Interpupillary Distance Meter vs Sci
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interpupillary Distance Meter
Quickly measure your inter pupillary distance using your iPhone or iPad. Achieve highly accurate results to 0.1mm for both near and far pupil distances. The app features large text for readability and supports dark mode.
- Accurate IPD measurement to 0.1mm
- Near and far pupil distance
- Glasses-free measurement for accuracy
- Large, readable text
- Dark mode support
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Measure your inter pupillary distance with your iPhone or iPad in 1 second. • Most accurate measure to 0,1mm • Near and Far pupil distance measurements • Take your glasses off for better accuracy • Large text so you can still read your measurement • Dark mode supported ;)
Sci
Customize your home screen with a calculator widget featuring 16 unique sci-fi themes. Enjoy futuristic aesthetics and sounds, transforming your device into a futuristic interface with a simple tap.
- 16 sci-fi themes
- Home screen widget
- Tap to switch themes
- Futuristic sounds
- iPhone and iPad support
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Enjoy the beautiful looks and sounds of 16 sci-fi styles on your home screen with this calculator widget. Just add the widget to your home screen and tap the top text area to scroll and switch themes. Make your iPhone or iPad look and sound like a device from the future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sci at 100% against Interpupillary Distance Meter's 50%. Sci also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Interpupillary Distance Meter's advantage is ratings volume (512 vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Interpupillary Distance Meter costs $0.99 and Sci $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sci holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interpupillary Distance Meter has 512 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Interpupillary Distance Meter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sci's.
Interpupillary Distance Meter ships an update every 6 weeks, Sci every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interpupillary Distance Meter | Sci |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (512 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 512 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ubicolor Ltd | NSTE, LLC |
Customer experience
Interpupillary Distance Meter
Sci
Bugs and requests
Interpupillary Distance Meter
Reported bugs
7 issues- Inaccurate IPD readings (up to 10% off)
- Does not work on iPad
- Incompatible with devices without true depth camera
- Cannot read results with glasses off
- App fails to recognize eyes
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- False compatibility information on App Store
- Cannot figure out how to measure near PD
Requested features
4 requests- Allow measurement of near PD
- Improve compatibility information on App Store
- Fix compatibility for iPads and older iPhones
- Allow reading results with glasses on
Sci
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interpupillary Distance Meter
No in-app purchases
Sci
No in-app purchases
Questions
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