1. Home
  2. 🔧 Utilities
  3. Board Feet Easy Calculator
Board Feet Easy Calculator

Board Feet Easy Calculator

by Scott McIntosh

53 ratings
48 reviews
🔧 Utilities
🔍 Reference
Free

Details

Released
January 29, 2011
Updated
August 26, 2026

Features

Developer

Scott McIntosh
✨Promote your app ✨
Board Feet Easy Calculator screenshot #1 for iPhone
Board Feet Easy Calculator screenshot #2 for iPhone
Board Feet Easy Calculator screenshot #3 for iPhone
Board Feet Easy Calculator screenshot #4 for iPhone
iphone
ipad
📌Ready
Reviews summary↘︎
⭐48
Reviews↘︎
📝20+ tags
Tags↘︎
🔄6+ apps
Alternatives↘︎
❓4 answered
FAQ↘︎
📦~ in 2 years
Updates frequency↘︎
🖼️Get Icon
Icons↘︎

About

Easily calculate the volume of lumber in board feet. Input dimensions, quantity, and optional waste percentage or cost per board foot to get precise measurements and total cost.

✓Calculate board feet
✓Enter length, width, thickness
✓Specify number of pieces
✓Include waste percentage
✓Calculate total cost
✓Optional cost per board foot
Show original description

What users say about Board Feet Easy Calculator

Reviews of Board Feet Easy Calculator are mixed: the Utilities app is rated 4.0/5 from 53 App Store ratings. What users like most: simple and easy to use, fast calculations. Top complaints: recent update terrible, new layout disliked. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀Fast calculations
  • ✅Accurate BF calculation
  • 🛠️Great for selling wood
  • 🪵Useful for woodworkers
  • ✨Works as advertised
  • 💯Perfect for its purpose

Negative things

  • 👎Recent update terrible
  • 👎New layout disliked
  • 👎Not user-friendly
  • 📉Incorrect cost calculation
  • 🐛Clunky interface
  • 🐛Buggy functionality
  • 🤔Unclear thickness measurement
  • ❌Cannot use decimal inches
  • 🐛Waste calculation bug
See all reviews

What's New in Board Feet Easy Calculator

3.0

August 26, 2026

This is a ground-up rewrite of the app with a modern interface. The calculator works exactly the same way it always has. One addition, based on user feedback, is that projects can now have project notes - for anything you want to jot down about a project. All your existing projects and materials (boards) carry over automatically when you update - nothing to set up. This update is built with the latest iOS tools, so it's fully compatible with the newest iPhones, iPads, and the current version of iOS - while still working on older devices. This new tooling will allow more frequent feature updates and quicker fixes in the future.

More

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Recent update sucks!

The recent update is terrible. Cant see the length after hitting calculate. Format is not visually pleasing at all. Loved the old format. Hate the new one. Looking for different app.
Jjason1129126

Owner

I’ve been using this BF Calculator for years and I absolutely LovED, yes LOVED Past tense, it….. The new layout sucks compared to what it was. I’ll be looking for another app to use.
DDexter1616

Divided by 4?

Why is the amount off by a factor of 4?
JJDM-7

Unfortunately its not very good

Not user friendly and zero information on how to use or enter the info. Such as “thickness” no one uses this as a term in measuring. they should have diameter, radius and circumference on here for calculations for board feet. Such as and 8’ log that is 20” in diameter/62.8” circumference.
Bbozanglezz

Great layout, but could be improved

After I updated phones, I lost my favorite board feet calculator which included a material cost list you could edit all the choices of lumber with price per board foot and when selecting your species it would pull in the cost and calculate. I had a large list in mine from my supplier and I could pick individual species from the list before calculating the board footage for different components and it would use the price in the material list. It was so handy to have a lumber cost sheet built into my calculator that would work together as long as I kept my prices up to date. Please add this idea to an update!
Show more
TTateAustinDesigns
See 43 more reviews

User experience

🐞

Reported Bugs

11 issues

Cannot see length after hitting calculate

Bug

Amount off by a factor of 4

Bug

Zero information on how to use

Bug

Doesn't calculate dollars properly

Bug

Incorrectly calculates cost per board foot

Bug

Interface is clunky, click on a field deletes it

Bug

Waste amount lost when summing project total

Bug

iOS 11 broke the app

Bug

Doesn't work with IOS 11

Bug

Cannot calculate using decimal inches

Bug

Bug in total BF shown in 'project' section (shows Net BF only)

Bug
✨

Requested Features

18 requests

Add material cost list with editable prices

Feature

Ability to export projects to email or notes

Feature

Add field for wood species

Feature

Ability to make entries for sheet goods

Feature

Calculate total project cost

Feature

Button for numerical or alphabetical order in projects

Feature

Ability to move projects without deleting

Feature

Add supplier, species, and price lists

Feature

Programmable species pricing per board foot

Feature

Ability to store lumber prices from suppliers

Feature

Edit names of projects

Feature

Email or iMessage project lists

Feature

Add notes to projects

Feature

CSV export option

Feature

Add photos to project notes

Feature

Store boards to reach total BF and store project

Feature

Store pricing info from various suppliers

Feature

Add entire project on multiple panes

Feature

FAQ

What does the Board Feet Easy Calculator do?

This application is designed to help users calculate the volume of lumber in board feet. You can input the length, width, and thickness of your wood, and it will provide the board feet measurement. It's specifically useful for individuals who work with wood and need to quantify lumber.

What are the key features of this app?

The app allows you to easily calculate board feet by entering dimensions. You can also optionally specify the number of pieces, a waste percentage, and the cost per board foot. This enables it to calculate total board feet, board feet including waste, and the total cost.

Is this app free to use?

Yes, the Board Feet Easy Calculator is offered as a free application. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements, making it a straightforward and cost-free tool for users.

Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is intended for woodworkers, carpenters, contractors, and anyone involved in projects that require the measurement and costing of lumber. If you regularly need to calculate board feet for purchasing or project planning, this tool can be very handy.