Measuring Tape vs Ruler ▸
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Measuring Tape
Transform your device into a precise measuring tool using augmented reality. Measure distances, room dimensions, and object heights with just your camera. Ideal for home improvement, DIY, and everyday tasks.
- AR Ruler for object and distance measurement
- Height measurement for people and objects
- Room size and area estimation
- Laser-like accuracy with ARKit/LiDAR
- Photo measurement with dimensions
- Integrated bubble level tool
- Imperial and metric unit support
- Save and share measurements
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Measuring Tape: AR Ruler App Turn your iPhone into a smart AR tape measure Just point your camera, and Measuring Tape instantly measures length, distance, height, area, angle, and volume — all in one app. Whether you're planning home improvements, checking furniture dimensions, or designing your next room layout, Measuring Tape makes it fast, accurate, and effortless. MEASUREMENT MODES AR Ruler — Measure length, width, height, and distance using your camera Room Measurement — Measure room dimensions and calculate area in seconds Height Measure — Measure people, walls, doors, and furniture with ease Area Measurement — Calculate floor and wall area for renovation planning Angle Measurement — Measure angles between surfaces for precise alignment Volume Measurement — Measure length, width, and height to calculate volume Bubble Level — Check if surfaces, frames, and shelves are perfectly level FEATURES Imperial & Metric units — inches, feet, centimeters, and meters Photo Measure — capture and save photos with measurement overlays Save & Share — export your measurements anytime Flashlight support — measure accurately in low-light environments Offline support — no internet connection required Simple interface — start measuring instantly, no learning curve PERFECT FOR Home improvement and renovation projects Furniture shopping — check if it fits before you buy Interior design and room layout planning Real estate — quickly measure rooms during property visits DIY projects and construction work Moving — measure doorways, hallways, and tight spaces Everyday measurements on the go WHY MEASURING TAPE? 7 measurement modes in one app Powered by ARKit with LiDAR support for enhanced accuracy on compatible devices Intuitive interface anyone can use from day one Save, edit, and share your measurements effortlessly Free to download — premium features available via subscription COMPATIBILITY iPhone running iOS 16 or later Camera permission required for AR features LiDAR-enabled devices provide enhanced measurement accuracy SUPPORT Enjoying Measuring Tape? We'd love a rating or review on the App Store — it really helps! Questions or feedback? We're here to help: aplsiosdeveloper@gmail.com SUBSCRIPTION Payment will be charged to your App Store account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription anytime in App Store Account Settings. Ready to measure anything, anywhere? Download Measuring Tape and start in seconds. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/upluspace-measure-p-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/upluspace-measure-terms-of-use
Ruler ▸
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Five measuring tools in one app. • Free — no subscription, no trial, no paywall • No ads and no account • Works offline, even in airplane mode • Nothing you measure ever leaves your phone ON-SCREEN RULER A real scale on your screen, in millimeters or in inches marked like a tape measure down to 1/32". Zero sits at the very edge of the glass, so you can butt the object straight against the phone. Drag the caliper and read the number on the line itself. Turn the phone sideways for the full length of the screen, and the numbers turn to stay readable. Full screen clears everything else away. CALIBRATION IN 30 SECONDS The ruler is accurate as it comes. If you want it exact, lay a bank card, a 1 or 2 euro coin, a US quarter, or anything else whose length you know on the glass and match the scale to it. It is an offer, never a wall in front of the app, and there is no limit on how far you can adjust it. PHOTO MEASURE Measure anything in a photograph. Put something of a known size beside it — an A4 or US Letter sheet, an access card, a business card, a coin, or your own length — draw the reference line along it, then draw the measured line across what you want to know. Both lines are there from the start and every end can be dragged at any time. A magnifier follows your finger above it, never under it, so a point lands where you meant it. Take a new photo or use one you already have. If the photo was taken from an angle, or the reference is far from the measurement, the app tells you instead of quietly handing you a wrong number. BUBBLE LEVEL A spirit level that is two instruments in one: a tube when you hold the phone against something upright, a round glass when you lay it flat, with the angle in degrees. Set any surface as zero and measure from it. The phone gives one short pulse the moment something is exactly level. Hold freezes the tool, and a reading can be held on screen behind a big button you can drag anywhere and make bigger with two fingers, for measuring where the screen cannot be seen. AR QUICK MEASURE Measure across a room with the camera. Aim the crosshair, press once, aim again: one distance, or a chain of them along a floor, a table or a wall, with the total as you go. It uses the depth sensor where your iPhone has one and detected surfaces where it does not, and when it is not sure of a point it says so instead of showing a number it does not believe. AR ROOM PLAN Walk the corners of a room and get its walls, its perimeter and its floor area. The plan draws itself in the corner of the screen as you walk, and it comes out as a real drawing with every wall measured, a scale bar and a north arrow. SAVED MEASUREMENTS AND PDF EXPORT Save anything you measure, name it, and keep it in folders. A ruler measurement opens back on the ruler, a photo measurement back on its photo, a room as its plan. Export through the normal share sheet as a clean A4 PDF: a table of names, measurements, tools and dates, photo measurements drawn on the photograph with each length beside its line, and a room drawn as a plan a builder can read. No watermark, and screenshots are never blocked. UNITS AND LANGUAGES Centimeters, fractional inches the way a tape is marked (3 3/8"), or decimal inches, climbing to meters or to feet and inches on their own. Units start from your region and are yours to change. 38 languages, right to left included, and a dark theme that follows your phone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no network. The camera and the motion sensor are asked for only when you open the tool that needs them, and a refusal costs you that one tool, never the app. The camera measures and records nothing. WHY IT IS FREE Measuring apps turned into weekly subscriptions with ads over the ruler. This one is free, has no ads, and has nothing behind a paywall.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ruler ▸ at none against Measuring Tape's 8. Ruler ▸ also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Measuring Tape sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Ruler ▸ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Measuring Tape ships an update every 10 days, Ruler ▸ daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Measuring Tape | Ruler ▸ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen AiPuLeSi Technology Co.,Ltd | Yaroslava Majstrovich |
In-app purchases
Measuring Tape
- Premium Weekly$9.997 Days
- Premium Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Premium 3-Day Free Trial -Wl3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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- Premium 3-Days Free Trial3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Premium 3-Days Free Trial$9.997 Days
- Premium 3-Day Free Trial3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Premium Yearly$69.991 Year
- LifeTime Access$9.99
Ruler ▸
No in-app purchases
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