Best Steel Profiles alternatives: apps like Steel Profiles

6+ similar apps compared and reviewed

4.5 avg rating
4 free apps
Updated November 2026

Whether you want more options like Steel Profiles or a completely different take on the same concept, our curated list of 6+ similar apps has you covered. Updated for 2026 with the latest ratings and comparisons.

Top Alternatives to Steel Profiles

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[steel shapes] by David Homes

Decades' worth of steel data
Editor's Choice
🔍 Reference
4.8😊(113 ratings)
$4.99
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Access decades of steel shape data with this app. It provides a vast library of structural steel databases, including current and historical AISC versions, with properties, design values, and unit conversion capabilities.

What We Love

  • 👍 Very handy and useful
  • 👍 Essential for steel business
  • 👍 Quick reference tool
  • 👍 Like a pocket steel manual
  • 👍 Easy and quick to use
  • 👍 Contains hard-to-find Ibeams/wide flanges
  • 👍 Faster than carrying the steel manual
  • 👍 Well-designed and simple
  • 👍 Worth the price
  • 👍 Clear, easy, and handy
  • 👍 Use it every day
  • 👍 Good app, nice to see previous editions
  • 👍 Worth the price
  • 👍 Best, smartest app
  • 👍 Good database
  • 👍 Saves a lot of time
  • 👍 Helpful for blacksmith/welding
  • 👍 Easy to use, updated often
  • 👍 Outstanding info at fingertips
  • 👍 Fixes HSS crash problem
  • 👍 Convenient, not carrying books
  • 👍 Good value
  • 👍 Thorough and easy to use
  • 👍 Friendly customer service
  • 👍 Great to have it all at hand
  • 👍 Well-made, performing database
  • 👍 Extensive library
  • 👍 Great tool, highly recommended
  • 👍 Fantastic library of steel shapes
  • 👍 Worth every penny
  • 👍 Constantly improving app
  • 👍 Handy for meetings
  • 👍 Super handy to have
  • 👍 Access to all AISC shapes
  • 👍 Great job, has all data from books
  • 👍 Best app for steel ref
  • 👍 Thank you

Room to Improve

  • 👎 Not perfect, but close
  • 👎 Only for America, not Australia
  • 👎 Missing some sizes
  • 👎 Only contains shapes, not flat stock
  • 👎 Fuzzy current images
  • 👎 No design formulas or calculation capability
  • 👎 Lacks pipe for API specs