PDCheck AR vs My Shave Den
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDCheck AR
Instantly measure your pupillary distance using your phone's camera and augmented reality. This app provides accurate measurements for both distance and near viewing, essential for ordering glasses or adjusting VR headsets. Compatible with Face ID-enabled iPhones.
- Measures far pupillary distance
- Measures near pupillary distance
- No external tools required
- Compatible with Face ID iPhones
- Share results via email
- Useful for ordering eyewear
- Adjust VR headset fit
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Use Augmented Reality (AR) technology to instantly measure your pupillary distance, one of the numbers needed for ordering glasses. All you need to measure your pupillary distance is your phone! Disclaimer: Your phone must be iPhone X or newer and must support Face ID. Features Measures your far pupillary distance, including your left and right pupillary distance, for distance viewing Measures your near pupillary distance for near viewing No tape measure, credit card, or other objects required Works with all iPhones that have Face ID capabilities Perfect for ordering EyeQue’s Try-On Glasses before spending on designer glasses. Use for ordering eyewear or adjusting your virtual reality (VR) headset This app works with: iPhone X, XS, XR, XS Max, and later models that use Face ID technology
My Shave Den
This app helps you meticulously track your wet shaving equipment and log every shave. Remember which combinations yield the best results, manage your inventory, and discover new favorites. It's your personal digital den for all things shaving.
- Track razor, blade, and soap combinations
- Log detailed shave information
- Randomize shaves with equipment
- Automatic blade use tracking
- Archive unused equipment
- Export den equipment to CSV
- Add custom scent tags
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Meet your new digital shaving companion. Trying to remember which razor and blade combination gave you that BBS shave? Or which bowl gave your soap a perfectly peaked lather? Have you forgotten about some of your old favorites that have fallen out of the standard rotation? My Shave Den is the all in one app to help you track, log, review and share your shaves on the go. Features: - Keep a digital replica of your den with the ability to track metrics including aggression, ratings, scent categories, notes, and equipment materials. - Log your shaves with details such as blade uses, number of passes, equipment combinations, and notes. - Randomize your shaves with equipment from your den and try out a new unexplored combination! [Premium upgrade required] - Automatic blade use tracking with reminders of when to change your blade based on your preferences if stored in the razor. - Archive equipment you no longer own or have on loan. - Export your Den equipment to CSV to share with your friends. - Capture Shave of the Day photos. - Auto-generate Shave of the Day photos when sharing to social media. - Review your most used hardware and software to see what equipment is consistently giving you the best shaves at a glance. - Share your shaves to your favorite shave groups. [Premium upgrade required] - Feeling stuck for inspiration? Look back on a top rated shave and repeat it in as little as one tap. - Keep track of different shaves: head, face, or body. - View your equipment usage stats. [Premium upgrade required] - Add equipment images. [Premium upgrade required] - Built-in search allows you to find the last time an item was used and what it was paired with. - iCloud sync keeps your data backed up and always available. - Add custom scent tags to perfectly describe your software. - Explore new products and shave videos right on the app home screen; updated daily. Keep track of your: - Razors - Brushes - Bowls - Blades - Preshaves - Soaps - Splashes - Balms - Additional Cares - Scent Oils - Fragrances - Scent Oils - Fragrances Make your shave den your own with My Shave Den. Free version includes the ability to add up to 5 items in each equipment category and log up to 8 shaves. Unlimited Premium version available via in-app subscription. Terms of Service: https://myshaveden.com/terms-conditions/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDCheck AR at none against My Shave Den's 9. PDCheck AR also leads on ratings volume (4.1K vs 155) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). My Shave Den's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. My Shave Den sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PDCheck AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PDCheck AR against 4.8 for My Shave Den. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDCheck AR has 4.1K ratings behind it against 155, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of PDCheck AR's written reviews are positive against 89% of My Shave Den's.
PDCheck AR ships an update every 3 months, My Shave Den every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDCheck AR | My Shave Den |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.1K ratings) — better | 4.8 (155 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K — better | 155 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EyeQue Corporation | Matthew Spadafora |
Customer experience
PDCheck AR
My Shave Den
User reviews
PDCheck AR
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick and easy to use
- 👍 Straight-forward, no fuss
- 👍 Accurate and consistent measurements
- 👍 Detailed measurements (far PD, near PD, individual eye PDs)
- 👍 Convenient for online orders
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent or inaccurate measurements
- 🐛 Doesn't work on some devices
My Shave Den
From 155 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for organization
- 👍 Tracks shaves and inventory
- 👍 Easy to log shaves
- 👍 Good for SOTD posts
- 👍 Helpful for wet shaving hobby
Room to improve
- 💰 Subscription required after 8 shaves
- 🐛 Usage percentage calculation is inaccurate
- 🐛 Camera function crops photos poorly
- 🐛 Unable to add photos on iPad
- 🐛 App crashes when adding photos
Bugs and requests
PDCheck AR
Reported bugs
2 issues- Measure button not working
- Measurements changing every time
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to save and share measurements
My Shave Den
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes when adding photos
- Loses some shaves sometimes
- Mentholated button resets to 'no' when edited
- Usage stats lost when hardware name changed
- Doesn't record item usage correctly for some users
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- Camera function crops photos poorly
Requested features
25 requests- Include cost for each item
- Show number of uses for hardware items on list page
- Make displayed info selectable in settings
- See all statistics entries, not just 10
- Detailed export with pictures
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- Ability to sort and display specific item types
- Save setting for adjustable razors
- Better display of razor ratings
- Ability to assign specific base plate to a razor
- Change order of info in SOTD export
- Include photo in SOTD export to clipboard
- Allow multiple razors on the same shave log
- Ability to note different shave areas
- Add electric shavers to hardware list
- Add strops to hardware section
- Add samples subsection in software
- Hardware section for straight razors
- See stats on shave ratings for specific equipment
- Auto-complete for items
- Auto-fill hardware on daily shave entries
- Dark mode option
- Add pre-shave to SOTD export
- Include photo in SOTD export
- Add pre-shave to SOTD export
- Add photo to SOTD export
In-app purchases
PDCheck AR
No in-app purchases
My Shave Den
- 1 Month Pro User$0.991 Month
- 6 Months Pro User$2.496 Months
- 1 Year Pro User$4.491 Year
- Pack of Blades$0.99
- Shave Stick$2.99
- Alum Block$4.99
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- Shave Soap$9.99
- Lifetime Pro$12.99
- Grand Supporter$799.99









