Comparison

A vs Open Channel Flow Pro

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

Head to head
About

A

Analyze complex 3D space frames with this powerful yet easy-to-use application. Input node coordinates, member alignments, and material properties to solve structures and view step-by-step calculations. Visualize deformations and generate shear force and bending moment diagrams.

Highlights
  • 3D space frame analysis
  • Stiffness Matrix Method
  • Step-by-step calculation display
  • Equilibrium check
  • Deformation visualization
  • Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams
Features
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The Space Frame is considered to be the complicated structure due to the members of such frames may be oriented in any directions in three-dimensional space more over the external loads oriented in any arbitrary directions can be applied to joints, as well as members. A-Frame 3D is an app that is so easy to use yet so powerful!!! Data input is just as simple as - Node coordination (x, y, z) - Member alignment (node-i to node-j) - Applied loads to each nodes and members - Material properties E, G, Iy, Ix, J and A values Not only A-Frame can solve the Space Frame but the app also showing the calculation step by step for the result data so that you can counter check the correctness of the calculation. A-Frame 3D is an application for structural engineers or engineering students who need a tool to analyze the space frames. A-Frame 3D solves the space frame by using the Stiffness Matrix Method, providing following features: - The frame members can be aligned in any direction in space. - Load applied to each members can oriented in any direct around the frame members. - Equilibrium check for Forces & Bending Moments - Deformation of each points along the members. - Shear Force Diagram (S.F.D) and Bending Moment Diagram (B.M.D) of each sections along each members in 3D.

About

Open Channel Flow Pro

This hydraulic engineering calculator simplifies complex open channel flow calculations for professionals and students. It provides accurate results for basic parameters, flow characteristics, critical flow analysis, and rating curves.

Highlights
  • Basic Hydraulic Parameters
  • Flow Characteristics
  • Critical Flow Analysis
  • Rating Curves
  • Wetted Perimeter, Area, Hydraulic Radius
  • Velocity, Froude Number, Hydraulic Depth
Features
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Open Channel Flow Pro is a hydraulic calculator for open channels. It solves uniform and critical flow, draws the water surface profile, and reports energy, momentum and the hydraulic jump, for six channel shapes. It is made for civil and irrigation engineers, and for students of hydraulics. SIX CHANNEL SHAPES • Rectangular • Trapezoidal • Triangular • Circular • Parabolic • Natural: a cross-section you enter point by point, with separate overbank roughness WHAT IT CALCULATES • Uniform flow by Manning's equation: solve for discharge, depth, bed slope and more • Area, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius, top width, velocity, Froude number and hydraulic depth • Critical depth, critical velocity and critical slope • Specific energy, momentum and the sequent depth of a hydraulic jump • Water surface profiles: gradually varied flow from a control depth by the direct step method • Rating curves of discharge against depth • Design aids: most efficient section, freeboard and shear stress MADE FOR REAL WORK • Metric or English units on every form; values you have typed convert • A list of Manning's n values to choose from • Charts on every results screen • PDF reports you can share or print • Worksheets that keep your calculations • Messages under each field when an input is not valid • Built-in documentation of the equations and terms • Works offline, on iPhone and iPad Disclaimer: results should be checked before they are used in design. Professional use is at the discretion of the user.

Screenshots

A4 screens
Open Channel Flow Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Open Channel Flow Pro at 1.7 against A's 1.0. Open Channel Flow Pro also leads on price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). A's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

A costs $9.99 and Open Channel Flow Pro $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open Channel Flow Pro holds the better App Store score, 1.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A ships an update fortnightly, Open Channel Flow Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
A versus Open Channel Flow Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAOpen Channel Flow Pro
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.7 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJutarus RatanasethakulAlexius Academia

Customer experience

A

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Open Channel Flow Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

None

Open Channel Flow Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A free?
A costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Channel Flow Pro free?
Open Channel Flow Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A or Open Channel Flow Pro?
Open Channel Flow Pro is rated higher. A averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Open Channel Flow Pro averages 1.7 from 3 ratings.
Do A or Open Channel Flow Pro have ads?
Neither A nor Open Channel Flow Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A or Open Channel Flow Pro?
A ships an update fortnightly, and Open Channel Flow Pro every 3 months. Most recently, A was updated on October 6, 2026 and Open Channel Flow Pro on October 17, 2026.

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