Moasure for Playgrounds, Parks & Recreation

Effortlessly measure complex playgrounds

The measurement tool trusted by playground and recreational specialists to streamline planning and installation.

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5 reasons why playground professionals are switching to Moasure

Here’s why everybody working in playgrounds, parks and recreation is talking about Moasure:

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Measure playgrounds of all shapes in minutes

Accurately measure irregularly-shaped playgrounds and surrounding areas with ease. Map out complex geometrics like play zones, landscaped areas, and freeform layouts in minutes – including the area, perimeter, elevation, and square footage data.

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Create comprehensive 2D and 3D site diagrams

Design complete site plans for playgrounds, including play equipment zones, walkways, seating areas, and landscaping, all in one file. Easily visualize layouts, such as perimeter fences, play zones, ADA-compliant pathways, and sports courts, in both 2D and 3D using the Moasure app.

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Capture elevation changes for grading and drainage

Effortlessly capture elevation points across playground sites, parks, and trail systems to ensure proper grading and drainage. Moasure automatically calculates grade, rise, run, and angles between points – ideal for sloped terrains and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

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No more surplus surfacing, mulch, or concrete

Eliminate material over-ordering for playground construction. Moasure’s in-app volume tools accurately calculate material needs, from rubberized surfaces and mulch, to concrete for pathways – minimizing waste and maximizing profitability.

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Export your plans into CAD, or as PDFs, CSVs, or images

Seamlessly transfer your designs for playground zones, sports fields, and park landscaping into CAD software, or export as PDFs, CSVs, or images. Impress stakeholders with detailed site plans showcasing features like climbers, slides, and swing sets in minutes for a comprehensive, professional presentation.

Over 90,000+ units sold

Playground and recreation professionals around the world have switched to Moasure and not looked back.

Making playground design easy

Moasure transformed how we measure playgrounds for equipment replacement. What used to be tedious now takes 1/10th of the time, allowing us to quickly capture dimensions and share them with our designers. Every project manager and salesperson relies on it daily.

Recreation inSites

Playground Servicing

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Can't measure playgrounds without it

As a professional playground maintenance and installation company we can’t imagine working without Moasure. We use it daily—it’s become one of the most essential tools in our toolbox. From measuring square footage to elevation changes, especially with awkward shapes, it’s been a total game changer.

HOA Playground Services

Playground and Surfaces Installer

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Fantastic tool!

Our Moasure has assisted us tremendously with measurements and quantity takeoffs. It also works great with our design software to automatically provide layout/limits of playgrounds.

Overall fantastic product.

Giffen Recreation

Playground Design

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The best tool for measuring in 3D

I've been using Moasure to measure playgrounds, and it’s been a game changer. Measuring distance and elevation simultaneously saves so much time—slopes that were impossible to measure before now take just minutes. I’ve also used the export feature to open drawings in SketchUp - excellent.

Children's Campus

Recreation Design

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Great for irregular shapes

We install surfaces on many school playgrounds, which are rarely square and therefore difficult to measure accurately. Being able to export the area outline directly into a DWG file saves significant time and eliminates guesswork.

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Surfacing Installation

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Playground Installation

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Playground Maintenance

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Powerful in-app tools for play and recreation projects

Utilize the Moasure app's powerful suite of tools and features to enhance your playground measurements.

Layers feature

The Layers feature is ideal for designing and maintaining playgrounds and recreational spaces, enabling users to separate and visualize aspects like equipment layouts, surfacing, and landscaping in one project. This simplifies planning, improves safety inspections, and streamlines maintenance.

Add labels & backgrounds

Label points of interest such as drainage, play equipment or recreational areas and overlay your measurement on an aerial shot of the area to help clients or colleagues visualize your projects.

Surface Mesh view

This view generates a 3D surface map based on the measured area’s shape and elevation data, offering an accurate representation of irregular terrain. It’s particularly useful for applications where terrain and elevation variations impact planning and compliance.

Cut & Fill tool

Calculate the volume of material needed to excavate (cut) or add (fill) to achieve the desired site level for playgrounds and recreational areas. Set your preferred level and instantly view the required volume adjustments. The 'zero net volume' feature identifies the precise level to aid material movement, ideal for site leveling.

Topography / Contour view

The contour view provides a 3D visualization of the site’s topography. By capturing elevation points across the terrain, Moasure creates contour lines that show gradients and elevations. This helps you understand site slopes and visualize the entire area, aiding in planning and material requirements.

View in 3D

Moasure captures the elevation of every point and generates a model of your measurement in 3D space. Impress your clients as Moasure instantly and automatically draws the area for you.

Add Depth tool

Designed for estimating material volumes based on specific depths, this tool calculates how much material (like mulch, soil, or sand) is needed to cover a given area at a set depth. It’s effective for both flat and sloped sites, helping you avoid overestimating material costs and ensuring precise coverage.

Organize your files

Save your Moasure files and organize them into folders, all within the app. Ideal for easy reference, simply access your measurements anytime you need them – Moasure’s organized file system streamlines your workflow and ensures quick access to your work.

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Can your measuring wheel do all of this?

Ditch the wheel. Save time, cut waste, and streamline your workflow with Moasure

Measure & draw whilst you move

Measuring Wheel

Measure elevations whilst you move

Measure around obstacles without line of sight

Automatically calculates square footage

Calculate depth & cut-and-fill

Export to PDF, CAD or CSV

Measure distances up to 99.7% accuracy

Accurately measure curved perimeters

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about Moasure for playgrounds and recreation

Moasure is an excellent tool for measuring irregular and uniquely-shaped play areas, including those with curves and freeform designs. With specialized path types tailored for measuring curved edges, Moasure enables you to trace the perimeter of the area with ease. As you move along the edges, the device accurately captures the dimensions and generates precise calculations in real time. This makes estimating the size and layout of playgrounds quick and straightforward, ensuring you have reliable measurements for planning or installation projects.

Moasure can create a detailed map of your playground layout, including all its unique features. With Moasure’s advanced Layers functionality, you can map out different elements of the playground—such as pathways, play structures, seating areas, and landscaping—on separate layers. This allows you to visualize the entire playground in a clear and organized way, helping you to better plan, design, or present the space. Whether you're designing a new playground or analyzing an existing one, Moasure ensures every detail is captured accurately. You can even name these layers and add labels to clearly identify each area, making your playground map easy to understand and present.

Moasure is designed to handle sloped or uneven terrain, making it perfect for mapping playgrounds with elevation changes and gradients. Unlike traditional measurement tools, Moasure uses motion-based technology to capture accurate measurements in all dimensions, including elevation. This ensures that your measurements reflect the true dimensions of the area, helping you plan and design with confidence, even on challenging terrains.

Moasure can be used to support you with playground installation measurement tasks. Using the tool, you can gather the required dimensions of your site to help plan and design the play area, including the overall area, perimeter, volume, and more. You can also use Layout Mode (exclusive to Moasure 2 PRO) to locate and mark points based on inputted x, y coordinates to plot your play spaces, picnic areas, etc. on site, before any surfacing or installation works take place.

Moasure can significantly help reduce errors that lead to material waste during playground and park projects. By providing precise measurements of areas, perimeters, and distances—even for irregular shapes and sloped terrains—Moasure ensures that you have accurate data for planning and material estimation.

This precision minimizes the risk of over-ordering or under-ordering materials, such as rubber surfacing, turf, paving stones, or other playground essentials. By eliminating guesswork and reducing measurement inaccuracies, Moasure not only saves you time but also helps lower costs associated with wasted materials, making your playground and park projects more efficient and sustainable.

Moasure simplifies the planning process for playground installations by providing precise area and perimeter measurements, making it easy to fit equipment and structures accurately. With Moasure, you can quickly trace the edges of the playground, even if the layout includes curves or irregular shapes. The device calculates the exact dimensions in real time, eliminating the need for complex calculations or additional tools.

By streamlining the measurement process, Moasure saves time and reduces errors, ensuring you have the data needed to optimize the placement of equipment, pathways, and other features. This accuracy and efficiency make Moasure an invaluable tool for planning and installing playgrounds of any size or design.

Moasure’s Point-to-Point measurement feature streamlines slope calculation, making it a swift and efficient tool for planning accessible routes and pathways in play areas. By calculating the distance and gradient between two points with precision, Moasure enables you to design smooth, compliant ramps, walkways, and other wheelchair-accessible features effortlessly.

Simply place your Moasure device at the starting point, move to the next point, and pause to let the app calculate the distance, elevation change, and slope in real time. This ensures accurate measurements of slopes, gradients, and irregular surfaces, helping you meet accessibility standards while creating a safe and inclusive environment.

Yes, Moasure is ideal for measuring other play areas like skateparks, pump tracks, and trails. Its motion-based technology allows you to accurately measure curved edges, slopes, and complex layouts, making it perfect for these dynamic environments.

or skateparks, Moasure can map ramps, bowls, and transitions with precision, while for pump tracks and trails, capture x, y, and z coordinates to ensure accurate measurements for winding paths, complete with elevation changes. This makes it an invaluable tool for planning, designing, or analyzing these spaces, reducing guesswork and improving project efficiency.

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Thousands of professionals have transformed their workflow with Moasure.

Give it a try and you’ll never look back.