December 03, 2018
Hi Moasure Backers,
In the 4 weeks since our last update, we’ve made really good progress, but also had a significant set-back.
The good news is:
All electronic component lead-time issues are resolved, and components have been received by our contract electronic manufacturer (CEM). The first batch of 100 PCBAs are being built by our CEM this coming week (previous PCBAs were built by a local CEM in the UK). We’re excitedly looking forward to seeing these first PCBAs built by our CEM.
Software development of the app continues to progress well, and we’re still on schedule to have both the Android and iOS apps fully complete and available when the Moasure ONE ships to you.
The not so good news is:
Contrary to my previous update, all of the issues related to the housing tooling were not behind us. The tool makers raised a further issue with the housing design almost immediately after my last update. As a result, we needed to make a design change to the housing itself (for the technically minded only: our CEM was being very cautious regarding draft angles, which required us to move the split line of the housing - a non-trivial change). That in turn required us to 3D print and test the new housing design, prior to releasing it to the tool maker. Overall, this added a 3-4 week delay to the tooling schedule, which has impacted our delivery date. If there is a silver lining, it's that we now have an improved design, including better waterproof resistance.
We’ve now received an updated schedule from our CEM, with an updated shipping date of the end of January - more than a month later than our original plan. They are doing everything they can, including using overtime, to try to ensure they can build sufficient Moasure ONE products to satisfy all of our backers prior to their Chinese New Year shutdown.
However, everyone who has been involved in production of a new product knows that unforeseen problems can still arise. If that were to happen, it would be unlikely we would be able to ship to all our backers before Chinese New Year.
All the team here are disappointed that we’ve experienced a delay in getting Moasure ONE to you, and apologise for letting you down. I’d like to reassure you that we are doing everything in our power to get your Moasure ONEs out in January, and have a single-minded focus on achieving it.
In the meantime, thanks again for your support and patience.
Best regards,
Alan
Founder & CEO
We use the Moasure almost every day, it's accurate and fast when measuring square footage and slopes for jobs.
Have used Moasure to measure multiple aspects of golf course operations to include: greens, fairways, tee boxes, roughs, lakes, parking lots, buildings and cart paths for current and planned projects. Quick, easy and accurate helping our day-to-day operations, and project bidding processes for hiring contractors. Simplified measurements with dramatically more accuracy, cost determination and savings. Great product….thank you for developing such a great tool.
First off I’d like to state that I don’t typically give less than 5 stars unless it truly deserves less than 5 stars. This product is amazing, and I love the fact that I can really trust my measurements now, and in confidence tell my customers exactly how much material to expect. I do landscaping installs and this thing is a GAME changer for sod. However there are a few things I think it could improve on.
1. Using this thing without the stick is miserable. I haven’t ordered the stick yet, but constantly picking it up and moving it sucks. The stick is $70 so it’s hard to want to purchase it at first, but trust me… don’t buy this thing without it.
2. The accuracy. I would not use this tool and expect extremely accurate measurements. This is a great tool to use for estimating square footage of a job, but I wouldnt actually use it as a tool to measure materials. It works great when you can have a decent margin of error.
3. The on-off. Maybe I’m doing it wrong, but it seems annoying to turn it on. I’m sure I’m just ignorant to this one.
4. The price. Obviously it’s quite expensive, so I think it was worth the initial investment? The only reason I can say yes is because now I can train other employees to do estimates. Before, there was no way I would ever trust one of my guys to measure someone’s yard for sod. Now I plan on getting them trained on Moasyre and I can step away from the measuring! It’s a true game changer in this aspect. If you’re unsure of your measurements, JUST BUY THIS THING.
The product is easy to set up, understand and use. The Moasure is a link that every estimator is currently missing in their tool box. The Moasure is on every job we estimate and can show the team the lay out before going to the job. If you are debating on getting one, don’t wait, you are making the right choice.
I use this for estimating fencing and landscaping jobs. Depending on the size of the project, this is a lot faster than eveny wheel measuring tool. The automatic area calculation speeds up material quantity estimates considerably, especially on odd shaped areas. I would definitely recommend. I have 2 devices for myself and the other estimator at my company.
We are a large landscape company and have been using this tool for about a month. There is a learning curve that we have figured out, and the tool is extremely helpful in getting the correct measurements quickly.
We are a full service landscaping company. This thing paid for itself the first time i used it. Subbed out a 6900 sq ft concrete driveway and we had a disagreement on the total square footage due to curves and a huge flair. Texted the contractor a screenshot of the moasure measurements and that was the end of the dissagreement!
There is a learning curve, but the app is great and the device seems to work great. My lead estiamtor just used it on a large sod job and our measurements differed 1500 sq ft between wheel and moasure. Needless to say moasure was accurate.
Im about to buy another one!
I can measure and do quotes 10x faster. It is very accurate and even tells you when you are not using it properly. I highly recommend this device!
I am building designer and general contractor and have found Moasure to be an amazing tool. After practicing for about 3 hours in my yard / house, I've already measured 3 interior floorplans and 4 site plans. The interior measurements with Wall Mode are brilliant - it quickly records wall planes as well as perpendicular door or window openings. It easily cut my time for interior measurements of existing conditions in half. Combined with my laser tape measure, I can significantly reduce the time spent measuring. The exterior site measurements are equally impressive - because all data is 2D and 3D, I save having to set up a laser level to measure grades / elevations on a building site. Moasure will reduce the need for sending my surveyor on site to get topo information for building sites.
Overall I'm very impressed with Moasure's capabilities and will no doubt be using it on every job in the future.
It took a while to learn how to use but it quickly became our favorite tool to help in our bidding process.
Love the Device, cuts my measuring and design time down to a minimum. Very Accurate. And I love how light and easy it is to carry around. Great tool! Our company bought a second and we will most likely buy a couple more in the near future!
I got the Moasure One to simplify estimating for my flooring company. It has been very helpful to save me time on measurements, especially calculating the total square footage manually room by room. It also shows me the linear footage of the trim so I don’t need to measure twice or guesstimate how much we need.
I highly recommend!
Makes measuring properties for fences easy and fun. My customer are impressed by the "high tech" way we measure.
We are currently using Moasure for septic compliance inspections and building plans for demolition in our office. The wall feature us great for verifying construction and recreating floor plans. Guessing area and angles are a thing of the past now. The ability to have a 3D model in minutes is amazing to have. Looking to outfit more employees with Moasure to be more efficient in the field and more accurate!