Point-n-Capture wound imaging

Best Wound Measurement App

The best wound measurement app is one your whole team can use. WoundScribe's Point-n-Capture guides anyone to a consistent wound photo and measures it in seconds, with no marker or ruler. Then it drafts the wound description, fills the forms, and tracks healing over time.

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No marker · No ruler · iPhone, iPad, and web

WoundScribe Point-n-Capture detecting a foot wound border and measuring it, sample patient

What to look for

What makes a wound measurement app the best

Measuring is only the start. Look for an app that makes every step after the photo easier too.

Look for	In WoundScribe
Anyone can use it	The app guides the angle, distance, and light, so measuring is not one nurse's specialty and no one waits.
No marker or ruler	Point-n-Capture, WoundScribe's AI-powered wound imaging, detects the wound border and measures it with planimetry. Nothing to place beside the wound.
Consistent pictures	The same guidance at every visit, so photos can be compared over time.
Fast	A few seconds per wound.
Writes the description	The AI drafts a detailed wound description from the photo, ready for you to review.
Fills the forms	Length, width, and area flow into the note. Tunnels and undermining are tapped on a clock.
Shows the healing trend	Every measurement feeds Healing Trajectory, which shows whether the wound is healing, stalling, or worsening.

How it works

How to measure a wound with WoundScribe

Adding a wound: body map with the right foot selected, saved as right foot diabetic foot ulcer

1Add the wound

Pick the type, like a diabetic foot ulcer, and tap the spot on the body map. It is saved with the right name.

Point-n-Capture detecting the wound border on a foot

2Point and capture

The app guides the angle, distance, and light, then detects the border and measures the wound.

AI-drafted wound description of a plantar forefoot ulcer

3Described for you

The AI drafts a detailed wound description from the photo. You review it and sign.

Wound measurements: length, width, and area filled in from the photo

4Measured and filed

Length, width, and area flow into the note. Measured once, typed never.

Clock face for recording tunnels and undermining

5Every detail

Tap tunnels and undermining on a clock, with 12 o'clock toward the patient's head.

Healing dashboard with a graph of wound area over time

6Track healing

Healing Trajectory graphs every measurement, so you see whether the wound is healing, stalling, or worsening.

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Learn more about Point-n-Capture

See how WoundScribe's AI-powered wound imaging detects the wound border and measures it from a photo, with no marker, no ruler, and no calibration.

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Why it matters

Why consistent wound measurement matters

A single number does not show healing. A reliable trend does, and it starts with consistent measurements.

41%

more area than the wound, when measured as length times width with a ruler.

Rogers LC, et al. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2010.

0.34 vs 0.77

agreement between two clinicians measuring the same wound: ruler versus a measurement app.

Wounds, 2017. Intraclass correlation.

58% vs 9%

of ulcers healed by week 12 when area shrank by more than half in four weeks, versus the rest.

Sheehan P, et al. Diabetes Care. 2003;26(6):1879-1882.

For the whole team

No more waiting for one nurse

When only one person knows the right angle, distance, and light, everyone else waits. WoundScribe guides every user, so any nurse or clinician can measure at any visit.

AI drafts. You decide.

Start free, beside your EMR

The description and fields are drafts until you review and sign. Start free on the web or on iPhone and iPad. WoundScribe runs beside your current EMR, with nothing to migrate.

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Wound measurement app: frequently asked questions

What is the best wound measurement app?

One that anyone on the team can use, takes consistent photos with no marker, measures in seconds, drafts the wound description, fills the forms, and tracks healing. WoundScribe's Point-n-Capture is built around all of these.

Do I need a marker or ruler to measure a wound with an app?

Not with WoundScribe. Point-n-Capture is markerless: it detects the wound border and measures it with planimetry.

How long does it take to measure a wound?

A few seconds per wound. Point, capture, and the measurements are ready.

Can the app write the wound description?

Yes. WoundScribe drafts a detailed wound description from the photo, and the clinician reviews it before signing.

Can a wound measurement app show whether a wound is healing?

Yes, when the measurements are consistent. WoundScribe's Healing Trajectory graphs each measurement and shows whether the wound is healing, stalling, or worsening.