Magic Ruler Measures the Size using Windows Phone Camera

There might be situations where you want to quickly measure the dimensions of an object but you do not have a proper rule to do it. Here is Magic Ruler, a free app for Windows Phone which allows you to measure the dimensions of any object. You just need a simple credit card from your purse to get started with this app.

Magic Ruler measures by using your phone’s camera along with a common reference, the card which we talked.

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Features of Magic Ruler

  • FREE (supported by Ads)
  • Measure anything
  • One tap focus
  • Units available: centimeters (cm), millimeters (mm), inches (in)
  • Settings allow you to update card specifications
  • Secure and safe to use

How does it work?

1. Use phone camera to capture an image of an object you wish to to measure next to a common Card.
2. Drag, Resize, Rotate virtual card to match the card in the image.
3. Drag, Rotate a virtual ruler to measure as desired

The app intelligently uses a common card as a reference and gives the dimension of the object. The app is free of cost, but comes with ads which can be removed using in-app Purchase.

Nirmal is a big fan of Windows phone ever since it was released. He started off with Nokia Lumia 800 and then got the Lumia 920. Presently he owns the Lumia 730 and Lumia 930.