Stair Stringer vs STE Home Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
STE Home Control
Manage and secure your home Wi-Fi network with this app. Features include network security, parental controls, device management, and bandwidth speed tests. Take full control of your home network from your mobile device.
- Network security
- Password and SSID management
- Parental controls
- Device management
- View connected devices
- Bandwidth speed tests
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STE Home Control provides subscribers with the tools to secure and take control of their home Wi-Fi network. Protect your home with app features like network security, password and SSID management. Take control with app features such as parental controls, device management, view connected devices, and perform bandwidth speed tests.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stair Stringer at 67% against STE Home Control's 0%. Stair Stringer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (87 vs 6). STE Home Control's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On 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
STE Home Control is free to download; Stair Stringer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stair Stringer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stair Stringer has 87 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Stair Stringer's written reviews are positive against 0% of STE Home Control's.
Stair Stringer ships an update every 5 weeks, STE Home Control every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Stair Stringer | STE Home Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (87 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | H3Apps LLC | STE Communications |
Customer experience
Stair Stringer
STE Home Control
In-app purchases
Stair Stringer
No in-app purchases
STE Home Control
No in-app purchases
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