NapaPD vs Tape Measure light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NapaPD
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The NapaPD app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Napa, CA Police Department. The app also displays agency online crime map, and other organization web and social media content.
Tape Measure light
Measure distances and areas using your device's location. Record your path as you walk or move the map to calculate measurements. Manage and export your recorded data in various formats.
- Map-based distance measurement
- Area calculation
- Record measurements while walking
- Manage and edit measurements
- Export data as GPX, CSV, or PDF
- Import GPX and CSV files
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This is a map based distance and area meter application. Enable location to measure your distances or backyards. When you press the record button, it starts measuring as you walk or move the map. Keep pressing to add more distance measurements. Press the stop button to suspend recording, and the pause button will allow you to start a new section within the same set. Tap on the distance labels to remove sections, tap on the current start point to remove it, manage your measurements by connecting gap endpoints and relocate your whole measurement set. This app provides limited export for measurement sets as GPX, comma separated values (CSV) files or display it as a PDF document. Use this app to open all GPX files, and previously exported CSV ones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tape Measure light at every 2 months against NapaPD's every 39 months. NapaPD's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NapaPD ships an update every 39 months, Tape Measure light every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NapaPD | Tape Measure light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Napa | Marton Varga |
In-app purchases
NapaPD
No in-app purchases
Tape Measure light
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NapaPD free?
Is Tape Measure light free?
Do NapaPD or Tape Measure light have ads?
Which is updated more often, NapaPD or Tape Measure light?
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