Comparison

CSiMaterials vs mechanical design engine

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

mechanical design engine

Features
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* To calculate basic thickness of cylindrical/rectangular pressure vessel including heads if input data such as pressure, temperature, inner diameter and material information. * flange data can be easily searched. * Profile steel information such as pipe, H, W, I and U-Beam. * Raw material information, that is chemical composition and mechanical properties, for example, ASTM A240 316L, EN10297-1, SUS316L and so on. * Size and shape information of every thread(iso/unf/pf/pt) and shackles(bow/d-type) * To calculate force and moment of solid mechanics according to support type.

Screenshots

CSiMaterials4 screens
mechanical design engine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CSiMaterials at 9.0 against mechanical design engine's 13.0. On price, ads, 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CSiMaterials versus mechanical design engine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCSiMaterialsmechanical design engine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComputers and Structures, Inc.gan dae choi

In-app purchases

None

CSiMaterials

No in-app purchases

None

mechanical design engine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CSiMaterials free?
CSiMaterials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mechanical design engine free?
mechanical design engine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CSiMaterials or mechanical design engine have ads?
Neither CSiMaterials nor mechanical design engine shows ads.

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