Frequently asked questions

Open a new area measurement and either tap the corners on the satellite map, walk around the boundary with GPS recording on, trace it with your finger, or type the corner coordinates. The area and perimeter update as you go; save when you’re done. Our guide how to measure land area with your phone covers each method.

The math is exact for the points you capture, on a spherical Earth. Accuracy depends on the points: tapped corners are as good as your zoom level and the imagery; GPS walks are typically within a few meters under open sky and worse under trees or near buildings. The app shows live GPS accuracy. For legal boundaries, consult a licensed surveyor. See how accurate phone GPS is.

Area in square meters, square kilometers, square feet, square yards, acres, hectares and square miles; distance in meters, kilometers, feet, yards and miles. For regional units such as bigha, marla, guntha or rai, use our land area converter.

Yes. Choose a distance line to measure between points, or a GPS track to record a route as you walk or drive.

Yes — open it and edit the points (drag, add, delete, with undo and redo), rename it, add notes, tags and photos. Locked measurements are protected until you unlock them.

Yes. Recording continues in your pocket with a notification showing pause, resume and stop. If your phone closes the app, the points captured so far are kept; you restart the recording to continue.

Yes. Measuring, GPS recording, unlimited saved measurements, import, KML/CSV export, backups and the field tools are free. Pro (monthly, yearly or a one-time lifetime purchase) adds more exports, the fence estimator, point averaging, comparison and track analytics, unlimited photos and projects, and removes ads on Android.

It’s coming soon to the App Store. See Land Measure for iPhone and iPad.

Android 8.0 and later, on phones, tablets and foldables.

GPS recording, coordinate entry and saved measurements work without a connection. Satellite map tiles need a data connection.

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KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, GPX and CSV. A preview lets you choose shapes and a project before anything is saved. Polygons with holes and self-crossing shapes are reported instead of imported.

KML and CSV for free. With Pro: GPX, KMZ, GeoJSON, PDF reports and PNG boundary diagrams, and batch export of several measurements. On Android, a free user can watch a short ad to export one measurement once in a Pro format.

In Settings, create a backup (it includes photos) and save or share the file somewhere you can reach from the new phone. Install Land Measure there and restore from that file. If Android’s own device backup is on, the app’s data may also come across automatically.

No. There’s no sign-up and no cloud account. Your measurements and photos stay on your device.

No. Location is processed on your device and stored only in the app. Map tiles come from Google Maps on Android, which sees the map area you view. See the privacy policy.

Use the same Google account, open Pro in the app and tap Restore purchases. More in Support.

In Google Play: profile → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions → Land Measure. Uninstalling the app doesn’t cancel it.