Comparison

CSiMaterials vs Concrete Calculator Plus

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

Head to head
About

CSiMaterials

Access a comprehensive library of construction materials for structural design. Search and sort materials by various properties like strength and strain to find optimal options for your projects.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive material library
  • Search and sort by material properties
  • View material properties
  • Includes tendons, cold formed steel, and aluminum
  • Filter by strength and strain
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CSiMaterials is an app that contains construction materials for structural designs. It allows searching, sorting and viewing of materials based on various material properties. Application/Usage: • View construction materials for structural designs • Search and sort material properties based on user selection criteria Target Users: • Site engineers and contractors looking for alternative material properties based on regional availability, or construction constraints • Structural and civil engineers looking for optimum materials and their properties for structural modelling and analysis • Teachers and students searching for materials in member designs and projects Key Features: • Comprehensive list of materials including tendons, cold formed steel and aluminum • Search and sort for materials based on many parameters, including strength and strain properties Key Input: • Material library • Material type, name, or properties Key Ouput: • Material type, name, or properties

About

Concrete Calculator Plus

This app provides 15 calculators for estimating concrete, blocks, mortar, rebar, and gravel. It supports various shapes and units, offering material cost estimations for construction projects.

Highlights
  • 15 concrete estimation calculators
  • Estimates cubic yards or bags
  • Calculates material costs
  • Supports various shapes (slabs, walls, columns)
  • Estimates rebar and gravel needs
  • Converts between units (inches, feet, meters)
Features
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15 concrete estimation calculators to estimate concrete in cubic yards or bags, with estimated material costs. Estimate concrete needed for a rectangular slab, circular slab, footing, circular columns or posts, poured walls, block walls, and steps. Estimate the number of blocks or CMUs to build a block wall, and estimate the material needed for a mortar mix. Estimate the amount of rebar for a slab and the gravel needed for the base. 15 Free Calculators: - Rectangular slab - Circular slab - Footing - Circular column - Poured wall - Steps - Post holes - Gravel - Asphalt - Block wall - Block fill - Mortar - Rebar Reinforcement - Mesh Reinforcement - Area - Volume Enter dimensions in inches, feet, yards, centimeters, or meters. Get results in US customary or metric measurements. Based on the calculators on Inch Calculator(www.inchcalculator.com) that are trusted by millions of people world-wide for material estimation.

Screenshots

CSiMaterials4 screens
Concrete Calculator Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CSiMaterials at none against Concrete Calculator Plus's shown. CSiMaterials also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Concrete Calculator Plus's advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Concrete Calculator Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Concrete Calculator Plus has 26K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CSiMaterials versus Concrete Calculator Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCSiMaterialsConcrete Calculator Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.8 (26K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—97.2% of reviews
Number of ratings226K — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComputers and Structures, Inc.Calc Hub, LLC

Customer experience

CSiMaterials

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Concrete Calculator Plus

All ratings21,295 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%

Bugs and requests

CSiMaterials

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Concrete Calculator Plus

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional loading issues
  • Difficulty reading total results on some devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Finisher block cost calculation
  • Support for 50 lb concrete bag sizes

In-app purchases

None

CSiMaterials

No in-app purchases

None

Concrete Calculator Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CSiMaterials free?
CSiMaterials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Concrete Calculator Plus free?
Concrete Calculator Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CSiMaterials or Concrete Calculator Plus?
Concrete Calculator Plus is rated higher. CSiMaterials averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Concrete Calculator Plus averages 4.8 from 26K ratings.
Do CSiMaterials or Concrete Calculator Plus have ads?
Concrete Calculator Plus shows ads; CSiMaterials does not.

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