Rectangular Beam vs PAD Footing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rectangular Beam
This app assists in the design and analysis of reinforced concrete rectangular beams. It calculates required reinforcement, draws beam sections with rebar details, and provides strain distribution diagrams. Users can also determine crack width and deflection, and generate PDF reports.
- Reinforcement calculation
- Beam section drawing
- Layer requirement check
- Strain distribution diagram
- Crack width calculation
- Deflection calculation
- PDF report generation
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Designing a Reinforced Concrete Rectangular 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.
PAD Footing
This structural design tool analyzes single-column footings for vertical loads and bending moments. It's based on a long-standing program, offering reliable engineering calculations for structural analysis.
- Analyzes single-column footings
- Resists vertical loads (Y-direction)
- Handles bending moments (X & Z directions)
- Based on established engineering software
- Structural analysis calculations
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PAD Footing is a structural design tool used to analyze simple, single-column footings to resist vertical loads in the Y-direction and bending moments in the X & Z directions. PAD-98 was originally written in 1998 and subsequently included in the Foot2000 program release which is still in publication today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PAD Footing at 3.5 against Rectangular Beam's 1.0. PAD Footing also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Rectangular Beam costs $4.99 and PAD Footing $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PAD Footing holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Rectangular Beam ships an update every 6 months, PAD Footing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rectangular Beam | PAD Footing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rab Elias | Charles Roberts |
Customer experience
Rectangular Beam
PAD Footing
In-app purchases
Rectangular Beam
No in-app purchases
PAD Footing
No in-app purchases
