Level vs Stair Stringer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Level
This app helps residential contractors manage their projects and finances. It specializes in job costing and bookkeeping, allowing users to track time, costs, and optimize profitability for business growth.
- Job costing
- Bookkeeping
- Time tracking
- Expense management
- Financial overview
- Project management
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Elevate your contracting business with the Check the Level app! Specializing in job costing and bookkeeping, this app is designed for residential contractors aiming to efficiently manage their projects and finances. With cutting-edge technology, track your time, costs, and optimize profitability. From real-time job costing, managing expenses to ensuring a clear financial picture, Level streamlines your operations, helping you focus on what matters most - growing your business. Experience seamless bookkeeping, insightful data, and manage your entire business right from your pocket with Check the Level app! Your pathway to exponential growth and effective project management is just a tap away.
Stair Stringer
This app calculates all necessary measurements for building a stair stringer, including risers, run, angle, and length. Easily adjust parameters and switch between Imperial and Metric units. Share your calculated results via email or text.
- Calculates stair risers and run
- Determines stair angle and stringer length
- Calculates step height and tread depth
- Determines the number of steps
- Adjustable parameters
- Imperial or Metric units
- Share results via email/text
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This App is used for finding the measurements needed to construct a Stair Stringer. It calculates stair risers and run, stair angle, stringer length, step height, tread depth, and the number of steps required for a given run of stairs. Easy to adjust parameters to customize and fit your requirements. Inputs and Results can be Imperial or Metric. The calculated results can be emailed or texted as needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Level at Free against Stair Stringer's $1.99. Level also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Stair Stringer's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Level is free to download; Stair Stringer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Level holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stair Stringer has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Level's written reviews are positive against 67% of Stair Stringer's.
Level ships an update every 3 months, Stair Stringer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Level | Stair Stringer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #126 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Level Software Inc. | H3 Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
Level
Stair Stringer
In-app purchases
Level
No in-app purchases
Stair Stringer
No in-app purchases
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