Comparison

Protractor vs Railing Calc Handrail2026

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

Head to head
About

Protractor

Features
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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

About

Railing Calc Handrail2026

Features
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Railing Calc is an offline utility for stair handrails, balcony guards, platform rails, and similar installation jobs. Enter total length, height difference, step count, post size, and safety spacing to estimate post count, equal spacing, sloped handrail length, end offsets, and material needs. Key features include: 1. Post count and equal spacing calculation with maximum spacing and end offset options. 2. Stair handrail sloped length calculation from rise, run, and step dimensions. 3. Material list estimates for posts, rails, handrails, and connectors. 4. Local layout records for rooms, stair runs, balconies, and platform sections. 5. Safety spacing reminders for child-safe gaps, margins, and unusual inputs. All data stays on your device. No login, no network connection, and no user data collection are required.

Screenshots

Protractor4 screens
Railing Calc Handrail20264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Protractor at Free against Railing Calc Handrail2026's $0.29. Railing Calc Handrail2026's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Protractor is free to download; Railing Calc Handrail2026 costs $0.29 up front. Protractor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Railing Calc Handrail2026 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Protractor versus Railing Calc Handrail2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProtractorRailing Calc Handrail2026
PriceFree — better$0.29
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc PhamNanjing Yunxiaochuang Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Protractor

Subscriptions2
  • Incline Gauge Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Roof Pitch Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bevel & Degree, Pay Once$49.99
None

Railing Calc Handrail2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Protractor free?
Protractor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Railing Calc Handrail2026 free?
Railing Calc Handrail2026 costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Do Protractor or Railing Calc Handrail2026 have ads?
Neither Protractor nor Railing Calc Handrail2026 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Protractor or Railing Calc Handrail2026?
Protractor ships an update every 6 weeks, and Railing Calc Handrail2026 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Protractor was updated on October 30, 2026 and Railing Calc Handrail2026 on October 25, 2026.

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