Measures Unit Converter vs ScanBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Measures Unit Converter
This app offers a comprehensive unit conversion tool with over 971 units across 40 categories, including 173 currencies with real-time exchange rates. It features an intuitive interface, a scientific calculator, and offline functionality, making it ideal for precise conversions.
- 971 units across 40 categories
- 173 currencies with real-time rates
- Offline conversion functionality
- Scientific calculator
- Intuitive redesigned interface
- Customizable themes
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Measures is the ultimate unit converter for iOS featuring 971 units across 40 categories and 173 currencies with real-time rates. NEW VERSION - COMPLETELY REDESIGNED: • 971 units across 40 categories • 173 currencies with automatic real-time rates • Completely redesigned, intuitive interface • Scientific calculator with advanced functions • Enhanced favorites with drag & drop reordering • Intelligent search with instant results • Fully customizable with 5 beautiful themes and many options • Works completely offline - no internet required for conversions PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES: • Traditional: Length, mass, volume, area, temperature • Scientific: Energy, force, pressure, density, viscosity • Specialized: Clothing sizes, blood sugar, typography • Currencies: 173 countries with real-time rates • Plus 32 additional categories! Perfect for scientists, engineers, students, and professionals who need precise conversions.
ScanBox
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Scan only the text you want, frame it with a resizable scan box, tap once, and copy it. No wall of text to clean up. Works on camera, photos and screenshots, entirely on your iPhone. ScanBox gives you a scan box you can drag and resize. Put it over a price, a serial number, a single paragraph or a QR code, tap once, and just that is ready to use. WHAT'S NEW IN 1.3 • QR codes and barcodes: ScanBox reads codes inside the scan box, from the camera and from photos. Each code gets a Copy button, and web links get a tap-to-Open button • Search your history, ignoring case and accents • Tap phone numbers, links, addresses and dates in your results to call, open, map or add them • Edit captured text before you copy it; your edits are saved to history • Read aloud with the on-device system voice • Share sheet: choose "ScanBox" from Photos, Files or Safari images to read the text and copy it all, without opening the app. Scans from the share sheet are not saved to history • Shortcuts: the "Extract Text from Image" action (iOS 16 or later) • A simpler 3-step first-run guide TWO WAYS TO SCAN Camera: point at a menu, label, receipt, book page, sign or QR code. Move and resize the scan box to frame exactly what you need. Pinch to zoom from 1x to 6x and switch on the torch in dim light. Photos: import any picture or screenshot from your library. The same scan box appears over the image (it starts on the whole image) so you can narrow it to one line before you capture. WHY SCANBOX • Scan box: drag, resize and capture only what is inside it • Image to text from Photos and screenshots • QR code and barcode reading • Live camera scanning with torch and pinch-to-zoom (1x to 6x) • 13 OCR languages: English (US/UK), French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Russian and Ukrainian (these four need iOS 16 or later) • Optional auto-copy: turn it on in Settings to send text to your clipboard the moment it is read • Fast Mode for quick, everyday scans • Copy or share the result to Messages, Mail, Notes or any app • Local scan history with search, swipe to delete and Clear All • Haptics you can switch off • Tiny download - no bloat PRIVATE BY DESIGN ScanBox collects nothing. There is no account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs and no network requests. Text is recognised on your device with Apple's Vision framework, and read aloud with the on-device system voice. Photos and camera frames are never saved or uploaded, and your history stays in the app's private storage on your iPhone. It works in airplane mode. GREAT FOR Receipts, menus, product labels, ingredient lists, serial numbers, price tags, business cards, street signs, whiteboards, book passages, neatly handwritten notes, QR codes, barcodes, and text inside screenshots - anything you would otherwise retype by hand. Free. No subscription. No sign-in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Measures Unit Converter at 91% against ScanBox's 0%. Measures Unit Converter also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). ScanBox's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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
ScanBox is free to download; Measures Unit Converter costs $1.99 up front. Measures Unit Converter sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ScanBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Measures Unit Converter ships an update every 8 days, ScanBox every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Measures Unit Converter | ScanBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neuwert Media GmbH | Neha Rathore |
Customer experience
Measures Unit Converter
ScanBox
Bugs and requests
Measures Unit Converter
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch with iOS 7.0.2
- Inconsistent behavior when changing units in calculator
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to swap conversion directions
- Improve currency conversion to show tourist rates
- Expand RF/frequency conversion options
- Add support for more advanced unit types (e.g. wind chill, biblical currencies)
ScanBox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Measures Unit Converter
- Coffee$1.99
- Breakfast$4.99
- Lunch$9.99
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- Dinner$19.99
ScanBox
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Measures Unit Converter free?
Is ScanBox free?
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