Comparison

Construction Calculator A1 Pro vs CardsFolio

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

Head to head
About

Construction Calculator A1 Pro

This app provides specialized calculators for construction professionals, including concrete, rebar, and area/volume calculations. It helps estimate material quantities, steel tonnage, and perform complex measurements with ease. Users can also generate Bills of Quantities and export reports for clients.

Highlights
  • Concrete quantity estimation
  • Rebar bending schedule (BBS)
  • Feet-inches calculator
  • Area and volume calculations
  • Bill of Quantities (BOQ) export
  • Project organization and sharing
Features
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Trusted by 1M+ contractors, builders and engineers worldwide. Construction Calculator A1 Pro is a complete civil engineering toolkit for engineers, contractors, architects, site supervisors, quantity surveyors (QS) and real estate professionals. 500+ calculators take you from material estimation and RCC design all the way to a client-ready Bill of Quantities - on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. EVERYTHING UNLOCKED, NO ADS - No advertising anywhere in the app - Unlimited calculations - no daily cap - Every calculator unlocked, including Draw Shape, GPS Area and the specialist trade tools - Unlimited favourites, recents and custom formulas - Cloud sync across your devices, included - One purchase. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases. IDEAL FOR - Civil Engineers & Contractors - RCC, beam, column, footing & reinforcement - Quantity Surveyors & Estimators - Fast, accurate material take-offs - Site Supervisors & Project Managers - On-site calculations and costing - Architects & Builders - Area, volume and design measurements - DIY Home Builders & Real Estate Professionals - Land and plot area NEW - BILL OF QUANTITIES (BOQ) - Add any calculation result straight to a BOQ - Organise work by project, track total value and % priced - Professional BOQ report with your company header and signature - Export as PDF or Excel and send to clients NEW - AUTOMATIC DRAWINGS - Calculators generate a dimensioned drawing of what you entered - Brickwork, steel/BBS shapes, concrete sections, excavation, stairs and more - Drawings and a DIMENSIONS/QUANTITIES panel in every PDF report NEW - MATERIAL PRICE LIBRARY - Store your own material rates in your own currency - Rates auto-fill into cost fields across the app - Six regional presets with local materials and units NEW - APPLE WATCH APP - Converter, material weight, volume, diagonal and rebar on your wrist - Prices synced from your iPhone, with full calculation history NEW - LEARN: STUDY & QUIZ - Civil engineering articles, checklists and reference charts - Topic quizzes with instant explanations - Daily streaks, XP, stars and achievement badges QUANTITY CALCULATORS - Concrete - slab, beam, column, footing, staircase, retaining wall, culvert - Steel & BBS - reinforcement weight, cutting length, bar bending schedules - Brick, Block & Plaster - walls, bonds, arches, AAC/CLC blocks - Flooring, Tile & Plywood - Paint - litres/gallons with coats and coverage - Water Tank - rectangular, cylindrical, spherical, capsule and more - Excavation & Backfill, Anti-Termite, Shuttering, Plum Concrete - Roofing - area, pitch, rafter length, gable and flat roofs - Infrastructure - road, rail, dam, sewage, water supply - Specialist trade tools - drywall, deck stain, vinyl fence, ladder angle and length, man-hours, arch - Construction Cost Estimator with breakdown charts and client quotations AREA & VOLUME - Plot area, rectangle, square, triangle, circle, trapezoid, polygons - Cube, cone, cylinder, sphere, prism, pyramid, frustum and more - Draw Shape and GPS Area for irregular plots UNIT CONVERTER - Length, area, volume, weight, pressure, power, speed, time, fuel, angle, density - Feet-inch-fraction construction calculator with a running tape SAVE, SHARE & SYNC - Save calculations, add notes and photos, organise in folders - Export PDF and Excel reports with your company logo and signature - iCloud and Google Drive backup - Cloud sync across all your devices WHY CHOOSE CONSTRUCTION CALCULATOR A1 PRO - Metric & Imperial - switch instantly in any calculator - Works offline - calculations need no internet - 16 languages - Light and dark themes - Home Screen widgets and Quick Actions - Clean interface built for the jobsite NEED HELP OR HAVE SUGGESTIONS? We value your feedback. Contact constructioncalculatorallinone@gmail.com for support or feature requests.

About

CardsFolio

Scan and store business cards with this app. It recognizes and extracts contact information, allowing you to search, call, or message contacts directly. Your data can be synced across devices via iCloud and addresses can be navigated in Maps.

Highlights
  • Scan and store business cards
  • Recognize and extract contact information
  • Search contacts by name or company
  • Call or message contacts directly
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Navigate contact addresses in Maps
Features
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A Business Card can be Scanned and Stored as image and the information on the business card is recognized and stored in separate fields. A contact can be searched by Last Name, First Name, Company, and can be called or messaged directly from within the App. Stored Cards and saved contact information may be stored locally in the User’s device or in the User’s iCloud account so they can be synchronized to all the iOS and iPadOS devices of the User. User can navigate to a contact address in Maps. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Construction Calculator A1 Pro4 screens
CardsFolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CardsFolio at Free against Construction Calculator A1 Pro's $39.99. CardsFolio also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Construction Calculator A1 Pro's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CardsFolio is free to download; Construction Calculator A1 Pro costs $39.99 up front. CardsFolio sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Construction Calculator A1 Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Construction Calculator A1 Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Construction Calculator A1 Pro has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Construction Calculator A1 Pro ships an update monthly, CardsFolio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Construction Calculator A1 Pro versus CardsFolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConstruction Calculator A1 ProCardsFolio
Price$39.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBinary And Bricks Pvt LtdDOTTEDCLOUD LTD

Customer experience

Construction Calculator A1 Pro

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

CardsFolio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Construction Calculator A1 Pro

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

CardsFolio

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$3.991 Year
  • Quarterly Plan$4.993 Months
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  • Half Yearly Plan$7.996 Months
One-time4
  • Lifetime Plan$3.99
  • Buy 100 business cards scans$4.99
  • Buy 200 business cards scan$11.99
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  • Buy 500 business cards scan$22.99

Questions

Is Construction Calculator A1 Pro free?
Construction Calculator A1 Pro costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CardsFolio free?
CardsFolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Construction Calculator A1 Pro or CardsFolio?
Construction Calculator A1 Pro is rated higher. Construction Calculator A1 Pro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while CardsFolio averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Construction Calculator A1 Pro or CardsFolio have ads?
Neither Construction Calculator A1 Pro nor CardsFolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Construction Calculator A1 Pro or CardsFolio?
Construction Calculator A1 Pro ships an update monthly, and CardsFolio fortnightly. Most recently, Construction Calculator A1 Pro was updated on October 30, 2026 and CardsFolio on October 10, 2026.

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