Calipers Tape Measure vs Text Shot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calipers Tape Measure
Measure objects of any size with your phone. Features a 5-meter tape measure for larger items and a precision caliper mode for measuring small objects down to a tenth of a millimeter. Offers highly accurate readings tested across various devices and settings.
- 5-meter tape measure
- Precision caliper mode
- Measure to 0.1mm accuracy
- Spirit level functionality
- Accurate measurement testing
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Calipers lets you take measurements when you're on the go. For the big things, there's 5 meter tape measure. Simply place your iPhone on a surface so the ‘zero’ aligns with where you want to start your measurement. Next, place a finger near the bottom of your iPhone and slide your iPhone along the surface, keeping your finger still. Finally, when your finger reaches the top, repeat the process again until you’ve completed your measurement For the little things, the calipers mode will let you measure objects within a tenth of a millimeter. Simply place an object on the screen, and drag the top and bottom guides until they are just visible. To get really accurate readings, you can use the ‘plus’ and ‘minus’ buttons to move the guides closer or further apart by a 1/10th of a millimeter. 6 out of the top 10 free apps in this category are off by as much as 10% on the iPhone 12 & 13 Mini, or when some accessibility features are enabled. Since most people don't check their app against a ruler - we felt it was really important we did! This app has been throughly tested to ensure the measurements are accurate in every scenario.
Text Shot
Easily transform text snippets into visually appealing, shareable images. Customize with titles, sources, themes, fonts, and sizes. Automate creation with Shortcuts integration.
- Create shareable text images
- Add title, source, and author
- Customize theme, font, and size
- Shortcuts app integration
- Universal iOS/iPadOS/macOS support
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Text Shot is a universal (iOS/iPadOS/macOS) application that lets you take text snippets and create beautiful shareable images (text shots). You can add a title, source, author, and the quote, or just a few of them! From there, you can choose a theme, font, and a size, to customise how each text shot looks. You can also find all of this functionality inside of a "Create Text Shot" action in the Shortcuts app. Which means, you can even build your own automations to make the process of creating and sharing your text shots even easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Shot at 4.7 against Calipers Tape Measure's 4.3. Text Shot also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Calipers Tape Measure's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 3) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, 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
Calipers Tape Measure costs $1.99 and Text Shot $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text Shot holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calipers Tape Measure has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Calipers Tape Measure's written reviews are positive against 75% of Text Shot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Calipers Tape Measure ships an update every 3 months, Text Shot every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calipers Tape Measure | Text Shot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Parker | Christopher R Hannah |
Customer experience
Calipers Tape Measure
Text Shot
In-app purchases
Calipers Tape Measure
No in-app purchases
Text Shot
No in-app purchases
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