Which Laser Tape Measure Brand Wins?
In our test we compared 14 laser tape measure options head to head. Meterk came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.
Meterk
Price shown in test: $24
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Prexiso
Price shown in test: $54
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The quick take
The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.
“If I had to choose just one of the brands, I really like the Metric. It's just over $20 and it performed very well.”
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
Stand out / reach
- 1Meterk
the Meater made it all the way to 101 in, which is actually pretty good for this style of tape measure
- 2Prexiso
the Prexiso has a blade width of 0.96 in and it performed much better than average at 98.5 in to move into third place behind the Meater brand
- 3Koiss
the KOISS performed a lot better than average at 93 in
- 4Stanley FatMax
the Stanley FatMax came in on top at 142.5 in of stand out
- 5TickTockTools
the Tacklife Tools made it 72.5 in
- 6BeiXun
Bauxem performed better than average at 85 in
- 7Lexivon
the Lexivon only made it 68 in before folding
- 8General Tools
the General Tools blade folded at 69.5 in
- 9Zekbean
the ZekFun gave up at only 65.5 in or about 35 in less than the Meater brand
- 10Hyggein
the Hychika only made it 76 in before giving up
- 11DTAPE
the DECTEKO performed about the same as the Hychika at 73 in
- 12Mileseey
the Milusi performed slightly better than the ZekFun at 67 in
- 13Toolman
the Toolman gave up at 77.5 in or close to about 6 and 1/2 ft
- 14eTape
the eTape gave up early at 63.5 in
Abrasion resistance
- 4Stanley FatMax
the Stanley Fat Max definitely performed the best with a rating of one
- 5TickTockTools
no visible damage to the Tik Tok. The Tik Tok has a protective coating on it that did help it perform better than the other brands
- 9Zekbean
after only 10 passes, the ZekFun is in really bad shape. The numbers are hard to read and the paint is worn all the way down to the metal in some areas
- 12Mileseey
the paint is wearing off very quickly with the Milci. It just doesn't seem to have a very good protective coating
- 13Toolman
the Toolman's in pretty bad shape. The paint is worn off in some areas and some of the numbers are becoming hard to read
- 1Meterknot tested
- 2Prexisonot tested
- 3Koissnot tested
- 6BeiXunnot tested
- 7Lexivonnot tested
- 8General Toolsnot tested
- 10Hyggeinnot tested
- 11DTAPEnot tested
- 14eTapenot tested
Outdoor laser accuracy at 100 ft
- 5TickTockTools
the Tacklife Tools is very close at 101 ft and 3 in
- 7Lexivon
the Lexivon is now working properly. 101 ft and 3 in
- 9Zekbean
the ZekFun indicates 108.5 ft. So, the ZekFun is off by around 8 ft
- 10Hyggein
the Hychika is way off at 127 ft
- 13Toolman
the Toolman shows 111 ft 3 in. So, the Toolman's off by about 11 ft
- 1Meterknot tested
- 2Prexisonot tested
- 3Koissnot tested
- 4Stanley FatMaxnot tested
- 6BeiXunnot tested
- 8General Toolsnot tested
- 11DTAPEnot tested
- 12Mileseeynot tested
- 14eTapenot tested
Outdoor readability
- 1Meterk
the display on the Meater is much easier to read
- 2Prexiso
the Prexiso and the KOISS are very easy to read with the best possible rating of one
- 3Koiss
the KOISS has by far the best display and is very easy to read
- 4Stanley FatMaxnot tested
- 5TickTockToolsnot tested
- 6BeiXunnot tested
- 7Lexivonnot tested
- 8General Toolsnot tested
- 9Zekbeannot tested
- 10Hyggeinnot tested
- 11DTAPEnot tested
- 12Mileseeynot tested
- 13Toolmannot tested
- 14eTapenot tested
Indoor laser accuracy
- 6BeiXun
the Bexim is the least accurate yet
- 11DTAPE
very accurate and consistent results from the D-Tape
- 12Mileseey
so, the Milci is perfect on all three measurements
- 1Meterknot tested
- 2Prexisonot tested
- 3Koissnot tested
- 4Stanley FatMaxnot tested
- 5TickTockToolsnot tested
- 7Lexivonnot tested
- 8General Toolsnot tested
- 9Zekbeannot tested
- 10Hyggeinnot tested
- 13Toolmannot tested
- 14eTapenot tested
All measurements (6 more)+
Overall performance ranking
- 1Meterk
the very affordable Metric had an average ranking of two
- 2Prexiso
the Praxiso is a lot more expensive and had an average finish of 2.8
- 3Koissnot tested
- 4Stanley FatMaxnot tested
- 5TickTockToolsnot tested
- 6BeiXunnot tested
- 7Lexivonnot tested
- 8General Toolsnot tested
- 9Zekbeannot tested
- 10Hyggeinnot tested
- 11DTAPEnot tested
- 12Mileseeynot tested
- 13Toolmannot tested
- 14eTapenot tested
Belt clip design
- 6BeiXun
the Metric, General Tools, Bexim, Praxiso, and Koiz all had the highest possible rating of one
- 8General Tools
highest possible rating of one
- 1Meterknot tested
- 2Prexisonot tested
- 3Koissnot tested
- 4Stanley FatMaxnot tested
- 5TickTockToolsnot tested
- 7Lexivonnot tested
- 9Zekbeannot tested
- 10Hyggeinnot tested
- 11DTAPEnot tested
- 12Mileseeynot tested
- 13Toolmannot tested
- 14eTapenot tested
Belt clip pull-off force
- 7Lexivon
the Lexivon came out on top at 8.8 pounds of force to remove the tape measure
- 8General Tools
General Tools finished in second at 5.2 pounds
- 1Meterknot tested
- 2Prexisonot tested
- 3Koissnot tested
- 4Stanley FatMaxnot tested
- 5TickTockToolsnot tested
- 6BeiXunnot tested
- 9Zekbeannot tested
- 10Hyggeinnot tested
- 11DTAPEnot tested
- 12Mileseeynot tested
- 13Toolmannot tested
- 14eTapenot tested
Waterproof test
- 10Hyggein
the Hygene is still working just fine
- 11DTAPE
the D-Tape no longer powers up
- 1Meterknot tested
- 2Prexisonot tested
- 3Koissnot tested
- 4Stanley FatMaxnot tested
- 5TickTockToolsnot tested
- 6BeiXunnot tested
- 7Lexivonnot tested
- 8General Toolsnot tested
- 9Zekbeannot tested
- 12Mileseeynot tested
- 13Toolmannot tested
- 14eTapenot tested
Overall assessment
- 3Koiss
the Koiz is the most expensive and the display is very easy to read. The Koiz just doesn't seem to be built as robust as the Metric or the Praxiso
- 1Meterknot tested
- 2Prexisonot tested
- 4Stanley FatMaxnot tested
- 5TickTockToolsnot tested
- 6BeiXunnot tested
- 7Lexivonnot tested
- 8General Toolsnot tested
- 9Zekbeannot tested
- 10Hyggeinnot tested
- 11DTAPEnot tested
- 12Mileseeynot tested
- 13Toolmannot tested
- 14eTapenot tested
Display size
- 14eTape
the Korean-made eTape and the KOISS have the largest displays at 792 sq mm
- 1Meterknot tested
- 2Prexisonot tested
- 3Koissnot tested
- 4Stanley FatMaxnot tested
- 5TickTockToolsnot tested
- 6BeiXunnot tested
- 7Lexivonnot tested
- 8General Toolsnot tested
- 9Zekbeannot tested
- 10Hyggeinnot tested
- 11DTAPEnot tested
- 12Mileseeynot tested
- 13Toolmannot tested
How it was tested
- stand out (reach) distance test
- outdoor laser accuracy at 25 ft and 100 ft
- outdoor display readability rating
- abrasion resistance of the blade coating (sandpaper passes)
- indoor laser accuracy and consistency across three measurements
- hook accuracy test
- belt clip design rating and pull-off retention force
- retraction speed before and after sawdust exposure
- waterproof / water immersion test
“If I had to choose just one of the brands, I really like the Metric. It's just over $20 and it performed very well.”
