Comparison

SCALE Structural Calculations vs iDrawlix Mobile

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

Head to head
About

SCALE Structural Calculations

This app provides structural engineers with tools to perform calculations and generate component details for various structural elements. It offers a comprehensive library of proformas and expert systems for reinforced concrete, steelwork, timber, and masonry detailing, supporting both Eurocodes and British Standards.

Highlights
  • Structural calculations for beams, columns, slabs
  • Component detailing for steel, concrete, masonry, timber
  • Library of over 600 proforma calculations
  • Expert systems for detailing (LUCID, SPADE)
  • 2D/3D elastic analysis (NL-STRESS)
  • PDF and DOCX output for submission
  • Support for Eurocodes and British Standards
Features
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SCALE produces structural engineers' calculations and component details for the design of a variety of components such as beams, columns and slabs, using steel, concrete, masonry and timber. SCALE outputs pdf and docx files, consisting of a set of pages, neatly titled, dated and numbered, containing calculations and component details made to a standard suitable for submission to a checking authority. “I use SCALE because it produces neatly composed calculation sheets which can easily be checked.” SCALE incorporates a library of over 600 proforma calculations, which are accessed via in-app subscription. The content of this library is continually under review, proformas being added or modified as codes of practice develop and change. All proformas include a parallel set of calculations for Eurocodes and British Standards. “I would like to express my thanks for the many years of use of your excellent design software which has made my life so much easier.” SCALE includes LUCID and SPADE, 'expert systems’ which know about reinforced concrete, steelwork, timber and masonry detailing, and build the detail using the knowledge contained within their databases. “I am self employed and use SCALE everyday for design. I have also used your LUCID automatic reinforcement detailing / bar schedule for ground beams and use the automatic steel connection detailing program. I have never had any queries on either of these from site.” SCALE includes NL-STRESS for 2D/3D elastic analysis with linking between analysis and design, non-linear (plastic and stability) analysis, and numerous pre and post-processors for vehicle loads, guyed masts etc. SCALE users produce over one million pages of structural calculations per year; SCALE has condensed print and summary options for saving paper. Subscription Details. • Subscribe to all SCALE, LUCID, SPADE and NL-STRESS proformas and data files, including both British Standards and Eurocodes, via auto-renewable in-app subscription. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the end of your free trial, if offered, or at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the price shown below. • Monthly auto-renewal £49.99 GBP inc VAT. • Annual auto-renewal £299.99 GBP inc VAT. • You can manage subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. More information: https://fitzroy.com/iPad Privacy policy: https://fitzroy.com/privacy Terms of use: https://fitzroy.com/termsofuse

About

iDrawlix Mobile

This app allows users to design and verify partially full conduits and open channels. It offers various cross-section types and hydraulic calculation models, displaying real-time flow depth and discharge. Users can also generate stage-discharge curves and analyze hydraulic grade lines.

Highlights
  • Playground concept for real-time experimentation
  • Seven cross-section types
  • Four hydraulic calculation models
  • International and Imperial unit systems
  • Real-time normal flow depth and discharge display
  • Stage-Discharge curve generation
  • Hydraulic Grade Line (HGL) representation
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iDrawlix® Mobile comes as free App, with two In App Purchases options which will unlock Watermarks and file sharing, respectively. It replaces iDrawlix® Premium, for which we will do not grant our assistance starting June, 30 2021, because his not full compatibility with iOS 13 or newer. It has been, fully recompiled in native Swift also for Mac OS. Now it is newer, faster and graphically more beautiful.  iDrawlix® can handle a single Sewer or Open Channel, basing on the Playground concept. The iDrawlix® Playground concept allows Users approaching design and verification of partially full conduits or open channels to immediately experiment what happens to their project at any change in the settings, without the burden of building complex ad hoc models in order to get graphics and tables out of it. We chosen to provide iDrawlix® Mobile with the "Top Seven" types of cross section: - Open Channels: -Simple Trapezoidal; - Closed Channels/Sewers: -Rectangular, -Rectangular with Triangular Bottom, -Circular, -Egg-Shaped (old England Style), -Standard Egg-Shaped, -Elliptical. User can select four different Hydraulics Calculation Models: - Gauckler & Strickler, - Chezy-Bazin, - Chezy-Kutter and - Manning. Two different options of System Unit are available: - International System (IS) or - Imperial Units (IU). Each Cross Section, furthermore, can be characterised by two Roughness Coefficients: one for the bottom and one the edges (sides). All the necessary geometric parameters, are anyway explained graphically by the legend and the quotes next to the cross section represented within the Activity. iDrawlix® Mobile displays in real time, at any parameter change: - Normal Flow Depth and - Normal Flow Discharge. One of the main output of iDrawlix® Mobile is the Stage-Discharge curve of the current Cross Section. ​ Each Parameter is plotted in the classic dimensionless scale vs. the ratio Yn/H, where: - Yn is the normal depth; - H is the maximum internal depth of the given Cross Section. In the bottom View, are tabled the following parameters, for each Y, assumed as normal depth Yn: - σn, as the Hydraulic Cross Section involved (m²) or (ft²), - HRn, as the Hydraulic Radius (m) or (ft), - χn, as the corresponding Wet Perimeter (m) or (ft), - Qn, as the normal Discharge (m³/s) or (ft³/s), - Vn, as the normal Velocity (m/s) or (ft/s), - Vc, velocity in critical conditions (m/s) or (ft/s), - Fr, that is the Froud number (n). iDrawlix® Mobile can represent also the HGL (Hydraulic Grade Line) for a given free surface channel or sewer, which is plotted under hypothesis of gradually varied flow. Users can consider Channels or Sewers of semidefinite length in the Mild Slope as well as in the Steep Slope case. Boundary conditions are set interactively by the User, imposing the known depth into the starting downstream cross section (profiles known as M1 and M2) for Mild Slope Channels or, in the opposite case, by imposing the known depth into the starting upstream cross section (profiles known as S2 and S3) for Steep Slope Channels. ​All the parameters computed within the integration used in order to plot the HGL graph, are represented also in the tabular format as follows: - Y(i) depth of the current. Dimensions: (m) or (ft); - X(i) abscissa corresponding to Y(i), computed as negative for upstream wise case (mild slope) and positive for downstream wise integrations (steep slope). Dimensions: (m) or (ft); - V(i) velocity of the current in the cross section i. Dimensions: (m/s) or (ft/s); - J(i) energy loss or gain between the i-th and the i+1-th cross section. Dimensions: (m/m) or (ft/ft); - E(i) energy computed as sum of the hydraulic grade and velocity head. Dimensions: (m) or (ft). We strongly recommend to buy the "Full unlock forever" In App Purchase in order to get the max from your iDrawlix® Mobile experience. Old Premium version owners are kindly requested to email to idrawlix@idrawlix.com in order to get a new free license.

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iDrawlix Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SCALE Structural Calculations at monthly against iDrawlix Mobile's every 10 months. SCALE Structural Calculations also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.2). iDrawlix Mobile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. SCALE Structural Calculations sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $50.99 per month and iDrawlix Mobile sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCALE Structural Calculations ships an update monthly, iDrawlix Mobile every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SCALE Structural Calculations versus iDrawlix Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCALE Structural CalculationsiDrawlix Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFitzroy Systems LimitedStudio Envisys

Customer experience

SCALE Structural Calculations

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iDrawlix Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SCALE Structural Calculations

Subscriptions2
  • Full subscription to SCALE14 Days trial$50.991 Month
  • Full subscription to SCALE14 Days trial$299.991 Year
2 purchases

iDrawlix Mobile

One-time2
  • Watermarks unlock forever.$2.99
  • Full unlock forever.$5.99

Questions

Is SCALE Structural Calculations free?
SCALE Structural Calculations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iDrawlix Mobile free?
iDrawlix Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SCALE Structural Calculations or iDrawlix Mobile have ads?
Neither SCALE Structural Calculations nor iDrawlix Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCALE Structural Calculations or iDrawlix Mobile?
SCALE Structural Calculations ships an update monthly, and iDrawlix Mobile every 10 months. Most recently, SCALE Structural Calculations was updated on June 1, 2026 and iDrawlix Mobile on July 7, 2026.

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