Comparison

steelyard vs AccessProg2

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

Head to head
About

steelyard

This app quickly calculates the weight of steel sections from various international standards. It supports both metric and imperial units and offers offline functionality for convenience. Save your settings and calculations for easy access.

Highlights
  • Steel section weight calculation
  • Supports EU, USA, Japanese, KOREA standards
  • Metric and Imperial units
  • Offline functionality
  • Save calculations and settings
  • Advanced search system
Features
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Steelyard: The Ultimate Metal Mass & Cost Calculator Precision matters. Whether you’re a structural engineer, a metal fabricator, or a scrap dealer, Steelyard turns your smartphone into a heavy-duty industrial scale. Stop guessing and start calculating with the most intuitive interface on the market. iron, aluminum, copper, brass, density, structural, engineer, fabrication, rebar, tube, kg, lbs, construction, gauge, volume, materials, h-beam, u-beam From standard sheets to complex industrial sections, Steelyard handles: Structural Beams: I-Beam, H-Beam, U-Channel, and T-Bars. Tubes & Pipes: Round, square, and rectangular hollow sections. Rods & Bars: Hexagonal, round, and flat bars. Custom Profiles: Input your own dimensions for specialized sections. Massive Material Database: metals including Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Titanium, and Lead. Live Price Estimator: Input the price per unit to get instant total project costs. Dual Unit Support: Seamlessly toggle between Metric (kg, mm, m) and Imperial (lbs, in, ft). History Log: Save your previous calculations for quick reference later. Offline Mode: Works in the workshop or on-site without an internet connection. "Steelyard is built for the floor, not just the office. Big buttons, high-contrast text, and zero fluff."

About

AccessProg2

Access and manage Microsoft Access databases remotely from iOS devices. Visualize, search, script, and edit database objects, with charting and export capabilities. Requires a free Windows bridge server.

Highlights
  • Visualize and search database objects
  • Script database administration
  • Multi-tab query runner
  • Ad-hoc query execution
  • Save and reuse queries
  • Define entry forms for data manipulation
  • Charting and data export
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Are you a Microsoft Access database user and ever wished about exploring the database from iOS devices by touch from anywhere, then this is a powerful companion tool for you to remotely visualize and explore the Microsoft Access database in an intuitive way. For detailed information please visit http://makeprog.com FEATURES • Visualize, search & script database objects. • Database objects can be viewed in Tiles & Table view. • Administer database by scripting. • Multi tab query runner with asynchronous and parallel query execution. • Send any kind of ad-hoc query and browse the results in table. • Fast access to SQL keywords using special SQL keyboard. • Save queries to iOS device and reuse. • Theme support for user interface. • Define Entry Form and Add, Edit & Delete Table Rows. • Charting • Export to Pdf, Csv and Xlsx SHARING • Email script and query results instantly. • Download saved queries using iTunes. EXPLORE & SCRIPT • Tables, Queries, Relations & Indexes. • List Forms, Reports, Macros & Modules. WINDOWSPROG BRIDGE SERVER (FREE) • This iOS application requires a Bridge Server to be installed in a Windows Machine to process the requests made by iOS Devices. • The Bridge Server is the one stop communication point for Microsoft Access and it can be downloaded for free from http://makeprog.com • Refer to http://makeprog.com/Products/iWindowsProg/WindowsProgBridgeServer.aspx for more information. • Works Over 3G/4G. COST • $19.99 for Full product. Privacy Policy : http://makeprog.com/documents/Privacy Policy.pdf Terms & Conditions : http://makeprog.com/documents/Terms and Conditions.pdf

Screenshots

steelyard4 screens
AccessProg24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: steelyard at 56% against AccessProg2's 0%. steelyard also leads on price (Free vs $14.99) and rating (4.7 vs 3.0). AccessProg2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.6). On ads 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

steelyard is free to download; AccessProg2 costs $14.99 up front. steelyard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AccessProg2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

steelyard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: steelyard has 300 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of steelyard's written reviews are positive against 0% of AccessProg2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

steelyard ships an update every 2 months, AccessProg2 every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
steelyard versus AccessProg2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersteelyardAccessProg2
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.7 (300 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings300 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.69.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB169 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohamed SaadBalasubramanian Ramanathan

Customer experience

steelyard

All ratings283 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

AccessProg2

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

steelyard

One-time1
  • Ad Blocker$9.99
None

AccessProg2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is steelyard free?
steelyard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AccessProg2 free?
AccessProg2 costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, steelyard or AccessProg2?
steelyard is rated higher. steelyard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 300 ratings, while AccessProg2 averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do steelyard or AccessProg2 have ads?
Neither steelyard nor AccessProg2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, steelyard or AccessProg2?
steelyard ships an update every 2 months, and AccessProg2 every 11 months. Most recently, steelyard was updated on October 21, 2026 and AccessProg2 on October 14, 2026.

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