Continuous Beam vs PAD Footing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Continuous Beam
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Continuous Beam application will provide you the Shear and Moment Diagrams for a beam with an unlimited nbr of spans based on three moment equations.
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 Continuous Beam's $9.99. PAD Footing also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 19 months). Continuous Beam's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Continuous Beam costs $9.99 and PAD Footing $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Continuous Beam ships an update every 19 months, PAD Footing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Continuous Beam | PAD Footing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rab Elias | Charles Roberts |
In-app purchases
Continuous Beam
No in-app purchases
PAD Footing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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