Plumb Tape: AR Tape Measure

Best Practice Chicago

About this app

MEASURE IT WHERE IT STANDS.

Plumb Tape turns your Android phone into a camera tape measure. Point it at whatever you need sized up, tap a start point, drag to the end, and read the real-world distance right on screen. No fumbling with a reel, no second set of hands, no writing numbers on a scrap of drywall.

Built on Google's ARCore, Plumb Tape locks its endpoints to the world so the reading holds steady while you move the phone to check it.

BUILT FOR THE JOB, NOT THE LAB
• Level-aware snapping catches clean edges and corners, and locks the run dead horizontal or vertical when you want a straight pull.
• A zoom loupe pops up as you place each point, so you drop it exactly on the corner instead of near it.
• A haptic ratchet ticks off the length as you drag — you feel the measurement, gloves on.
• Read in feet-and-inches or metric, rounded to the fraction you work in — from 1/2" all the way to exact.
• Big, high-contrast controls and thick borders sized for gloved hands and bright sun.

SAVE THE PROOF
Tap Save and Plumb Tape stores the measurement together with a photo of the scene — with the tape drawn right on it. Everything lands in your Saved ledger: searchable, pinnable, and time-stamped, with an optional jobsite location stamp, a title, and notes.

SHARE A CLEAN RECORD
Export your saved measurements as a PDF or PNG ledger, or back the whole set up to a .plumb file. Turn on Custom Branding to stamp your own business name, contact info, and logo on every export — a tidy paper trail for the client, the GC, or your own records.

WORKS WITH ZERO BARS
Everything runs on the device. No account, no login, no cloud, no network needed — measure in a basement, a bare shell, or the middle of nowhere.

WHO IT'S FOR
Carpenters, remodelers, framers, drywallers, painters, electricians, plumbers, inspectors, movers, and DIYers — anyone who needs a fast, close-enough dimension and a record of it.

ENGLISH & SPANISH
The whole app, including your exports, in English or Spanish.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Plumb Tape collects nothing. No tracking, no ads, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. Your measurements and photos never leave the phone unless you send them yourself with Android's share sheet.

ONE PRICE, THAT'S IT
A one-time purchase unlocks the whole app. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no paywalls, ever.

A note on accuracy: AR measurements are fast estimates for planning and reference. For cuts, code, or anything safety-critical, confirm with a physical tape or laser.

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