inchCALC vs Construction Calc Pro 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
inchCALC
This app serves as an entry-level construction calculator designed for users who frequently work with feet, inches, and fractions. It simplifies complex calculations involving these dimensions, transforming your device into a handy tool for builders, designers, and DIY enthusiasts.
- Calculates feet, inch, and fraction dimensions
- Simplifies addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
- Inputs and outputs dimensions like a tape measure
- Useful for builders, contractors, and DIYers
- Transforms device into a construction calculator
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ENTRY LEVEL [FOOT • INCH • FRACTION] CALCULATOR MACWORLD **** "inchCALC's ease of use coupled with its advanced features make this an uncommonly good addition to a crowded genre." 3/9/09 inchCALC is an entry level construction calculator for people who work with the FEET• INCH• FRACTION dimensions used common rulers and tape measures. These dimensions are shear drudgery when you have to manually add or subtract them --- let alone multiply or divide. If you are a builder, contractor, sub-contractor, architect, engineer, artist, designer, student, homemaker or DIYer, you know the importance of working with accurate dimensions. inchCALC™ tranforms your iPhone / iPod Touch into an easy to use FT• IN• FRACTION construction calculator that inputs and outputs dimensions exactly as they appear on a tape measure. With inchCALC you can inexpensively perform the functions of expensive dedicated calculators on your iPhone / iPod Touch. Click on our website below to see feature details. If you like what you see, the full version, inchCALC+, has many more features, including conversion to METRIC & built-in TRIANGLE SOLVING. Look up inchCALC+ in iTunes
Construction Calc Pro 2
This powerful calculator app is designed specifically for construction professionals, enabling calculations in feet, inches, and fractional inches. It offers specialized modules for material estimates, conversions, area and volume calculations, trigonometry, and stair design, transforming your device into a comprehensive construction computer.
- Calculations in feet, inches, and fractional inches
- Material estimation modules
- Conversions for various measurements
- Area and volume calculations
- Trigonometry and triangle solver
- Stairwell and stair calculator
- Crown moulding module
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C-Calc Pro 2 is a calculator app designed by, and for construction workers. Unlike a standard construction calculator, C-Calc uses the power of the IPhone to create a construction computer. This full function calculator works as a standard calculator but more importantly allows you to work in feet, inches, and fractional inches. The calculator also features several other modules for performing material estimates, crown moulding, conversions, area calculations and volume calculations, arcs and arches, trig and triangles, and stairwells and stairs. Contractors, architects, tradespersons, builders and even do-it-yourselfers will find this app ideal. Features include: - Universal app runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - Add, subtract, multiply, divide, exponent, root and more with measurements in feet, inches, and fractional inches. - Reduce fractions and fractional inches to their lowest common denominator. - Convert decimal values to fractions and vice versa. - Unlimited memory slots to store, recall, add and subtract memory values. Memory values are shared between all modules as well. - Split screen shows result, memory, and measurement values all at once. - Calculate square footage and cubic footage easily. - Conversions for temperatures, distances, angles, areas, and many more built in. - Help screen and full instructions included in program. - Estimate drywall, concrete, block, paint, tile, lumber, and associated materials. - Transfer individual estimates to a running estimate sheet where you can keep track of your total as well as email the estimate to a man in the field, to yourself, or to the supplier. - Calculate surface areas and volumes of a large variety of shapes (including compound objects) for material estimates. - Crown moulding module built in which supports any spring angle and any wall angle. Actually, see the saw settings on your phone. - Trigonometry calculator included for solving triangles, rise/run, rafters, slope, and more. Triangles are graphically mapped on your phone's screen to give a visual. - Advanced arc/circle calculator for solving arcs, radius, circumference, sector areas, sector angles, and circle areas. - Stair calculator for solving rise, run, unit rise, unit run, # of risers, # of treads, incline, stairwell opening, and stringer length. Drawings are to scale and may be easily printed or saved. Forget a bulky $200 calculator and simply buy the app. The app will always be on your hip when you need it most instead of in the truck's glove compartment. C-Calc Pro 2 has much more to offer in the coming months with free upgrades as well. We take our fellow tradesmen's opinions very seriously and the app will grow to reflect the people's opinion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: inchCALC at $1.99 against Construction Calc Pro 2's $13.99. inchCALC also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). Construction Calc Pro 2's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
inchCALC costs $1.99 and Construction Calc Pro 2 $13.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Construction Calc Pro 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of inchCALC's written reviews are positive against 50% of Construction Calc Pro 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
inchCALC ships an update every 2 months, Construction Calc Pro 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | inchCALC | Construction Calc Pro 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $13.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #193 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | River Studio | Snappy Appz Inc. |
Customer experience
inchCALC
Construction Calc Pro 2
In-app purchases
inchCALC
No in-app purchases
Construction Calc Pro 2
No in-app purchases
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