Comparison

Camera Protractor vs MeshDrop

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

Head to head
About

Camera Protractor

Measure angles and lengths of real-world objects using your iPhone's camera. This tool offers a digital protractor and ruler, allowing precise measurements of anything you can capture, from small items to large structures. It features an intuitive interface and is always available.

Highlights
  • Digital protractor and ruler
  • Measure real-life objects with camera
  • Precise angle measurement (0-180 degrees)
  • Intuitive UI design
  • Full screen display
  • Email support
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a camera protractor, photo angle meter, and surface inclinometer. Measure angles from photos, live camera views, or real-world surfaces in seconds. Check slope, roof pitch, and miter cuts, save your measurements, and share the results. Three ways to measure. One simple angle toolkit. THREE WAYS TO MEASURE PHOTO Choose a photo from your library or take a new one, then place three points to measure an angle. CAMERA Use the live camera protractor, freeze the view, and fine-adjust the measurement points for greater precision. SURFACE Use your iPhone or iPad as an inclinometer to measure tilt from horizontal, slope percentage, and roof pitch. POWERFUL MEASUREMENT TOOLS • Measure minor and reflex angles • Fine-adjust measurement points • Pinch to zoom for precise placement • Measure slope percentage • Calculate roof pitch • Set a custom zero reference • Hold a measurement • Calibrate the level sensor • Save measurements to History • Add notes to saved measurements • Export measurement images • Share your results CAMERA PROTRACTOR PRO Upgrade once to unlock additional professional tools: • Edge Snap — automatic edge assistance • Multiple Angles — measure up to 10 angles on one image • Miter Calculator — convert measured corners into saw settings • Projects — organize related measurements • Tags — label and organize your measurements • PDF Reports — create professional measurement reports • Adjust a Copy — reuse a saved measurement without changing the original One-time purchase. No subscription. USEFUL FOR Camera Protractor is useful for: • DIY and home improvement • Woodworking and carpentry • Construction • Roofing • Furniture and installation work • Measuring slopes and inclines • Checking angles from photos • Everyday angle measurements PRIVACY Your measurements stay on your device. NOTE Photo measurements describe angles in the image plane. Camera perspective can change the apparent angle of real-world objects.

About

MeshDrop

Share text and files directly between your devices on the same local network without needing the cloud or an account. Devices discover each other automatically for quick, secure transfers. Supports resuming interrupted transfers and two-way messaging.

Highlights
  • Automatic device discovery
  • Send text and files
  • Resume interrupted transfers
  • Two-way messaging
  • Trusted device management
  • Live transfer status
  • Share Sheet integration
Features
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Share text, photos, videos and files directly between your iPhone, iPad and Mac with MeshDrop. No account, ads or cloud relay. CONNECT NEARBY Discover devices on your local network, use Bluetooth, or connect Apple devices over peer-to-peer Wi-Fi without joining the same network. Keep MeshDrop open on both devices; peer-to-peer Wi-Fi requires Wi-Fi to be enabled. ENCRYPTED TRANSFERS Local-network and Apple peer-to-peer connections use TLS 1.3 with device identity verification. Bluetooth transfers use encrypted system connections. Confirm a device once and remember it as trusted. A USEFUL CONVERSATION HISTORY Copy received text, read Markdown, view images and play videos from conversations and history. Preview or share received files, and optionally copy received text to the clipboard automatically. Delete an individual entry together with its received file and app-managed copies on this device; your original sent file and the other device's history are preserved. BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICES Follow transfer progress, share from other apps on iPhone and iPad, and choose from Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German and Spanish. The app follows your system language. Update both devices to MeshDrop 1.1 or later for encrypted native transfers. Earlier clients using the old unencrypted protocol cannot connect to this version.

Screenshots

Camera Protractor4 screens
MeshDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MeshDrop at Free against Camera Protractor's $4.99. MeshDrop also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Camera Protractor's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.8 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MeshDrop is free to download; Camera Protractor costs $4.99 up front. Camera Protractor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MeshDrop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MeshDrop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Camera Protractor has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera Protractor ships an update every 3 months, MeshDrop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Camera Protractor versus MeshDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera ProtractorMeshDrop
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.8 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer华芳 张玉琴 孙

Customer experience

Camera Protractor

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative53.3%

MeshDrop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Camera Protractor

One-time1
  • Camera Protractor Pro$0.99
None

MeshDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camera Protractor free?
Camera Protractor costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MeshDrop free?
MeshDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Camera Protractor or MeshDrop?
MeshDrop is rated higher. Camera Protractor averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while MeshDrop averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Camera Protractor or MeshDrop have ads?
Neither Camera Protractor nor MeshDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera Protractor or MeshDrop?
Camera Protractor ships an update every 3 months, and MeshDrop every 2 months. Most recently, Camera Protractor was updated on October 10, 2026 and MeshDrop on October 17, 2026.

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