Photo Measures™ vs AR Plan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Measures™
Capture photos and annotate them with precise measurements. Save and share your annotated images for later reference or to communicate dimensions with others.
- Annotate photos with dimensions
- Save photos with measurements
- Send photos to customers/coworkers
- Imperial and metric unit support
- Magnifier for precision
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This app lets you take a photo and then enter measures data into it. You can then save the photo with measurements data for later use. You can also send the photo to the customers or coworkers. Features: - Add arrows to a photo to save object dimensions. - Pinch to zoom in/out - Magnifier view to improve precision. - Support imperial and metric units.
AR Plan
This app uses augmented reality to quickly measure rooms and create 3D floor plans. It allows for automatic room scanning, detailed measurements of dimensions, doors, and windows, and even material cost estimations for renovations. Save and share your plans easily.
- Augmented reality room scanning
- Automatic room scan
- Metric and Imperial measurements
- Floor plan creation (2D/3D)
- Material and cost estimation
- Save and share floor plans
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AR Plan 3D is an innovative measurement app that uses augmented reality (AR) for quick room measurement and room scan. AR technology lets you place a virtual plan measurement ruler on real-world surfaces, making measure plans and creating a 3D room floor plan AR LiDAR measurement much faster and easier. With the AR Plan 3D ruler app, you can: 1. Instantly scan your surroundings with the Automatic room scan feature. Create a floor plan measurement of a room in just seconds. 2. Measure rooms by perimeter and height in Metric or Imperial units (cm, m, mm, inch, feet, yard). 3. Measure floor plan details, including doors and windows. 4. Automatically calculate perimeter, floor area, wall area, and other values helpful for construction or renovation planning and home measurements. 5. On LiDAR-enabled devices, easily measure room height with one tap using room scan LiDAR. 6. Use the 3D Floorplanner to create a complete room plan measurement with all dimensions. 7. Try the classic Floorplanner to generate a floor plan measurement in 2D. 8. Use the 2D Side View Floorplanner for wall layouts and side perspectives. 9. Estimate materials and costs based on your room measurement — including flooring, wall coverings, renovation work, and more. 10. In Manual Mode, the “Auto Corners” tool helps you detect and fix room corners directly on the planner room. 11. Create entire apartments with automatic room separation, or manually add spaces using Autoscan for precise room measuring. 12. Save your measure plans in the Floorplanner Archive. 13. Share your home measurements by email, messaging, or social networks. Try AR Plan 3D ruler app today — we’d love to hear your feedback! Customer Support If you have any questions about the AR Plan 3D planner room or need help, feel free to contact us at: support@grymalaltd.com Follow Us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/grymalaofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grymala_official/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grymalaapps/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grymala/ Subscription: Premium – 3-day free trial, then Year Premium or Month Premium • No ads • Unlimited projects • Full access to premium tools Prices may vary by country. You won’t be charged if you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage subscriptions in your iTunes account settings. Payment is charged through your iTunes account. --- Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.grymalaltd.com/policy-new.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AR Plan at every 3 weeks against Photo Measures™'s every 2 months. AR Plan also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 36%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Photo Measures™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AR Plan sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Photo Measures™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 768 and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Photo Measures™'s written reviews are positive against 49% of AR Plan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Photo Measures™ ships an update every 2 months, AR Plan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Measures™ | AR Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (768 ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.0% of reviews | 48.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 768 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 348 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tue Nguyen Minh | Grymala sp. z o.o. |
Customer experience
Photo Measures™
AR Plan
User reviews
Photo Measures™
From 768 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean and easy-to-use interface
- ✅ Gets the job done for basic dimension marking
- 🎯 Simple functionality for adding dimensions to photos
Room to improve
- 💰 Aggressive paywall - requires premium for basic features
- 🚫 Severely limited free version functionality
- ❌ Misleading free trial - can't save photos without paying
- 😤 Deceptive monetization strategy and bait-and-switch tactics
- ⚠️ Lack of transparency about costs and limitations
AR Plan
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Clever 3D rendering
- 🚀 Wonderful measurements
- 👍 Ready to use with no instructions needed
- 👍 Clean working function
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Inaccurate measurements
- 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
- 🔒 Requires steep subscription
- 🔒 Charges without permission
Bugs and requests
Photo Measures™
Reported bugs
2 issues- App requests review before user has tested functionality
- Typo in step #4 (word 'around' missing an 'R')
Requested features
6 requests- Angle measurement capability
- Text annotation on arrows/dimensions
- Millimeters as a unit of measurement option
- Ability to add multiple dimensions in free version
- Save photos without requiring premium upgrade
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- Clear pricing information displayed upfront
AR Plan
Reported bugs
4 issues- Measurements switch back to metric units
- Inability to reopen rooms to add elements
- Rooms not scanned accurately, especially larger spaces
- App freezes and crashes during scanning
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to connect and link rooms for a single floor plan
- Option to create folders for house/floor/section
- Ability to add default sizes for windows, doors, ceilings
- Improved editing tools to move and rotate walls
- Option to add furniture and fixtures to the plan
In-app purchases
Photo Measures™
- Pro Features$2.99
AR Plan
- AR Plan 3D Weekly$4.997 Days
- AR Plan 3D Weekly3 Days trial$12.997 Days
- AR Plan 3D Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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- AR Plan 3D Monthly$19.991 Month
- Special Annual Subscription$44.991 Year
- Three-month AR Plan 3D3 Days trial$49.993 Months
- Annual AR Plan 3D3 Days trial2 variants$89.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Annual AR Plan 3D$89.991 Year









