Comparison

M2 Calculator vs ConstructionCalcs

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

M2 Calculator

Calculate the number of M2 Processors needed for LED video screens based on tile type, frame rate, and color depth. This tool helps determine the total tiles and ports required for a given setup, updated for the SX40 Processor.

Highlights
  • Calculate M2 Processor requirements
  • Select LED tile types
  • Set frame rate and color depth
  • Determine tiles per port
  • Calculate total tiles
  • Supports SX40 Processor
Features
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The M2 Processor (by Brompton*) is used on Large LED video screen, it takes in a variety of inputs and has 4 output ports that can drive up to a maximum of 500,000 pixels per port, but there are some conditions. Frame Rate, Colour Depth and how many pixels each connected tile has can impact the number of tiles you can drive per Port. By selecting the type of LED tile in the wall (Currently CT only has the Roe MC7HB, Black OnyX 3.47, Black OnyX 2.8 and the Carbon 4 LED tile with the Brompton Receiver Cards installed) and selecting a frame rate, and colour depth you can see how many tiles you can connect to each port and total tiles to the Processor. This application has now been updated for the SX40 Processor. I wrote this application for the Techs and PM's I work with so that they can see for simple LED screens how many M2 Processors they need on the show for a given frame rate and colour depth. * this program was not written by Brompton, and they do not provide technical support for this program.

About

ConstructionCalcs

Features
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Feet, inches and sixteenths. Added, subtracted, multiplied and divided, and read back the way your tape reads. If you have ever turned 3/8" into a decimal, added a column of them, turned it back and cut it wrong, this is the app that stops that. WHAT IT DOES TODAY The feet-inch calculator takes 12' 7 3/8" as an input, not as a problem. Add, subtract, multiply or divide by a scalar and get a mixed fraction, rounded to the sixteenth or the eighth, whichever your tape shows. The unit converter moves between feet and inches, decimal feet, plain inches, millimeters and meters. Plans in metric, tape in imperial, one tap between them. The concrete slab calculator gives cubic yards from real feet-inch dimensions, with a waste factor you can see and change, so the ready-mix order is right the first time. ON A JOB SITE, NOT AT A DESK - It opens and works with no signal. Everything runs on the device - No account, and nothing you type leaves the phone - Big keys, one hand, readable in daylight - Every answer has a copy button, because the answer's next stop is a text message - One small banner sits on the home screen and never on a calculator. Pro removes it WHAT PRO IS FOR The free calculators stay free, and there is no cap on how much you calculate. Pro unlocks the answers on the estimating calculators, keeps your jobs and projects saved between visits, and takes the banner away. WHAT IS COMING Tape fraction rounding, equal spacing, diagonal and square check, concrete bags, footings, columns, rebar grids, block walls, stud and plate counts, on-center layout, roof pitch, common rafters, roof area, stair and stringer layout, drywall sheets, paint coverage, gravel, and markup versus margin are in build. Subscribe for what ships today, not for what is coming. ESTIMATING AID ONLY This is a calculator, not a code authority. Always verify against your local code and the approved plans. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

M2 Calculator3 screens
ConstructionCalcs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: M2 Calculator at none against ConstructionCalcs's 2. M2 Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ConstructionCalcs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. M2 Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
M2 Calculator versus ConstructionCalcs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterM2 CalculatorConstructionCalcs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDarren AlexanderTosh Labs Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

M2 Calculator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ConstructionCalcs

Subscriptions2
  • TradeCalcs Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • TradeCalcs Pro Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is M2 Calculator free?
M2 Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ConstructionCalcs free?
ConstructionCalcs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do M2 Calculator or ConstructionCalcs have ads?
Neither M2 Calculator nor ConstructionCalcs shows ads.

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