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Life & fun · June 2, 2020

Audio Ruler

The new way of measuring distances with your iPhone

Audio Ruler launched on June 2, 2020 with 107 votes, #365 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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What it does

Unusually to other apps, the measurement process is based on the sound. Specifically, the distance traveled by a sound way from point A (phone speaker) to point B (earphones). The algorithm behind the app is fueled by advanced math! It's pure science!

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