IES ShapeDB vs GeoProp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IES ShapeDB
Access a comprehensive database of over 18,000 structural shapes and their engineering properties. Perform simple beam and column stress analysis for various materials like steel, wood, aluminum, rebar, and cables. Ideal for field use by engineers.
- 18,000+ structural shapes
- Engineering properties database
- Simple beam stress analysis
- Column stress analysis
- Supports steel, wood, aluminum, rebar, cables
- Calculates bending and combined stresses
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The Database contains over 18,000 structural shapes and their engineering properties. The tool can perform simple beam and column stress analysis. It is ideal for use in the field. Database shapes for the following materials • Steel: Hot Rolled and Cold Formed • Wood: Dimensional & Engineered • Aluminum • Rebar • Cables Engineering Properties • Area • Section Moduli • Inertias • Graphical dimensions Simple Beam Stress Analysis • Uniform and concentrated loading • Calculated bending stresses • AISC Steel plastic moment and brace lengths (steel sections) Column Stress Analysis • Axial loading with eccentricity • Calculated combined stresses & slenderness ratios
GeoProp
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Create your section and find the geometric properties for a section made of a single material or composite materials. Results include centroid, area/transformed area, moments of inertia, section moduli, radii of gyration. Supports metric and imperial unit conversion. Try the trial version for free now with up to 10 points. Subscribe to the Pro Version to access features to: - Create sections with more than 10 points. - Generate a section using templates. - Round corners. - Rotate a section. Pro Version Subscription (Auto-Renews) - Pro Version (1 Month) – Monthly Subscription - Pro Version (6 Months) – 6 Months Subscription - Pro Version (1 Year) – 1 Year Subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IES ShapeDB at none against GeoProp's 4. IES ShapeDB also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 26.0). GeoProp's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). 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
Both are free to download. GeoProp sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. IES ShapeDB asks for nothing beyond the download.
IES ShapeDB ships an update every 7 months, GeoProp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IES ShapeDB | GeoProp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INTEGRATED ENGINEERING SOFTWARE INC | Intellicreed Sdn. Bhd. |
In-app purchases
IES ShapeDB
No in-app purchases
GeoProp
- Pro Version (1 Month)$3.991 Month
- Pro Version (3 Months)$7.993 Months
- Pro Version (6 Months)$11.996 Months
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- Pro Version (1 Year)$15.991 Year
