steelyard vs Indian Steel Sections
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."
Indian Steel Sections
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This app provides dimensional and sectional properties data of structural steel as per Indian Standards. IS-808 : Dimensions for hot rolled steel beam, column, channel and angle sections. 1. MB : Medium Flange Beams 2. JB : Junior Beams 3. LB : Light Weight Beams 4. WB : Wide Flange Beams 5. SC : Steel Column Sections 6. HB : Heavy Weight Beams and Columns 7. MC : Medium Weight Channels 8. JC : Junior Channels 9. LC : Light Weight Channels 10. MCP: Parallel Flange Channels 11. Equal Leg Angles 12. Unequal Leg Angles IS-1161 : Steel Tubes for Structural Purposes. Square Steel Bars as per Indian Standard IS-1732 Round Steel Bars as per Indian Standard IS-1732 Rectangular Hollow Sections as per Indian Standard IS-4923 Square Hollow Sections as per Indian Standard IS-4923 Bonus Tools Software Keyboard Shortcuts for : 1. Autocad Shortuts 2. Microstation Shortcuts 3. PDMS Shortcuts 4. MS-Word Shortcuts 5. MS-Excel Shortcuts 6. MS-Outlook Outlook 7. MS-Powerpoint 8. MS-Notes Also Includes : 1. Construction Calculator 2. Units Converter 4. Civil Engineering Blog 5. Task Manager 6. Simple Calculator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: steelyard at Free against Indian Steel Sections's $5.99. Indian Steel Sections's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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; Indian Steel Sections costs $5.99 up front. steelyard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Indian Steel Sections asks for nothing beyond the download.
steelyard ships an update every 2 months, Indian Steel Sections every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | steelyard | Indian Steel Sections |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (300 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 300 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Saad | Jitendra Surve |
In-app purchases
steelyard
- Ad Blocker$9.99
Indian Steel Sections
No in-app purchases
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