Comparison

Q vs SteelSolve

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

Head to head
About

Q

Discover and book local adventures, events, and unique experiences nearby. Find wellness services and fun activities for your next outing.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby events
  • Book local activities
  • Find unique experiences
  • Book wellness services
  • Explore local adventures
Features
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Monetize Your Expertise with Quanta Calls. Receive Pay-Per-Minute VoIP Video calls.

About

SteelSolve

This app simplifies complex calculations for construction professionals. It supports various units, allows for easy expression editing, and provides instant results as you type. Features include built-in functions for rise, run, diagonal, and slope, along with estimating capabilities.

Highlights
  • Feet, Inch, and Fraction Input
  • Unit Assignment and Conversion
  • Full Expression Editing
  • Instant Results as You Type
  • History Tape for Previous Entries
  • Rise, Run, Diagonal, and Slope Functions
  • Estimating Functions
Features
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- Feet, Inch, and Fraction Input, along with other units in 28 categories. - Fully Functional Unit calculator - ft x ft = sqft. Quickly convert result to other units. - See the whole expression, and tap numbers to edit. Answers are live. - Free of Annoying Ads, No Internet connection required. - Powerful Dictation such as “5 feet 4 and 3/8 plus 36 and a quarter inch" - Date and Time Calculations built in - “Today + 7 weeks” - History tape to store, categorize, re-use and export your calculations. - Rise, Run, Diagonal, and Slope functions built-in. - Pricing units to turn quantities into prices: 500 lbs * 25 $/lb. - Quick Fraction entry buttons and fractions in your results. - Smart Parentheses that are not strict: 1 + 2 ) x 3 - Unit Combinations such as deg-min-sec or lb-oz. Powerful Dictation - Tell the Calculator what to calculate: - “26 feet times 42-feet-7 times 6 inches, convert to cubic yards” - “50 feet times 40 pounds per foot times a dollar 50 per pound plus 30 percent margin” - “4 foot run, 3 foot rise, slope” - “Average of 2 and a half feet and 4 meters” - “Convert 7 and 3/4 meters to decimal feet” - “13 tablespoons times 3 to cups” - “Working Days until December 20th” - “August 11th of last year plus 3 weeks” Custom version with additional features: - Purchase for a one-time fee. - Use Pro Accent Theme for a beautifully colored keypad. - Customize your Calculator Keypad with a catalog of available buttons. - Add custom units with intelligent suggestions for composite units. - Add custom functions to calculate more complex expressions. - Edit the Look up Database, write your own pages and calculators, share customizations with others. Specialized Calculators: - Right Triangle Calculator, Oblique Triangle, Arc Segment, and Graphing Calculator. - Spacing Calculators that give you running dimensions, for standard spacings and picket railings. - Compound Miter and Compound Angle Calculators with visuals to show angled cuts. - Date Difference and Date Add or Subtract Calculators with Working/Calendar Days. - Stair Stringer and Rake Wall calculators for framers, including layout drawings. - Excel-Style Formula Solver - Export what you’re seeing to PDF or PNG Steel and Wood Shapes and Tools: - Steel and Wood Shapes Database with accurate shape visualizations. - Enter the Length of a Profile to quickly calculate the weight or board-feet. - Use Steel List and Wood List to keep track of a list of Material or calculate weights. Export to PDF or CSV. - Material Nesters that take available lengths and give you an optimized cutting layout. - Filter to find shapes by their dimensions with Pipe Search & WF Search. - Customizable Home Screen for quick access to your favorite shapes & calculators. - Find a shape using natural language dictation. HSS 6 by 6 by quarter - Steel Grating load tables and calculators. - Deflection calculators for Steel & Wood Beams

Screenshots

Q4 screens
SteelSolve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SteelSolve at 5.0 against Q's 4.3. SteelSolve also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Q's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Q sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and SteelSolve sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SteelSolve holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Q ships an update every 2 weeks, SteelSolve monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Q versus SteelSolve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQSteelSolve
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (14 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobiblocks LLCHeber Harker

Customer experience

Q

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

SteelSolve

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Q

One-time7
  • Professional Plan$49.99
  • Reactivate Free Plan$49.99
  • Influencer Plan$99.99
Show 4 more
  • Reactivate Professional Plan$99.99
  • Business Plan$149.99
  • Reactivate Business Plan$199.99
  • Reactivate Influencer Plan$199.99
1 purchases

SteelSolve

One-time1
  • Custom$12.99

Questions

Is Q free?
Q is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SteelSolve free?
SteelSolve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Q or SteelSolve?
SteelSolve is rated higher. Q averages 4.3 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while SteelSolve averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Q or SteelSolve have ads?
Neither Q nor SteelSolve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Q or SteelSolve?
Q ships an update every 2 weeks, and SteelSolve monthly. Most recently, Q was updated on September 22, 2026 and SteelSolve on October 6, 2026.

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