steelyard vs Engineering Drafting Shortcuts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Steel section weight calculation
- Supports EU, USA, Japanese, KOREA standards
- Metric and Imperial units
- Offline functionality
- Save calculations and settings
- Advanced search system
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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."
Engineering Drafting Shortcuts
Access quick keyboard shortcuts for popular engineering drafting software like AutoCAD and Microstation. Also includes shortcuts for Microsoft Office applications and helpful tools like a unit converter and calculator.
- AutoCAD keyboard shortcuts
- Microstation keyboard shortcuts
- PDMS keyboard shortcuts
- STAAD Pro keyboard shortcuts
- Microsoft Office shortcuts
- Units converter
- Calculator
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Quick Access to Keyboard Shortcuts for various engineering drafting softwares like: 1. Autocad 2. Microstation 3. PDMS (Plant Design Management System) 4. STAAD Pro Also Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Office Suite 1. Word 2. Excel 3. Powerpoint 4. Outlook 5. Onenote Additional tools such as: 1. Units Converter 2. Simple Calculator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: steelyard at 56% against Engineering Drafting Shortcuts's 0%. steelyard also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (4.7 vs 1.0). Engineering Drafting Shortcuts'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
steelyard is free to download; Engineering Drafting Shortcuts costs $5.99 up front. steelyard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Engineering Drafting Shortcuts asks for nothing beyond the download.
steelyard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: steelyard has 297 ratings behind it against 1, 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 Engineering Drafting Shortcuts's.
| Parameter | steelyard | Engineering Drafting Shortcuts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (297 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 297 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Saad | Jitendra Surve |
Customer experience
steelyard
Engineering Drafting Shortcuts
In-app purchases
steelyard
- Ad Blocker$9.99
Engineering Drafting Shortcuts
No in-app purchases
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