Comparison

Carpentry Formulator vs TradieCalc

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

TradieCalc

Features
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TradieCalc - Essential calculators for construction, carpentry, and other trades. Save time and reduce errors with specialised tools designed for professionals. TradieCalc includes calculators for: • Baluster Spacing • Concrete Quantities • Check Square • Roof Pitch • Paint Calculator • And more! Features: • Metric and Imperial units • Save calculation history • Export results to PDF • Add calculators to favorites • Simple, intuitive interface • Works offline Perfect for builders, carpenters, DIY enthusiasts, and other trades professionals. Terms of Use EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Carpentry Formulator4 screens
TradieCalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TradieCalc at none against Carpentry Formulator's 1. TradieCalc also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support 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. TradieCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Carpentry Formulator versus TradieCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarpentry FormulatorTradieCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHistorycentral.comBrent Sproule

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Carpentry Formulator

One-time1
  • Professional Features$2.99
None

TradieCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carpentry Formulator free?
Carpentry Formulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TradieCalc free?
TradieCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Carpentry Formulator or TradieCalc have ads?
Neither Carpentry Formulator nor TradieCalc shows ads.

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