Comparison

steelyard vs T Beam

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

T Beam

Calculate reinforcement for concrete flange T beams, including bending moment, shear, and torsion. Visualize beam sections, strain distribution, crack width, and deflection. Generate PDF reports for your designs.

Highlights
  • Reinforcement calculation
  • Beam section visualization
  • Strain distribution diagram
  • Crack width calculation
  • Deflection calculation
  • PDF report generation
Features
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Designing a Reinforced Concrete Flange T Beam. Applied moment and forces: Bending moment, Shear and Torsion. What this application can do: • Provide the required reinforcement in Tension and Compression zone. • Draw a Section of Beam with all required reinforcement. • Check how many layers required in Tension and Compression Zone. • Draw Strain Distribution Diagram and provide ε for each rebars layer. • Get the Crack width. • Get the Deflection. • PDF report.

Screenshots

steelyard4 screens
T Beam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: steelyard at Free against T Beam's $4.99. steelyard also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (300 vs 1). T Beam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

steelyard is free to download; T Beam costs $4.99 up front. steelyard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. T Beam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

steelyard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: steelyard has 300 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

steelyard ships an update every 2 months, T Beam every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
steelyard versus T Beam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersteelyardT Beam
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (300 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings300 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohamed SaadRab Elias

Customer experience

steelyard

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

T Beam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

steelyard

One-time1
  • Ad Blocker$9.99
None

T Beam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is steelyard free?
steelyard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is T Beam free?
T Beam costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, steelyard or T Beam?
steelyard is rated higher. steelyard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 300 ratings, while T Beam averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do steelyard or T Beam have ads?
Neither steelyard nor T Beam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, steelyard or T Beam?
steelyard ships an update every 2 months, and T Beam every 7 months. Most recently, steelyard was updated on October 21, 2026 and T Beam on October 15, 2026.

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