Comparison

Carpentry Formulator vs DEWALT® Site Manager

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

Head to head
About

Carpentry Formulator

This app provides over 150 formulas and dozens of conversions for carpenters and builders. It calculates loads on walls and headers, material quantities for projects, and dimensions for roofing and stairs. It also includes area and volume calculations for various shapes.

Highlights
  • Load calculations for walls and headers
  • Material quantity estimation (joists, studs, concrete)
  • Roofing and stair dimension calculations
  • Area and volume formulas for geometric shapes
  • Dozens of unit conversion tools
  • Shareable calculation results
Features
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CARPENTRY FORMULATOR contains over 150 formulas that are useful for carpenters and builders. This app calculates loads on walls and loads on headers.The app calculates space between balusters, wood needed for railings It calculates Hardwood Flooring, calculations on Board Feet and Lumber conversions. It calculates the number of Joists, Sheet Rock, Concrete and Asphalt needed. The program has special sections on Roofing and Stairs. The CARPENTRY FORMULATOR has various formulas to calculate area and volumes of differing shapes. The program also includes dozens of conversions; everything from square feet to square inches and square inches to feet of water. Every result in CARPENTRY FORMULATOR shared. In the coming months there will be updates to CARPENTRY FORMULATOR that will include additional formulas. If there are formulas you would like that are not yet included, just e-mail us and we will try to include it in our next update. LOAD ON WALLS *Load on One Story Building Truss Roof *Load on One Story Building with Attic Stick Built *Load on Two Story Building with Attic Stick Roof *Total Load on Beam *Weight Header Can Carry LUMBER CALCULATION *Cost of Hardwood Flooring *Calculating Board Feet *Lumber Conversions- Board and Linear Feet MATERIALS NEEDED *Number of Joist Required *Number of Studs Required *Sheet Rock Coverage *Asphalt Needed *Cubic Yard of Concrete Needed *Coverage from Concrete ROOFING *Shed roof *Gable roof *Hip roof on square building *Gable Roof Sheathing *Shed Roof Sheeting *Hip Roof Sheeting STAIRS *Number of risers *Unit risers *Unit run *Total run Area Formulas Include: SQUARES *Area *Perimeter *Length of the diagonal RECTANGLES *Area *Perimeter *Length of base *Height *Length of diagonal PYRAMIDS *Pyramid area *Pyramid v *Volume prism SPHERES *Area of surface *Sde of cube *Volume of sphere Cylinder: *Cylinder area *Cylinder length *Volume *Capacity *Area of Cylinder Base *Length of Cylinder CIRCLES *Circumference *Radius *Diameter of Circle *Area of circle *Arc length *Degrees of arcs *Radius of arc CONES *Lateral surface area *Total surface area Ellipse:Area Hexagon:Area Parallelogram Area 200 Conversion formulas

About

DEWALT® Site Manager

Manage your tools and inventory from anywhere with this app. It allows for pairing and linking of enabled tools and tags, organizing inventory by location, and performing audits to ensure accountability. Administrators can manage users and assign roles for comprehensive oversight.

Highlights
  • Tool and tag pairing/linking
  • Location management
  • User role assignment
  • Inventory audits
  • Spreadsheet import
  • Bluetooth connectivity
Features
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MANAGE YOUR TOOLS. ANYWHERE™. Tool Connect™ Site Manager by DEWALT® delivers powerful enterprise features for managing your inventory on the web and with a mobile device, whether you're at the warehouse or on the job site. Multiple User Roles As an Administrator, invite Managers and assign them to specific locations and inventory through the Tool Connect™ Site Manager website Pairing & Linking Use the app to pair DEWALT® Tool Connect™ enabled Tools to your account, OR link DEWALT® Tool Connect™ enabled Tags and Connectors to your existing inventory. Locations Create and manage locations on the Tool Connect™ Site Manager website for job sites, warehouses, job boxes, and more to keep inventory organized. Importing Import spreadsheets of locations, managers, and inventory on the Tool Connect™ Site Manager website for seamless on-boarding of your existing assets. Assignments Assign inventory to locations and managers on the Tool Connect™ Site Manager website for greater visibility and accountability. Audits Enable daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly audit periods through the Tool Connect™ Site Manager website and get notified of overdue tools via an emailed audit report. Perform audits automatically using the app on your mobile device to scan for paired or linked Tool Connect™ enabled inventory. Check off tools manually on your mobile device to audit unconnected inventory. Works with DEWALT® Tool Connect™ enabled Tools, Tags, Batteries, and Connectors, bringing Bluetooth® connectivity to your inventory. Look for the Tool Connect™ logo. Need Help? Email us: sitemanager@sbdinc.com

Screenshots

Carpentry Formulator4 screens
DEWALT® Site Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Carpentry Formulator at 3.8 against DEWALT® Site Manager's 2.6. Carpentry Formulator also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 11%). DEWALT® Site Manager's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (58 vs 4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Carpentry Formulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DEWALT® Site Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Carpentry Formulator holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEWALT® Site Manager has 58 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Carpentry Formulator's written reviews are positive against 11% of DEWALT® Site Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carpentry Formulator ships an update every 2 months, DEWALT® Site Manager every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Carpentry Formulator versus DEWALT® Site Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarpentry FormulatorDEWALT® Site Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better2.6 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better10.5% of reviews
Number of ratings458 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB498 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHistorycentral.comStanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Customer experience

Carpentry Formulator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

DEWALT® Site Manager

All ratings58 ratings
Positive37.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.1%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive10.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative89.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Carpentry Formulator

One-time1
  • Professional Features$2.99
None

DEWALT® Site Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carpentry Formulator free?
Carpentry Formulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DEWALT® Site Manager free?
DEWALT® Site Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Carpentry Formulator or DEWALT® Site Manager?
Carpentry Formulator is rated higher. Carpentry Formulator averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while DEWALT® Site Manager averages 2.6 from 58 ratings.
Do Carpentry Formulator or DEWALT® Site Manager have ads?
Neither Carpentry Formulator nor DEWALT® Site Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carpentry Formulator or DEWALT® Site Manager?
Carpentry Formulator ships an update every 2 months, and DEWALT® Site Manager every 6 weeks. Most recently, Carpentry Formulator was updated on October 6, 2026 and DEWALT® Site Manager on October 14, 2026.

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