Unicorns & Fire breathing dragons – Moasure - smart tape measure Review

Don’t waste your money. I was optimistic that it would work as advertised, given that the negative reviews were from over a year ago, giving the company ample time to correct any issues. Nope. My Background as it pertains to this: Electronics engineer, technophile, woodworker, builder, & maker. The breakdown: I purchased this app today. I calibrated the app as directed by the app. This app identifies your phone and says it uses its measurements to help in measurement accuracy. As my phone is in a case, I inputted accurate measurements to compensate for any difference in the overall size of my phone and case. After that, I set to measuring. I measured the length of a small wall in my home to keep it simple. First, I measured it using the tried and true tape measure to give me a baseline measurement. As there is a door in the middle of the wall, I measured from the one side of the wall to the outside of the door trim (34-3/4”); and then, an overall measurement of the wall (75-1/8”). App Performance: Measurements yielded by the app were nowhere near accurate. First, the app recommends that you take at least two measurements to insure accuracy - not a bad idea given the, “Measure twice, cut once,” adage. But this didn’t help the app. I measured several times, even recalibrating the app when It was giving me insanely inaccurate measurements. The measurements it gave me were: to the door trim, consistently 34-1/2”, with the last one being 39-1/2 inches. The overall measurement was stupid. They were 74”, 78-1/2”, 85-1/2”, 75-1/2”, and 75”. On one occasion, the average of 75-1/2” and 75” was determined to be 75-1/2. I’d like to know how it came up with that. The last measurements I took were 75” and 78-1/2”, (quite the disparity) for an average of 76-1/2”. Additionally, the app would consistently hang up while taking measurements, and I’d have to start over again. I’d finally had enough of dealing with this, and now you’re reading this review. When I’m woodworking, I’m happy to say that I don’t tend to have much material waste. Save your money to spend on something useful or expectedly frivolous. If you want to measure something, do yourself a favor and get a good quality 20-30 foot tape measure. It will last you, it won’t require updates to keep it working, and it’ll give reliable measurements to help you fit appliances not only in your kitchen, but through the front door, furniture into a room, or even the right cover for your motorcycle. Good luck.
Review by TheRaggedEdge on Moasure - smart tape measure.