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Ruler AR - Tape Measure AI Cam
Vladislav Kovalski · 3,489 ratings · ★ 4.3
4.3
★★★★★
3,489 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 27 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"work"
8 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. This app doesn’t work unless you pay the additional money on a subscription. You don’t get a free trial like it says. You are unable to get past the subscription screen to measure anything unless you agree to not cancel after 3 day trial. …" - Not paid again
2
"does"
8 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. This app doesn’t work unless you pay the additional money on a subscription. You don’t get a free trial like it says. You are unable to get past the subscription screen to measure anything unless you agree to not cancel after 3 day trial. …" - Not paid again
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"measure"
6 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. This app doesn’t work unless you pay the additional money on a subscription. You don’t get a free trial like it says. You are unable to get past the subscription screen to measure anything unless you agree to not cancel after 3 day trial. …" - Not paid again
4
"accurate"
5 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ruler AR. TOTALLY NOT ACCURATE, we tested it on a trench we dug at least 100 ft. It said 77 inches, way off." - Gfy4vr
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"ruler"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ruler AR. TOTALLY NOT ACCURATE, we tested it on a trench we dug at least 100 ft. It said 77 inches, way off." - Gfy4vr
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"inches"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ruler AR. TOTALLY NOT ACCURATE, we tested it on a trench we dug at least 100 ft. It said 77 inches, way off." - Gfy4vr
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"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. This app doesn’t work unless you pay the additional money on a subscription. You don’t get a free trial like it says. You are unable to get past the subscription screen to measure anything unless you agree to not cancel after 3 day trial. …" - Not paid again
8
"does work"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
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"money"
3 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. This app doesn’t work unless you pay the additional money on a subscription. You don’t get a free trial like it says. You are unable to get past the subscription screen to measure anything unless you agree to not cancel after 3 day trial. …" - Not paid again
10
"free"
3 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. This app doesn’t work unless you pay the additional money on a subscription. You don’t get a free trial like it says. You are unable to get past the subscription screen to measure anything unless you agree to not cancel after 3 day trial. …" - Not paid again
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"trial"
3 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. This app doesn’t work unless you pay the additional money on a subscription. You don’t get a free trial like it says. You are unable to get past the subscription screen to measure anything unless you agree to not cancel after 3 day trial. …" - Not paid again
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"screen"
3 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. This app doesn’t work unless you pay the additional money on a subscription. You don’t get a free trial like it says. You are unable to get past the subscription screen to measure anything unless you agree to not cancel after 3 day trial. …" - Not paid again
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Ruler AR
TOTALLY NOT ACCURATE, we tested it on a trench we dug at least 100 ft. It said 77 inches, way off.
Scam
This app doesn’t work unless you pay the additional money on a subscription. You don’t get a free trial like it says. You are unable to get past the subscription screen to measure anything unless you agree to not cancel after 3 day trial. What a joke this app is. I just wanted to measure my roof for Christmas lights it’s not like I would be using this app to make money for myself.
Another spam/phishing selling your info
NO! …”We use and share your identifier for advertisers
(IDFA) to provide you relevant ads as described in our Privacy Policy.”
Another spam/phishing selling your info…they are selling/making money off of you. And you pay them for it …NO!
(IDFA) to provide you relevant ads as described in our Privacy Policy.”
Another spam/phishing selling your info…they are selling/making money off of you. And you pay them for it …NO!
Does not work
Please cancel my subscription this does not work
Not worth it
Want you to subscribe
does not work
was i charged for this?
NOT USER FRIENDLY!!
By far most confusing and difficult ap to use!!!!
Good app with one major flaw.
I would be ok with paying a one time price for this app but there is no way I am ever going to pay a monthly fee to use an app like this. Also why does a ruler app need to track you other than what you are doing on this app? Please refuse to use apps that insist on tracking you if there is no reason.
Trash
Trash
Inaccurate and weird interface.
This is by far the most inaccurate measurement app I've used. It doesn't calculate the distance of what you're measuring correctly at all, or update the focus grid when the camera or objects in front of the camera move, even if you 'reset' it while the dot (or the whole screen) is on the new object you're trying to measure. It doesn't tell you how far you should stand away from the object you're measuring in order for it to get an accurate reading, and the further away it thinks the object is, the tinier the text is. (PS: The text disappears before you can actually read it in most cases. It stores in a History tab if you can get the buttons to work.) But I am certain the a 5-6cm object at most is not in the triple digits in cm--inches were not more accurate--not counting decimals, and the app doesn't make accurate points measuring large or small objects. At least, not that I can see. There aren't measurement lines or points when measuring, just a teardrop looking thing where you end the point. I think parts of my table were 6-or-more digits in cm, but I couldn't read most of the table measurements because they were too small to show on my very tiny iPhone 12 Pro display. So tiny indeed. I honestly thought it stoppes measuring things because I couldn't see anything until I piled up measurement lines in bulk. I don't know what the trick is to using this app, but if it can't tell you how to do it with the pre-made virtual measurements in the oh-so-unhelpful tutorial, I don't see why you think anybody would willingly pay for the app. Probably why they try to take your money while you're pressing through all of the 'continue' buttons which honestly gave me red flags even before it gave me options that were worded in a way that made it seem like if I didn't pay upfront I couldn't continue to use the app. What I did when I pressed 'continue' thinking the app would just ask me to pay later: exited out of the pay screen where it asked me to doubt-tap the lock button to confirm the purchase. Props to everybody who manage to use this thing in their daily life. Please share your mental user manual.
Horrible…..
Even for tech savvy person, unusable as a simple tape measure. Needed to measure a window for a blind, spend 30 minutes with this app and could not make it work….
Bruh… 12 bucks a month?
Cool execution of the app, delusional price point. You have ads AND charge 3 bucks a week after a 3 day trial…. No thanks.
Doesn’t work
Downloaded this app, only to the verge message that it was “scanning the surroundings “.
I never got it to work.
I never got it to work.
Worst app
This app dosent even let you to flip you’re camera and this app dosent even measure the right length if it does measure it will make a big circle and do whatever don’t download this!
Unusable because of ads
You would think app designers would figure out that you have to figure out how to learn do use the app before switching to a poker game. Took it off my phone within minutes
Forced me to buy or locked phone
I wanted a free app. This ‘locked’ my screen and wouldn’t allow me to leave without hitting ‘continue’..at which point I was charged. No clear way to cancel. Going to have to waste time figuring it out.
Winding forever
Never displayed a ruler. Useless.
Poop rulers
The thing does not let you choose where to put the beginning dot
Accuracy!!
Its not accurate at all
For a rough idea maybe, but not accurate!
I measured a 12” ruler, App says 10.2 inches.
I measured a 3 foot yard stick. App says 26.67 inches.
I measured a 7 foot door opening. App says 5 foot 3 inches.
I measured a 3 foot yard stick. App says 26.67 inches.
I measured a 7 foot door opening. App says 5 foot 3 inches.
Бред
Вообще не правильно измеряет
Doesn't work
Does not work at all... Someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong here.
No sirve
I did not like
Does not work
I have yet to find one of these virtual tape measure apps that’s even close to accurate. This one is no different. A what is actually 12 inches is measured at over 14 inches. They are all junk.
Does Not Start
Tried to use this on an iPhone 14. Went around in circles trying to use it. Tried to start a free trial. Then asked me agree, then back to step on. Don’t waste your time.
Not what I was looking for
This was not what I was looking for. I needed stupid simple for a kid project
Waste
Takes forever to gauge and try to measure something outside, good luck. Visibility is poor and not intuitive
Sentiment summary
83%
Positive (4-5★)
5%
Neutral (3★)
13%
Negative (1-2★)