Deflection Pro vs PAD Footing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deflection Pro
This advanced structural analysis calculator assists engineers with beam, truss, and frame design. It generates load combinations based on American and European standards and performs detailed beam column capacity checks. Results are presented intuitively, with options to export to PDF and save files.
- Beam, truss, and frame analysis
- Load combination generation (US & EU standards)
- Beam column capacity checks (flexure, shear, tension, compression)
- Detailed design checks for various buckling types
- PDF export
- Save to external file
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Deflection Pro is an advanced structural analysis calculator for beam, truss, and frame design. The software is designed to be simple, intuitive, and useful for structural engineers worldwide. Like our other apps, it is designed to run on all your devices. LOAD COMBINATIONS Deflection Pro generates common load combinations based on American and European standards. Simply select a desired design method in the settings page and assign a category to each load. The results are seamlessly aggregated and integrated into the same charts and interface as if you were designing a simple beam case. BEAM COLUMN CAPACITY CHECKS Deflection Pro calculates beam column strength capacity for flexure, shear, tension, and compression based on the AISC specification. The software accurately reproduces tabulated values in steel construction manuals. Flexure Design • Yielding • Lateral torsional buckling • Local buckling • Flange local buckling • Compression flange local buckling • Web local buckling • Compression tee stem local buckling Shear Design • Web shear strength • Web shear strength, considering field action Tension Design • Yielding tensile strength • Rupture tensile strength Compression Design • Flexural buckling • Torsional buckling OTHER FEATURES Since this is our latest and greatest structural analysis app, we are actively improving it and adding new functionality. It receives more frequent updates than other tiers of our software. Other advanced functionality include the ability to directly export to PDF and to save to an external file for backup and sharing. CONTACT We like to hear from you! Please email contact@ketchep.com if you have any issues, questions, or comments.
PAD Footing
This structural design tool analyzes single-column footings for vertical loads and bending moments. It's based on a long-standing program, offering reliable engineering calculations for structural analysis.
- Analyzes single-column footings
- Resists vertical loads (Y-direction)
- Handles bending moments (X & Z directions)
- Based on established engineering software
- Structural analysis calculations
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PAD Footing is a structural design tool used to analyze simple, single-column footings to resist vertical loads in the Y-direction and bending moments in the X & Z directions. PAD-98 was originally written in 1998 and subsequently included in the Foot2000 program release which is still in publication today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PAD Footing at $1.99 against Deflection Pro's $19.99. PAD Footing also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Deflection Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
Deflection Pro costs $19.99 and PAD Footing $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Deflection Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deflection Pro has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Deflection Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, PAD Footing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deflection Pro | PAD Footing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ketchep | Charles Roberts |
Customer experience
Deflection Pro
PAD Footing
In-app purchases
Deflection Pro
No in-app purchases
PAD Footing
No in-app purchases









