Beam Calculator vs Flat Pattern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beam Calculator
This app provides 34 civil engineering calculators for beam analysis and conversion, referencing industry codes. It features auto-fill pickers for sections and materials, dual unit systems, and calculation history. Professionals and students can generate PDF reports and access built-in reference tables.
- 34 Civil Engineering Calculators
- AISC, ACI, ASCE Code References
- Auto-fill Section and Material Pickers
- Dual Unit System (Imperial/Metric)
- Calculation History with Notes
- PDF Export for Reports
- Built-in Reference Tables
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Beam Calculator offers a comprehensive suite of 34 calculators to analyze and convert key Beam and Civil Engineering parameters. Built for professionals and students, every formula is backed by AISC 360-22, ACI 318-19, and ASCE 7-22 code references displayed directly in the calculator. Auto-fill Section and Material Pickers let you select from 39 AISC W-shapes and standard Steel, Rebar, and Concrete grades to instantly populate input fields. No manual lookup needed. Included Calculators (Metric and Imperial Units): Critical Bending Moments: • Rectangular Cross Section • Open Cross Section • Nonuniform Bending Gradient • Moment Gradient Factor with PASS/FAIL adequacy check per AISC 360-22 Stress and Deflection: • Maximum Stress (Axial and Bending Loads) • Maximum Stress (Large Bending Deflection) • Axial Compression and Bending Deflection • Critical Buckling Load • Stress (Unsymmetrical Bending) • Total Unit Stress and Deflection (Eccentric Loading) Steel and Compression Calculations: • Trial Design Area of Steel • Compression Area and Depth • Nominal Moment Capacity • Adjusted Steel Area • Reinforcement Ratios (Balanced, Minimum, Maximum) Beam Dimensions and Shear Strength: • Required Beam Dimensions • Concrete and Steel Shear Strength • Maximum Allowable Shear (Steel and Total) • Horizontal, Angled, and Vertical Stirrup Spacing • Stirrup Shear Strength and Embedment Length • Maximum Tension Steel Spacing Key Features: • Dual unit system: USCS (Imperial) and SI (Metric) with accurate conversions • Calculation History: save, review, and add notes to past calculations • PDF Export: share professional calculation reports • Built-in Reference Tables: W-shape sections, steel grades, rebar grades, and concrete grades • Dark mode support with three appearance options • Category filter chips for fast formula navigation Available in English, Francais, Espanol, Italiano, Deutsch, Chinese, Nederlands, and Portugues.
Flat Pattern
This tool helps fabrication professionals create precise flat patterns for various shapes, minimizing fabrication time and increasing accuracy. It supports a wide range of complex geometries for industries like pressure vessels, piping, and heavy equipment.
- Fabrication layout for pipes and cones
- Supports various pipe intersections
- Calculates transitions between shapes
- Generates patterns for pyramids and spheres
- Includes dish end and screw flight layouts
- Minimizes fabrication time and increases accuracy
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It is very helpful for developing fabrication layout of all types of shapes generally used in fabrication. it is minimize fabrication time, increased accuracy. Flat Pattern Calculator is Tool for All Types of Widely used fabrication shapes Such as Pipe, Truncated Pipes, Pipe Branch Connections, Pipe to Cone Intersections, Cone, Truncated Cone, Eccentric Cone, Tori Cone, Multi-Level Cone, Square to Round, Rectangular to Round, Round to Square, Round to Rectangular, Pyramid, Truncated Pyramids, Sphere, Dish ends, Miter bend, Fabricated Bend, Cut Bend, Screw Flight etc. In this App Following Fabrication Flat Patterns Options are available : Pipe Layout or Shell Layout or Pipe Flat Pattern. Truncated Pipe Layout or Pipe cut at any angle Flat Pattern. Truncated Pipe at Both end layout or Pipe cut by an angle on both side Flat Pattern. Pipe to Pipe Intersection with equal Diameters or Pipe Branch connection Flat Pattern. Pipe to Pipe Intersection with unequal diameters or Pipe Branch Connection Flat Pattern. Pipe to Pipe Intersection with offset diameters or Pipe Branch Connection Flat Pattern. Pipe to Cone intersection at Perpendicular to Axis Flat Pattern. Pipe to Cone Inter Section at Parallel to Axis Flat Pattern. Pipe Truncated by Radius Flat Pattern. Full Cone Layout Flat Pattern. Truncated or Half Cone Layout Flat Pattern. Multi Level Cone Layout Flat Pattern. Eccentric Cone Layout Flat Pattern. Multilevel eccentric cone layouts Flat Pattern. Tori cone with Knuckle radius at large end Flat Pattern. Tori cone with Knuckle radius at both ends Flat Pattern. Rectangle to Round or Square to Round Transition layout Flat Pattern. Round to Rectangle or Round to Square transition layout Flat Pattern. Pyramid layout Flat Pattern. Truncated Pyramid Layout Flat Pattern. Sphere Petal Layouts Flat Pattern. Dish End Petal Layouts Flat Pattern. Miter Bend Layout Flat Pattern. Screw Flight Layout Flat Pattern. In this application cone,shell,pipe,pipe branch connections, full cone, half cone, truncated cone, square to round, round to square, rectangular to round, Round to rectangular, pyramid, truncated pyramid, cone to pipe branch, spheres, dish ends etc. it is useful for those who are working in Pressure vessels fabrication, process equipment fabrication, welding, Piping, Insulation, Ducting, heavy Equipment fabrication, Storage tank, Agitators, Mechanical equipment, structures, industrial fabrication, heat ex changers etc. it is best tool for production engineers, fabrication engineer, planning engineers, costing and estimating engineers, project engineers, fabrication contractor, fabrication supervisors, fabrication fitters, fabrication worker.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beam Calculator at 4.0 against Flat Pattern's 1.0. Beam Calculator also leads on price ($2.99 vs $7.99) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). Flat Pattern's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 15 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Beam Calculator costs $2.99 and Flat Pattern $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Beam Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beam Calculator has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beam Calculator ships an update every 15 months, Flat Pattern daily. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beam Calculator | Flat Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | V PUGAZHENTHI | Imran Pinjara |
Customer experience
Beam Calculator
Flat Pattern
In-app purchases
Beam Calculator
No in-app purchases
Flat Pattern
No in-app purchases
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