Comparison

RC Section vs Bridge Engineering Calculator

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

Head to head
About

RC Section

This app provides structural engineers, architects, and students with tools for analyzing reinforced concrete elements according to Eurocode 2. It offers bending, shear, and column design checks, material databases, and visual feedback for complex calculations.

Highlights
  • Reinforced concrete element analysis
  • Eurocode 2 compliance
  • Bending and shear ULS checks
  • Column design with failure envelopes
  • Material and durability database
  • Visual stress-strain and geometry diagrams
Features
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RC Section: The Comprehensive Eurocode 2 Engineering Suite RC Section is the ultimate mobile companion for structural engineers, architects, and civil engineering students. Engineered for professional-grade precision, this app simplifies the complex analysis of reinforced concrete elements, ensuring full compliance with Eurocode 2 and various National Determined Parameters (NDPs). Whether you’re performing a quick site check, conducting a preliminary design, or verifying complex biaxial loads, RC Section provides a high-performance workflow directly in your pocket. Bending & Shear Analysis: Complete Ultimate Limit State (ULS) checks for rectangular and T-sections. Materials & Durability: Comprehensive database for concrete classes and reinforcement steel grades. Calculate required concrete cover based on environmental exposure and design life. Column Design: Evaluate axial load and bending moment interaction with failure envelopes for clear safety margin visualization. Visual Feedback: High-quality diagrams for stress-strain distribution, section geometry, and reinforcement layouts.

About

Bridge Engineering Calculator

This app provides 58 specialized calculators for various bridge and civil engineering parameters. It offers automatic and accurate calculations with support for both metric and imperial units, as well as multiple languages.

Highlights
  • 58 specialized calculators
  • Bridge and suspension cable parameters
  • Metric and imperial units
  • Multiple language support
  • Automatic and accurate calculations
  • Civil engineering formulas
Features
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Bridge Engineering Calculator contains 58 calculators, to calculate different bridge, suspension cable and civil engineering parameters. Automatic & accurate calculations with every unit and value changes. * Available in Metric(SI) and Imperial Units * * Available in English, Français, Español, Italiano, Deutsch & Português * Bridge Engineering Calculator contains following 58 Calculators: • Shear Capacity of Flexural Members • Critical Ratio • Effective Length Factor • Slenderness Ratio • Allowable Stress - Concentrically Loaded Columns (Slenderness Ratio (lesser) Critical Ratio) • Allowable Stress - Concentrically Loaded Columns (Slenderness Ratio (greater=) Critical Ratio) • Maximum Load - Compression Members • Buckling Stress (Slenderness Ratio lesser= Critical Ratio) • Buckling Stress (Slenderness Ratio greater Critical Ratio) • Q Factor • Buckling Stress (Q Factor lesser= 1) • Buckling Stress (Q Factor greater 1) • Moment Gradient Factor • Allowable Unit Stress in Bending • Allowable Bending Stress (Compression Flange Partly Supported/Unsupported in a Bridge) • Moment of Inertia (Transverse Stiffeners) • Moment of Inertia (Longitudinal Stiffeners) • Allowable Bearing Stress for Bolts • Maximum Bending Strength (Compact Moments) • Maximum Bending Strength (Braced noncompact Moments) • Minimum Flange Thickness (Compact Moments) • Minimum Flange Thickness (Braced noncompact Moments) • Minimum Web Thickness (Compact Moments) • Minimum Web Thickness (Braced noncompact Moments) • Maximum Unbraced Length (Compact Moments) • Maximum Unbraced Length (Braced noncompact Moments) • Allowable Bearing Stress (Milled Stiffeners) • Allowable Stress - Rollers and Rockers (Roller/Rocker Diameter lesser 25) • Allowable Stress - Rollers and Rockers (Roller/Rocker Diameter greater= 25) • Allowable Bearing Stress on Pins subject to Rotation • Allowable Bearing Stress on Pins not subject to Rotation • Unit Stress in Steel (Unshored Members) • Unit Stress in Steel (Shored Members) • Horizontal Shear Range at the Juncture of Slab and Beam • Horizontal Shear (Allowable Range) - Channels with Fillet Welds • Horizontal Shear (Allowable Range) - Welded Studs • Force in Slab - Maximum Positive Moment (Concrete Section) • Force in Slab - Maximum Positive Moment (Steel Section) • Force in Slab - Maximum Negative Moment • Number of Shear Connectors • Number of Shear Connectors (Between Points of Maximum Positive Moment and Points of Maximum Negative Moment) • Ultimate Shear Strength of Connectors in Bridges (Channels) • Ultimate Shear Strength of Connectors in Bridges (Welded Studs) • Allowable Shear Stress (Highway Bridges) • Midspan Cable Tension • Tension at Supports of the Cable • Cable Length • Catenary Parameter • Catenary Cable Sag Distance • Span Length • Tension at any point • Elastic Elongation (Parabolic Cable) • Change in Sag • Initial Shape of Cable • Final Shape of Cable • Vertical Deflection of Cable due to Live Load • Natural Frequency of Cable • Change in Tension Key Features: • Complete coverage of calculators in bridge, suspension cable and civil engineering parameters. • Automatic calculation of the output with respect to changes in the input, output and units. • Formulas are provided for each calculator. Most Comprehensive Bridge and Suspension Cable Calculator

Screenshots

RC Section4 screens
Bridge Engineering Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bridge Engineering Calculator at Free against RC Section's $3.99. Bridge Engineering Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). RC Section's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Bridge Engineering Calculator is free to download; RC Section costs $3.99 up front. Bridge Engineering Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RC Section asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RC Section against 5.0 for Bridge Engineering Calculator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RC Section versus Bridge Engineering Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRC SectionBridge Engineering Calculator
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArian LakoV PUGAZHENTHI

Customer experience

RC Section

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bridge Engineering Calculator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RC Section

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bridge Engineering Calculator

One-time1
  • Buy all the 58 Calculators.$1.99

Questions

Is RC Section free?
RC Section costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bridge Engineering Calculator free?
Bridge Engineering Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RC Section or Bridge Engineering Calculator?
RC Section and Bridge Engineering Calculator are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do RC Section or Bridge Engineering Calculator have ads?
Neither RC Section nor Bridge Engineering Calculator shows ads.

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