Construction Calculator A1 vs BrickbyBrick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Construction Calculator A1
This comprehensive tool offers over 500 construction calculators, from basic material quantities to complex bills of quantities. It generates automatic drawings, manages material prices, and provides learning resources for civil engineers and contractors.
- 500+ construction calculators
- Concrete, rebar, and steel calculations
- Feet-inch calculator
- Bill of Quantities (BOQ)
- Automatic drawings
- Material price library
- Unit converter
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The #1 construction calculator trusted by 1M+ contractors, builders, and engineers worldwide. Construction Calculator A1 — the complete civil engineering toolkit for contractors, builders and engineers. 500+ calculators, from a single slab to a client-ready Bill of Quantities. CONCRETE CALCULATOR • Slabs, footings, columns, beams, stairs, walls & culverts • Instant material quantities: cement bags, sand, aggregate • Mix ratios and grade selection for any specification REBAR & STEEL CALCULATOR • Bar Bending Schedule (BBS) with shape codes and cutting lengths • Weight calculator for metric and US bar sizes (#3–#11) • Lap length, cover & spacing calculations • Steel tonnage for structural estimates FEET-INCHES CALCULATOR • Add, subtract, multiply, divide in feet-inches-fractions • No decimal conversion needed • Running tape you can review and reuse BILL OF QUANTITIES (BOQ) — NEW • Send any calculation straight to a BOQ • Organise by project, track total value and % priced • Professional report with your company header and signature • Export as PDF or Excel AUTOMATIC DRAWINGS — NEW • Calculators draw a dimensioned sketch of what you entered • Brickwork, steel shapes, concrete sections, excavation, stairs • Drawings and a DIMENSIONS panel included in every PDF MATERIAL PRICE LIBRARY — NEW • Store your own rates in your own currency • Rates auto-fill into cost fields across the app • Six regional presets with local materials and units APPLE WATCH APP — NEW • Converter, material weight, volume, diagonal and rebar on your wrist • Prices synced from iPhone, with full calculation history AREA & VOLUME • 50+ shapes: rectangle, circle, triangle, trapezoid, polygons, prisms, cones, spheres and more • Draw Shape and GPS Area for irregular plots • Room area, paint coverage, flooring and excavation volumes UNIT CONVERTER • Length, area, volume, weight, pressure, power, speed, density and more • Construction-specific units throughout LEARN — NEW • Civil engineering articles, checklists and reference charts • Topic quizzes with instant explanations • Daily streaks, XP and achievement badges PROFESSIONAL FEATURES • Save and organise calculations by project, with notes and photos • Share estimates with clients instantly • Construction cost estimator with breakdown charts and quotations • Company branding on every report • Google Drive and iCloud backup, cloud sync across devices • Metric and Imperial, 16 languages, light and dark themes • Works offline — calculations need no internet SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Construction Calculator Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the rate of your selected plan. • Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.binaryandbricks.com/app/privacypolicy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Built for real job sites. Download now and estimate like a pro.
BrickbyBrick
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BrickbyBrick helps builders, contractors, and project teams stay in control of construction finances from budget planning to project completion. The app includes a free Base plan for core construction finance workflows. Base plan users can manage projects, track budgets and expenses, attach receipts and project documents, monitor dashboard metrics, organize cost breakdowns, and use offline-first local workflows. Base plan limits apply. Eligible new accounts can start a 30-day Pro trial in-app. No credit or debit card is required to start the trial, and the trial does not auto-renew. Optional paid subscriptions: Pro is required for unlimited projects, unlimited expenses, unlimited AI suggestions, project estimates, OCR receipt scanning, advanced reports and forecast insights, price alerts, multi-currency support, PDF export, and cloud sync and backup. Team is required for organization collaboration features such as shared projects, role-based permissions, invitations, and activity history. Subscription, trial, and purchase details are shown in-app before purchase or trial start. Restore Purchases, Terms of Use (EULA), and Privacy Policy are available from the paywall.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BrickbyBrick at none against Construction Calculator A1's shown. BrickbyBrick also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Construction Calculator A1's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Construction Calculator A1 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and BrickbyBrick sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Construction Calculator A1 ships an update monthly, BrickbyBrick every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Construction Calculator A1 | BrickbyBrick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Binary And Bricks Pvt Ltd | Jonathan Tetteh |
In-app purchases
Construction Calculator A1
- Pro access monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- Pro access yearly subscription$24.991 Year
- 100 AI Credits$0.99
- 500 AI credits$3.99
- 500 AI credits$9.99
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- Lifetime Access$39.99
BrickbyBrick
- BrickbyBrick Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- BrickbyBrick Team 3 Monthly$14.991 Month
- BrickbyBrick Team 5 Monthly$24.991 Month
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- BrickbyBrick Team 10 Monthly$49.991 Month
- BrickbyBrick Pro Yearly$69.991 Year
- BrickbyBrick Team 25 Monthly$124.991 Month
- BrickbyBrick Team 3 Yearly$143.991 Year
- BrickbyBrick Team 5 Yearly$239.991 Year
- BrickbyBrick Team 10 Yearly$479.991 Year
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