Comparison

Photo Measures vs Measure Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Photo Measures

Easily measure and annotate dimensions directly onto your photos. Perfect for home improvement, real estate, or any project requiring precise measurements. Save, organize, and share your annotated images with ease.

Highlights
  • Draw measures directly on photos
  • Zoom for precision
  • Add text comments
  • Support for angles
  • Imperial or metric units
  • Organize photos by category
  • Export as PDF or JPG
Features
Currently charting
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Photo Measures is the most elegant and the easiest way to save measures on your own photos on iPhone and iPad! Architectural Digest - "Very useful when shopping or meeting with contractors" Tuaw.com - "It's perfect for your own work around the house, and handy for creating plans to bring to a contractor" AppSafari - "So incredibly convenient" Featured on the front page of the AppStore under New & Noteworthy and Staff Favorites in more than 70 countries, including the US, France, Germany and Canada. Recommended by many reference magazines, websites and blogs all around the world: Architectural Digest, Tuaw.com, This Old House, AppOfTheDay.com, AppSafari.com, etc... ◆◆◆◆◆ Constructing a house? Engineering a new project? Moving to a new place? Take some photos and note down the dimensions on the photos to remember the exact layout, and to make sure that everything will fit easily. Need to keep in mind the exact dimensions of an object? Just take a photo and quickly write them on it. Are you decorating? Want to buy a new frame or a new furniture but not sure it will fit? No problem since you can have all your house dimensions always with you! ◆◆◆◆◆ You are a real estate agent? A contractor? An engineer? A designer? Working in the construction industry? Someone who wants to keep his house's measure easily accessible? Whenever you need to save dimensions, sizes, angles or write down a detail you need to remember, Photo Measures will help you to be more efficient and more accurate. ◆◆◆◆◆ Photo Measures helps you to: . Take a photo and directly draw measures on it . Zoom into and out of your photo when you need more precision . Edit your measures with a very intuitive interface . Quickly add text as comments when measures are not enough . Native support for angles . Save your measures in imperial or metric units . Easily organize your photos by category . Export your dimensions in high resolution by email or to the photo library . Export as PDF or JPG . Import photos of any size and aspect ratio . Support Retina display Keep posted, a lot of new features are planned for the next versions!

About

Measure Pro

This app allows you to measure dimensions directly on photos from your camera or library. You can add annotations like arrows, angles, and text, and organize your projects in folders. Share your measurements via email or export them to your photo library.

Highlights
  • Import photos from camera/library
  • Zoom for precision
  • Store dimensions on photos
  • Add arrows, angles, and text
  • Organize files in folders
  • Share photos and PDFs with dimensions
  • Metric and imperial units
Features
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Measure Pro is an iPhone application designed with simplicity, usability, and beauty in mind. Features: - import photo from camera or photo library - zoom in and out when you need more precision - store dimensions on a photo - add arrows,angles and text - organize photos/files in folders & sub folders - easy multiple folder and files sharing - send photo with dimensions via email - export photo with dimensions to photo library - send pdf with dimensions via email - metric and imperial unites: meters, centimeters, millimeters, inches, feet and yards It is free to try, download now!

Screenshots

Photo Measures4 screens
Measure Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Measure Pro at Free against Photo Measures's $6.99. Measure Pro also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Photo Measures's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Measure Pro is free to download; Photo Measures costs $6.99 up front. Measure Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Photo Measures asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Measures holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Measures has 530 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Photo Measures's written reviews are positive against 82% of Measure Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Measures ships an update every 3 months, Measure Pro monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Photo Measures versus Measure Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto MeasuresMeasure Pro
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (530 ratings) — better4.2 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings530 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCubentxNeat.com

Customer experience

Photo Measures

All ratings524 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews803 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.4%

Measure Pro

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and requests

Photo Measures

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Measurements not aligning properly with photos
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Inability to edit or delete measurements

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync across devices (iCloud, Google Drive, etc.)
  • Ability to import/export PDFs
  • Integration with laser measuring tools
  • More advanced drawing/annotation tools
  • Improved photo organization and management

Measure Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Photo Measures

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Measure Pro

One-time1
  • Photo Measures$1.99

Questions

Is Photo Measures free?
Photo Measures costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Measure Pro free?
Measure Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Measures or Measure Pro?
Photo Measures is rated higher. Photo Measures averages 4.6 out of 5 from 530 ratings, while Measure Pro averages 4.2 from 13 ratings.
Do Photo Measures or Measure Pro have ads?
Neither Photo Measures nor Measure Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Measures or Measure Pro?
Photo Measures ships an update every 3 months, and Measure Pro monthly. Most recently, Photo Measures was updated on November 6, 2026 and Measure Pro on November 6, 2026.

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