HandyBeam vs Astable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HandyBeam
This app helps students and professionals solve statics problems related to beams. It offers interactive diagrams for deflection, shear, and moment, allowing for real-time adjustments and inspection of critical values. A variety of load and support tools are available for structural analysis on the go.
- Interactive deflection, shear, and moment diagrams
- Real-time feedback with touch gestures
- Monitor maximum values and specific locations
- Wide range of load and support tools
- Pinned, fixed, and spring supports
- Point, concentrated, and distributed loads
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Whether you are a student looking for a convenient app that helps you solve statics problems pertaining to beams, or an engineer/architect who wants to make structural checks on-the-go: HandyBeam provides an intuitive, easy-to-use tool that allows you to do just that! INTERACTIVE DEFLECTION, SHEAR, AND MOMENT DIAGRAMS - Get instant feedback as you add and drag the different nodes along the beam with intuitive touch gestures. INSPECT CRITICAL VALUES RESPONSIVELY - Toggle the "max values" labels to monitor the maxima as you change your beam configuration. - You can even place an "inspection tool" at a fixed location and monitor the change in value in that location. TOOLS AVAILABLE - A wide range of load and support tools are available in the app, including: • Pinned support • Fixed support • Linear spring • Rotational spring • Plastic hinge • Point load • Concentrated moment • Distributed load • Inspection/station tool
Astable
This application provides a powerful structural mechanics solver with a graphic editor, code editor, and workspace. It allows for detailed mechanics parameter settings and offers a rich theme color scheme, making it ideal for large screen devices.
- Graphic editor
- Code editor
- Workspace
- Mechanics parameter settings
- Rich theme color scheme
- Large screen device optimized
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Astable Grand is a beautiful and powerful structural mechanics solver with graphic editor, code editor, workspace, mechanics parameter settings, rich theme color scheme, etc. It is suitable for large screen devices such as tablet and PC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HandyBeam at Free against Astable's $4.99. Astable's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 20 months).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
HandyBeam is free to download; Astable costs $4.99 up front. HandyBeam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Astable asks for nothing beyond the download.
HandyBeam ships an update every 20 months, Astable every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HandyBeam | Astable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ahmed AlYami | 家豪 鲁 |
Customer experience
HandyBeam
Astable
In-app purchases
HandyBeam
- HandyBeam Pro+$2.99
Astable
No in-app purchases
