Comparison

Visual Components Experience vs Barrett Steel

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

Head to head
About

Visual Components Experience

View and share manufacturing simulations on your mobile device. Collaborate on layout designs and present simulations anytime, anywhere. Supports VCAX format and includes touch controls for navigation and zooming.

Highlights
  • View manufacturing simulations
  • Share layout designs
  • Collaborate with colleagues
  • Supports VCAX format
  • Touch screen navigation
  • Dual touch zoom
  • Point cloud support
Features
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Visual Components Experience (VCE) for iPhone and iPad allows you to view and share your manufacturing simulations on-the-go. You can collaborate with your colleagues, customers or partners on your layout designs and present your simulations on your preferred device anytime, anywhere. The app supports VCAX format that you could create from your Visual Components desktop app within few clicks. Simply open that file with the app to watch your layouts in action. You can easily navigate inside a layout with touch screen controls and with simple dual touch zoom in and out features you can take a closer look at a robot cell or watch simulation of all your processes from a bird eye view. One touch rotation allows you to see your simulations from different angles. The latest VCE 1.8 version supports point clouds that adds more realism to your simulations when sharing your designs through visual components experience app. EULA: https://terms.visualcomponents.com/eula_experience/eula_experience_v201911.pdf 3rd party copyright: https://terms.visualcomponents.com/3rd_party_copyrights_experience/3rd_party-copyrights_vc_experience_v20211015.pdf Privacy Policy: https://terms.visualcomponents.com/privacy_policy/Privacy%20Policy%20_v201911.pdf

About

Barrett Steel

Features
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The Barrett Steel app puts our stock book and the UK & EU steel import quota tracker in your pocket — two tools every steel buyer needs, in one free app. STOCK BOOK Browse Barrett Steel's full range — general, engineering and safety & access — with sizes and specifications at your fingertips. Found what you need? Send an enquiry to your nearest depot in a couple of taps, and the depot replies to you directly. QUOTA TRACKER See how much tariff-free steel is still available before you commit to a shipment. Browse every UK and EU quota by product category and country of origin, each with a clear Open, Watch, Critical or Exhausted status and the tonnage remaining. ALERTS THAT MATTER Switch on notifications and get told the moment a quota moves into Watch, Critical or Exhausted — and when a new quarterly quota period opens. One alert per change, in plain English. No noise. YOUR DEPOT Set your nearest Barrett Steel depot and call or email it in one tap. Quota figures are drawn from official UK and EU tariff-quota data and refreshed every working day. Free to use, and built for steel buyers, importers, fabricators and anyone who plans around quota timing. Barrett Steel Limited — the UK's largest independent steel stockholder. Quota figures are an indicator, not a guarantee, and run behind the live customs position. Nothing in this app is customs, legal or financial advice — always confirm current quota status with HMRC, the EU authorities or your customs agent before making a shipment decision.

Screenshots

Visual Components Experience4 screens
Barrett Steel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Barrett Steel at every 4 days against Visual Components Experience's every 9 months. Visual Components Experience's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Components Experience ships an update every 9 months, Barrett Steel every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Visual Components Experience versus Barrett Steel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Components ExperienceBarrett Steel
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVisual Components OyLucy Turner

In-app purchases

None

Visual Components Experience

No in-app purchases

None

Barrett Steel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Components Experience free?
Visual Components Experience is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barrett Steel free?
Barrett Steel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visual Components Experience or Barrett Steel have ads?
Neither Visual Components Experience nor Barrett Steel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Components Experience or Barrett Steel?
Visual Components Experience ships an update every 9 months, and Barrett Steel every 4 days. Most recently, Visual Components Experience was updated on November 2, 2026 and Barrett Steel on October 31, 2026.

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