Beam Engineering lite vs StrucMaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beam Engineering lite
This app provides 34 civil engineering calculators for beam analysis and conversion, referencing industry codes. It offers auto-fill options for material and section pickers and supports dual units. A pro version unlocks unlimited calculations, history, and PDF exports.
- 34 civil engineering calculators
- AISC, ACI, ASCE code references
- Auto-fill section and material pickers
- Metric and Imperial units
- Calculation history
- PDF export
- Dark mode support
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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 Pro Unlock (One-Time Purchase): . Unlimited calculations across all 34 formulas . Full calculation history (free users see last 5 records) . PDF export and sharing . Swipe to delete history records Available in English, Francais, Espanol, Italiano, Deutsch, Chinese, Nederlands, and Portugues.
StrucMaster
This app allows users to define and analyze structural mechanics problems. It offers powerful functions for internal force diagrams, dynamics, influence lines, and stability analysis, with detailed solving steps provided by artificial intelligence. Users can build complex structures with non-integer element lengths.
- Define custom structures
- Internal force diagram analysis
- Dynamics and stability analysis
- Influence line calculations
- AI-powered detailed solving steps
- MultiSelect command for complex structures
- Non-integer element length support
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You will enjoy the procedure of defining your own structure with only several steps and have it analyzed by this StrucMaster. Powerful functions inside can deal with internal force diagram, dynamics, influence line and stability analysis. The Intelligence part can provide detailed solving steps. The MultiSelect command can help you establish the large structure just as in CAD, it can also help designers define structures with non-integer length elements. All of the procedures are done by the artificial intelligence in your iPhone, no matter whether you are connected to the Internet. Convenient, powerful, no delays, what are you waiting for? If you have any question, you can contact us by our e-mail address structuremaster@163.com or tell us in Facebook. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrucMaster
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beam Engineering lite at 4.4 against StrucMaster's 3.0. Beam Engineering lite also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (32 vs 3). StrucMaster's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Beam Engineering lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and StrucMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Beam Engineering lite holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beam Engineering lite has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Beam Engineering lite ships an update every 5 months, StrucMaster every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beam Engineering lite | StrucMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (32 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | V PUGAZHENTHI | 颖达 陈 |
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Beam Engineering lite
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In-app purchases
Beam Engineering lite
- Beam Engineering Pro$2.99
StrucMaster
- Advanced Functions Forever$3.99
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