Comparison

Unitify vs MacCiv

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

Head to head
About

Unitify

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Unit conversion app, simple, quick, and easy to use. App Features: • App includes so many unit measurements. • Save your favorite unit conversion for fast and easy access. • Show/Hide unit groups based on your preference. • Easy in-app search. • Quick search by typing the unit you want to convert from, in the Spotlight search.

About

MacCiv

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MacCiv is the world's first Apple-native structural engineering app — a fast, beautiful finite-element tool for analyzing 2D and 3D frames right on your iPhone and soon on Mac Build a structure, hit Solve, and instantly read the internal forces and deformations: axial, shear, bending-moment and torsion diagrams, support reactions and deflected shapes. No clunky desktop software, no steep learning curve — just a clean, intuitive interface designed for the way you think. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Draw beams and columns, place supports (fixed, pinned, roller, hinge) and apply loads (distributed, point, trapezoidal, moments) • Solve full 3D frames with a real finite-element engine • Read coloured N / shear / moment / torsion diagrams drawn on the tension side, plus reactions and displacements • Switch between concrete, steel and wood members — each with proper material classes (EC2 / EC3 / EC5) • View your model as a true 3D solid, with steel shown as I-beams • See the seismic centre of mass and centre of stiffness for each structure BUILT FOR STUDENTS • Teaching mode: leave a load blank and MacCiv shows the answer as a formula (qL²/8, PL/4, …) instead of a number — perfect for learning statics • Metric and imperial units • Available in 9 languages NATIVE EVERYWHERE MacCiv is designed from the ground up for Apple platforms — it looks and feels right on macOS, iPhone and iPad, with full multitouch and a navigation cube for orbiting your model. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL UPGRADE MacCiv is free to use, supported by occasional ads. Prefer a clean, ad-free experience? Unlock MacCiv Pro with a single one-time purchase — it removes ads on all your devices, forever. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: maccivapp@gmail.com

Screenshots

Unitify4 screens
MacCiv4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Unitify at none against MacCiv's 1. Unitify also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. MacCiv sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Unitify asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unitify ships an update every 2 weeks, MacCiv weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Unitify versus MacCiv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnitifyMacCiv
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarwa Abou NiaajGIACOMO STIRPE

In-app purchases

None

Unitify

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MacCiv

One-time1
  • MacCiv Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Unitify free?
Unitify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MacCiv free?
MacCiv is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Unitify or MacCiv have ads?
MacCiv shows ads; Unitify does not.
Which is updated more often, Unitify or MacCiv?
Unitify ships an update every 2 weeks, and MacCiv weekly. Most recently, Unitify was updated on October 15, 2026 and MacCiv on October 18, 2026.

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