measure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1.8K ratings) | 4.3 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apple | Jacob Parker |
Customer experience
Measure
Calipers Tape Measure
Bugs and requests
Measure
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fails to detect starting point
- Measurements randomly change or disappear
- App freezes or crashes frequently
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to switch between metric and imperial units
- Improve level feature with more granular angle readouts
- Implement on-screen ruler for direct measurements
- Allow saving/recalling previous measurements
Calipers Tape Measure
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Measure
No in-app purchases
Calipers Tape Measure
No in-app purchases
Questions
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