Comparison

IES ShapeDB vs MPP Project Wizard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

MPP Project Wizard

Features
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From your first idea to your next milestone. Create project plans with AI. Edit Microsoft Project files. Turn changing priorities into a schedule you can act on. MPP Project Wizard brings AI-powered project creation and editing to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Start with a blank project or open an existing MPP or Project XML file, then build, refine, and share your plan in one workspace. DESCRIBE IT. BUILD IT. Tell AI Planner what you want to achieve. Turn a project brief into proposed tasks, milestones, resources, and dependencies. Shape the plan through conversation, with focused clarifying questions when key details are missing. MAKE CHANGES IN YOUR OWN WORDS Ask AI Planner to break down a phase, add work, adjust dependencies, or reorganize your schedule. Review the proposed changes before applying them. You make the decisions; AI helps with the planning. TAKE CONTROL OF THE DETAILS Fine-tune tasks, dates, durations, progress, resources, and assignments. Manage milestones and dependencies, including finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish, and start-to-finish relationships with leads and lags. Validate schedule logic and review project health as your plan develops. WORK WITH YOUR PROJECT FILES Open and edit MPP and Project XML schedules, then save your updated plan. Bring existing projects into your workflow and keep working with familiar file formats. SHARE A PLAN PEOPLE CAN FOLLOW Bring your schedule into the next meeting with a polished Gantt PDF. Use PDF Studio to prepare clear project timelines for status updates, approvals, and handoffs. For project managers, engineers, consultants, coordinators, and anyone ready to turn a complex idea into an organized plan. MEMBERSHIP & AI ALLOWANCE Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled. Your account may be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the next subscription period begins. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Need more AI assistance? Optional additional allowance packs are available through Apple In-App Purchase. Monthly allowance is used first. Purchased extra allowance does not expire and remains available until used. AI features require an internet connection. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. INDEPENDENT APP & TRADEMARK NOTICE MPP Project Wizard is developed by Cardinate Consulting LLC. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft and Microsoft Project are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. References to Microsoft Project describe file compatibility. AI-generated proposals may contain errors. Review proposed changes before applying them to your project. TERMS OF USE Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

IES ShapeDB4 screens
MPP Project Wizard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IES ShapeDB at none against MPP Project Wizard's 4. IES ShapeDB also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.0). 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. MPP Project Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. IES ShapeDB asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
IES ShapeDB versus MPP Project Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIES ShapeDBMPP Project Wizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINTEGRATED ENGINEERING SOFTWARE INCCardinate Consulting LLC

In-app purchases

None

IES ShapeDB

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

MPP Project Wizard

Subscriptions1
  • Read & Edit - Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
One-time3
  • Add 100% AI Allowance$4.99
  • Add 200% AI Allowance$9.99
  • Add 400% AI Allowance$19.99

Questions

Is IES ShapeDB free?
IES ShapeDB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MPP Project Wizard free?
MPP Project Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IES ShapeDB or MPP Project Wizard have ads?
Neither IES ShapeDB nor MPP Project Wizard shows ads.

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