Comparison

Smart Protractor & Angle Meter vs Protractor

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

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Smart Protractor & Angle Meter

Features
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SmartProtractor turns your iPhone into a professional angle-measurement toolkit. Whether you're a carpenter setting bevel cuts, an architect verifying site angles, a student solving geometry problems, or a DIY enthusiast leveling shelves and frames — get accurate readings in seconds, no extra hardware required. 4 MEASUREMENT MODES TOUCH PROTRACTOR Drag two colored handles to measure any angle on screen. Switch between 180° and full 360° modes. Enable snap-to-angle for instant exact values at 5°, 10°, 15°, 30°, and 45° increments. Lock any measurement to prevent accidental movement, then export a clean annotated diagram. CAMERA OVERLAY Overlay a live protractor on your camera feed. Aim at any object — a roof truss, door frame, staircase, or mountain ridge — and read the angle in real time. Pause to freeze the frame, fine-tune the arms, and save or share the annotated photo. PHOTO MEASUREMENT Import any photo from your library. The protractor overlays the image automatically, and you can drag it anywhere across the photo to place it exactly where you need. Adjust arms independently, pan and zoom the photo, then export the composite with the angle annotation included. POLYGON TRACING Tap anywhere to place polygon vertices and trace any irregular shape. All interior angles calculate in real time. Tap the first vertex to auto-close the shape and instantly verify the angle sum — triangle = 180°, quadrilateral = 360°, and so on. Load a photo or use the live camera as background to trace real-world objects directly on screen. LEVEL & INCLINOMETER Measure device pitch and roll with the precision of a digital spirit level. Calibrate to any surface, lock the reading, and switch between pitch and roll axes on a precision dial display. WHO USES SMARTPROTRACTOR • Carpenters — bevel angles, miter cuts, and corner joint verification • Architects — field angle checks against drawings and blueprints • Tile setters — irregular corner measurements before cutting • Students — geometry homework and theorem verification • Builders & DIYers — level shelves, frames, decks, and pictures MEASUREMENT FEATURES • Degrees, radians, and slope percentage • Snap-to-angle at 5°, 10°, 15°, 30°, and 45° increments • Lock mode to freeze any reading against accidental touch • Export & Share — save to Photos or send to any app • Copy angle value to clipboard • No ads · No subscriptions · Zero data collection

About

Protractor

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PAID ACCESS REQUIRED Protractor is a paid app. A weekly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase, is required to use every feature after onboarding. There is no free version and no free trial. Measure any angle without a physical protractor. Drag two arms across the screen, aim the camera at a real object, or rest your phone on a slope and read the tilt live. Most angle apps give you one trick. Protractor gives you three measuring surfaces in one app — an on-screen protractor for photos and drawings, a see-through camera overlay for real objects, and a motion-sensor inclinometer for surfaces you can put your phone on. Every reading comes out in degrees, radians or percent grade, and roof work gets the rise-in-12 pitch on the same screen. WHAT YOU GET - Read the exact degree of any corner on a photo or drawing by dragging two arms and the vertex onto it - Point the camera at a wall, ramp, roof edge or shelf and measure the angle right on the live view - Turn your phone into a digital level that shows pitch, roll, percent grade and roof pitch as rise:12 at once - Lock a reading with Hold or Freeze so the number stays put while you climb down or move the phone - Keep every measurement in History with a photo thumbnail, plus your saved count, average and widest angle - Switch between degrees, radians and grade in one tap, with a built-in conversion table for common values PERFECT FOR - DIY and home projects: shelves, picture rails, ramps, furniture - Roofing, decking and construction: slope, grade and pitch checks - Woodworking and metalwork: bevels, miters and corner angles - Students and teachers measuring angles on diagrams and photos WHY NOT JUST USE A PLASTIC PROTRACTOR A plastic protractor only works on paper, only reads what fits inside its arc, and is never in your pocket when the roof needs checking. This one measures on a photo, through the camera, or straight off a surface — and it remembers every reading instead of you writing them on a scrap of wood. PRIVACY Everything is measured and stored on your device. No account, no sign-up, no cloud upload of your photos or readings. The camera feed is used only to draw the protractor on top of it, and the app works with no internet connection. FULL ACCESS Full access unlocks the camera protractor, the live inclinometer, saved measurement history and all angle units. It is offered as a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your exact plan and price are shown before you confirm, and subscriptions renew until cancelled in your App Store settings. Open Protractor, point it at the next angle you need, and get the number in seconds. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? Email tphuc.work@gmail.com

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Smart Protractor & Angle Meter4 screens
Protractor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Smart Protractor & Angle Meter and Protractor are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Smart Protractor & Angle Meter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Protractor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Smart Protractor & Angle Meter versus Protractor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Protractor & Angle MeterProtractor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladislav ZhirnovPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Protractor & Angle Meter

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99
3 purchases

Protractor

Subscriptions2
  • Incline Gauge Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Roof Pitch Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bevel & Degree, Pay Once$49.99

Questions

Is Smart Protractor & Angle Meter free?
Smart Protractor & Angle Meter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Protractor free?
Protractor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Protractor & Angle Meter or Protractor have ads?
Neither Smart Protractor & Angle Meter nor Protractor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Protractor & Angle Meter or Protractor?
Smart Protractor & Angle Meter ships an update every 6 weeks, and Protractor every 6 weeks. Most recently, Smart Protractor & Angle Meter was updated on October 14, 2026 and Protractor on October 3, 2026.

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