Comparison

Calipers Tape Measure vs Text Shot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Text Shot

Easily transform text snippets into visually appealing, shareable images. Customize with titles, sources, themes, fonts, and sizes. Automate creation with Shortcuts integration.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Calipers Tape Measure4 screens
Text Shot3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calipers Tape Measure versus Text Shot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalipers Tape MeasureText Shot
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (26 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob ParkerChristopher R Hannah

Customer experience

Calipers Tape Measure

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%

Text Shot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calipers Tape Measure

No in-app purchases

None

Text Shot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calipers Tape Measure free?
Calipers Tape Measure costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Shot free?
Text Shot costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calipers Tape Measure or Text Shot?
Text Shot is rated higher. Calipers Tape Measure averages 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Text Shot averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Calipers Tape Measure or Text Shot have ads?
Neither Calipers Tape Measure nor Text Shot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calipers Tape Measure or Text Shot?
Calipers Tape Measure ships an update every 3 months, and Text Shot every 5 weeks. Most recently, Calipers Tape Measure was updated on October 31, 2026 and Text Shot on October 25, 2026.

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