Comparison

Construction Calculator vs KerfCalc

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

Head to head
About

Construction Calculator

This tool simplifies complex construction calculations, offering conversions between various measurement formats. It provides an elegant interface for users in construction, woodworking, and education to perform and check calculations.

Highlights
  • Feet Inch Fraction calculations
  • Decimal to fraction conversion
  • Fraction to decimal conversion
  • Supports multiple dimensional formats
  • Elegant and intuitive interface
  • Advanced editing capabilities
Features
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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/

About

KerfCalc

Features
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KerfCalc is a set of woodworking calculators for the weekend workshop. Clean, fast, and built for the way woodworkers actually measure: in fractions. No ads. No accounts. No subscription. Works with no signal at all. BUILT FOR FRACTIONS Type 1-3/4 the way you'd say it. A custom keypad puts the fraction keys where your thumb already is, with shortcuts for the sixteenths and eighths you use constantly. Every calculation stays exact — no decimal drift, no 0.749999 where 3/4 belongs. Switch the whole app to millimetres whenever you want, and it remembers. FREE TOOLS • Converter — fractions, decimals and millimetres, three ways • Board feet — with a running tally and a cost estimate at your price per board foot • Shelf spacing — even divider positions, marked from one end so errors can't accumulate • Screws & pilot holes — the pilot and countersink size for every screw gauge, by wood hardness UNLOCK EVERYTHING — ONE PAYMENT • Cut list optimizer — for boards and for sheet goods. Counts the blade. • Saved cut lists — name a job and come back to it • Board inventory — what's actually in your rack, with total board feet • Stain & finish — how much to buy, coats and waste buffer included • Joinery reference — dovetail slopes with angles, box joints, proportion rules • Golden ratio — harmonious proportions from a single dimension IT COUNTS THE KERF Four 24-inch pieces from a 96-inch board sounds like it fits. It doesn't — three cuts at 1/8" each eat 3/8", and the fourth piece comes up short. KerfCalc plans around the blade, for boards and for full sheets, and shows you the layout. IT KNOWS A 2x4 ISN'T 2x4 Tap a nominal size and you get the real one: 1-1/2 x 3-1/2. Getting that wrong is the fastest way to build a carcass an inch off. HONEST NUMBERS When a value can't be marked on a tape, KerfCalc says so rather than pretending. When there are two right answers —what the lumberyard charges versus what you can actually cut — it gives you both. Everything stays on your device. Nothing is collected, and nothing is sent anywhere.

Screenshots

Construction Calculator4 screens
KerfCalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

Construction Calculator and KerfCalc are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Construction Calculator sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and KerfCalc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Construction Calculator versus KerfCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConstruction CalculatorKerfCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (674 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings674 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB30 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperxNeat.comDeakyu Lee

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

KerfCalc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Construction Calculator

Subscriptions2
  • Construction Calculator3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Construction Calculator7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time6
  • 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
1 purchases

KerfCalc

One-time1
  • KerfCalc Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Construction Calculator free?
Construction Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KerfCalc free?
KerfCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Construction Calculator or KerfCalc have ads?
Neither Construction Calculator nor KerfCalc shows ads.

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