WeldCalcs vs Hoardware
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeldCalcs
This engineering calculator app assists in the preliminary sizing of fillet welds for steel construction. It computes section properties for typical welding patterns, allowing users to input dimensions and applied forces/moments to determine the maximum resisting resultant force and initial weld size.
- Fillet weld design sizing
- Section property calculation
- Elastic Method calculations
- Input dimensions and forces
- Determines maximum resisting force
- Reference equations available
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Useful for the preliminary sizing of fillet welds, WeldCalcs is an engineering calculator app that computes the section properties for typical welding patterns used in steel construction. After selecting a Weld Group, the user enters the dimensions for the depth and width, along with any combination of applied forces and moments. The section properties for the Weld Group, including the area, section moduli and polar moment of inertia, are instantly calculated. The app also determines the maximum resisting resultant force and the initial fillet weld size. The calculations performed by the WeldCalcs app are based on the Elastic Method. This approach treats the weld as a line or a group of lines. This allows the weld group section properties to be determined without knowing the size of the weld. The section properties and the applied loads are used in structural engineering formulas to determine the maximum resisting resultant force along the weld. This resultant force is expressed in terms of force per unit length. Since the weld is evaluated based on a force per unit length, in lieu of stresses, combining the effects from different load types (shear, axial, moment, torsion) is easily accomplished. The applied moments and torsions are resolved into vertical, horizontal and axial components and then vectorially combined with the directly applied shears and axial forces. All of the applied loads are assumed to act through the center of gravity of the weld. Therefore, each segment of the weld resists an equal share of the direct shear and axial forces and a proportional share of the bending moments and torsions relative to the weld segment's distance to the neutral axis of the weld group. The fillet weld size is determined by dividing the maximum resisting resultant force by the available strength of the weld. For practicality, both weld dimensions 'd' and 'b' are limited to a minimum value of 0.25 inches and a maximum value of 100 inches. Dimensions 'tw' and 'tf' are limited to a minimum value of 0.125 inches and a maximum value of 10 inches. The applied forces are limited to a range of -99,999 to +99,999 kips. The applied moments are limited to a range of -99,999 to +99,999 kip-inches. The equations for the section properties and resultant forces used by the app are available for reference and manual verification by the user. The general equations for the resisting forces in each quadrant are based on the applied forces and moments all acting in the positive direction.
Hoardware
Catalog your Apple hardware collection, including model details, firmware versions, and software update availability. Organize devices into custom groups, add notes, and sync your library across devices. Export your collection in various formats.
- Catalog Apple devices
- Look up model details and firmware
- Track installed firmware versions
- Check for software updates
- Organize devices into collections
- Sync library via iCloud
- Export collection data
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Hoardware is a collection manager for people who keep Apple hardware. Catalog the devices you own, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod, HomeView, AirPods, AirTag, and Beats. Look up model details and firmware using AppleDB, an independent community database. KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE - Look up model identifiers, names, and release details - Record installed firmware versions and builds - Check available stable and beta updates - Receive optional alerts for new software releases OS COVERAGE - See which software generations your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch collection covers - Filter covered and missing versions to find the gaps ORGANIZE - Organize devices into collections and groups - Save notes, serial numbers, colors, and custom fields - Keep a wishlist for your next find - Search by name, model, serial number, or software version TAKE YOUR LIBRARY WITH YOU - Sync your library and custom fields across Mac, iPhone, and iPad using iCloud - Export your collection as text, JSON, PDF, or an image - Create library backups and restore them later - Share selected collection details through an optional read-only web link No separate Hoardware account is required. iCloud sync uses your Apple Account. Device and firmware information is provided by AppleDB (appledb.dev). Hoardware is an independent app and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Apple Inc. Apple and the Apple product and service names referenced here are trademarks of Apple Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hoardware at Free against WeldCalcs's $1.99. Hoardware also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
Hoardware is free to download; WeldCalcs costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WeldCalcs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoardware has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WeldCalcs ships an update every 15 months, Hoardware every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeldCalcs | Hoardware |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glendale Coding Labs, Inc | Aaron Perris |
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WeldCalcs
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In-app purchases
WeldCalcs
No in-app purchases
Hoardware
No in-app purchases









