Construction Calculator vs Newforma Field Reports
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/
Newforma Field Reports
This application allows architects, engineers, contractors, and owners to document field activities. It facilitates the creation and sharing of reports with stakeholders, streamlining project communication and record-keeping.
- Capture field activities
- Generate reports
- Share reports with stakeholders
- Document construction progress
- Project communication tool
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Architects, engineers, contractors and owners use Newforma Field Report App to capture all the field activities and to generate the report for sharing it with stake holders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Construction Calculator at 4.7 against Newforma Field Reports's 1.4. Construction Calculator also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Newforma Field Reports's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Newforma Field Reports asks for nothing beyond the download.
Construction Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Construction Calculator has 672 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Construction Calculator's written reviews are positive against 17% of Newforma Field Reports's.
Construction Calculator ships an update every 5 days, Newforma Field Reports every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Construction Calculator | Newforma Field Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (672 ratings) — better | 1.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 672 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 months |
| 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 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xNeat.com | Newforma |
Customer experience
Construction Calculator
Newforma Field Reports
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
Newforma Field Reports
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
Newforma Field Reports
No in-app purchases
Questions
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