Construction Calculator vs ShakeoutPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Construction Calculator
This app is a powerful calculator designed for construction and woodworking professionals, as well as students. It simplifies calculations involving feet, inches, and fractions, offering conversions between various measurement units and displaying equations and results simultaneously. Advanced features are available through optional in-app purchases.
- Decimal to fraction converter
- Fraction to decimal conversion
- Simultaneous equation and result display
- Advanced editing capabilities
- Today Screen integration
- Support for multiple dimensional formats
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Award Winning Feet Inch Fraction Construction Calculator for iPhone and iPad. Designed with simplicity, usability and beauty in mind! FEATURES: - Elegant & Intuitive interface - Decimal to fraction converter - Fraction to decimal conversion - Displays both the equation & the result at the same time - Advanced editing by easily going back and forth - Can be added to Today Screen Ideal for those who work in construction, woodworking and for students to check up their homework! If you are looking for more advanced features you can upgrade to one or more of the following: - Stairs Calculator - Common Rafter Calculator - Hip/Valley Rafter Calculator - Triangle Calculator - Circular Calculator - Arc Calculator - Work in and convert between all building dimensional formats: feet-inch-fractions, inch fraction, yards, decimal feet (10th, 100th), decimal inches and metric (km, m, cm, mm) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ShakeoutPro
This app helps builders and erectors efficiently unload and stage steel at job sites. It uses your device's camera to scan part barcodes, displaying their location on a BIM model and guiding optimal staging for maximum efficiency.
- Barcode scanning for steel parts
- BIM model integration
- On-site part location display
- Optimized staging guidance
- No additional equipment needed
- Easy to master interface
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ShakeoutPro™ is a unique mobile application specifically designed to help Builders and Erectors save time unloading and staging steel at the job site. This easy-to-use, powerfully robust app takes only minutes to master and requires no additional equipment - all you need is a smart device. Simply use the camera on your phone or tablet to capture the barcode on a part. It’s then highlighted on your project’s BIM model showing exactly where the part fits and helping you determine where to stage parts on the site for maximum efficiency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShakeoutPro at none against Construction Calculator's 9. ShakeoutPro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Construction Calculator's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (667 vs 5). 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. Construction Calculator sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ShakeoutPro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Construction Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Construction Calculator has 667 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Construction Calculator ships an update every 6 days, ShakeoutPro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Construction Calculator | ShakeoutPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (667 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 667 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xNeat.com | Nucor Corporation |
Customer experience
Construction Calculator
ShakeoutPro
Bugs and requests
Construction Calculator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calculation errors and incorrect results
- Freezing and crashing on certain devices
- Compatibility issues with newer OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back fraction display in results
- Allow offline use without subscription
- Add more construction-specific tools
- Improve user interface and usability
ShakeoutPro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Construction Calculator
- Construction Calculator3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Construction Calculator7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Themes$1.99
- Calculator Plus$3.99
- Rafter$4.99
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- Stair Calculator$4.99
- Fraction Calculator$9.99
- Construction Calculator2 variants$14.99
ShakeoutPro
No in-app purchases
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