Comparison

Builder's Formulator vs Lead Time Lite

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

Head to head
About

Builder's Formulator

This comprehensive tool provides over 2,600 formulas, code charts, and technical drawings for construction professionals. It covers calculations for structural engineering, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and financial aspects of building projects. Includes unit conversions and ADA accessibility references.

Highlights
  • Over 2,600 formulas
  • Plumbing code charts
  • Technical drawings
  • ADA accessibility references
  • Unit conversions
  • Save and revisit calculations
  • Mark favorites
Features
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Builder's Formulator is the ultimate professional reference tool for general contractors, builders, plumbers, HVAC technicians, and electricians. With over 2,600 formulas, 136 plumbing code charts, 27 technical drawings, and complete ADA accessibility references, it's the most comprehensive construction calculator available. CONSTRUCTION — Calculate joists, studs, headers, hardwood flooring costs, concrete and excavation volumes, bricks needed for a wall, roofing materials, stair dimensions, lumber requirements, and acoustic absorption. Includes material weight references for dozens of building materials. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING — Comprehensive beam analysis for single-span and cantilevered beams with point loads, uniform loads, and triangular loads. Concrete design for flexure, shear, axial compression, and prestressed concrete. Masonry stress analysis, steel design, wood design, flat plate calculations, soil bearing capacity, and road/highway formulas. ELECTRICAL — Calculate kilowatts, horsepower, efficiency, power factor, watts, amps, resistance, and voltage. Includes transformer calculations, voltage drop analysis, motor sizing, battery calculations, AC/DC circuits, Ohm's Law, impedance, frequency conversions, and UPS sizing. PLUMBING & HVAC — Pipe sizing, flow velocity, friction loss, pressure calculations, drainage and venting, storm drainage, gas piping, water heater sizing and recovery, pump horsepower, septic and sewage systems, grease interceptors, thermal expansion, water supply sizing, medical gas piping, and swimming pool calculations. Boiler efficiency, condensation, and comprehensive water flow analysis. HVAC SYSTEMS — Dedicated ductwork and duct sizing, fan laws, pump laws, gas laws, hydronic formulas, psychrometrics, ventilation rates, heating design, refrigeration, steam systems, air change rate equations, humidity calculations, and heating/cooling load analysis. FINANCIAL — Mortgage calculations, depreciation, investment analysis, interest formulas, debt ratios, and price quotes. REFERENCE LIBRARY — 136 plumbing code charts and tables covering gas piping, drainage, venting, backflow prevention, medical gas, thermal expansion, fixture units, and more. 27 technical drawings for venting systems, chimney terminations, gas clearances, and water heater installations. Complete ADA accessibility reference with 52 diagrams and 17 documents covering wheelchair dimensions, grab bars, ramps, parking, elevators, and restroom clearances. Plus built-in reference tables for occupancy loads, brick sizes, lumber dimensions, wire gauge, concrete mixes, and insulation R-values. CONVERSIONS — Hundreds of unit conversions across pressure, volume, linear measure, area, weight, flow, power, BTU, and eight temperature scales including Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, and Rankine. FEATURES — Save and revisit calculations, mark favorites for quick access, toggle between US and metric units, export and share results, and view your complete calculation history. Dark mode interface designed for jobsite readability. Builder's Formulator — one app for every trade on the job.

About

Lead Time Lite

A straightforward tool for planning dates and events. It offers an intuitive interface that mimics a physical date wheel for easy input. The app automatically adapts to your system's language and calendar settings for accuracy.

Highlights
  • Intuitive date planning
  • Physical date wheel interface
  • Automatic language and calendar sync
  • Accurate day of week calculation
  • Accurate week of year calculation
Features
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Simple and intuitive date planning tool. Its input works like a physical date wheel, but better. Language and calendar style automatically set to match the system settings, giving accurate day of week and week of year.

Screenshots

Builder's Formulator4 screens
Lead Time Lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lead Time Lite at 67% against Builder's Formulator's 0%. Lead Time Lite also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Builder's Formulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 87 months). On price, monetization model 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. Builder's Formulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lead Time Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lead Time Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lead Time Lite has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Builder's Formulator's written reviews are positive against 67% of Lead Time Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Builder's Formulator ships an update every 2 months, Lead Time Lite every 87 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Builder's Formulator versus Lead Time Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuilder's FormulatorLead Time Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)4.0 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings325 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 87 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHistorycentral.comGlen McAllister

Customer experience

Builder's Formulator

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Lead Time Lite

All ratings25 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Builder's Formulator

One-time1
  • Builder Pro$2.99
None

Lead Time Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Builder's Formulator free?
Builder's Formulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lead Time Lite free?
Lead Time Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Builder's Formulator or Lead Time Lite?
Lead Time Lite is rated higher. Builder's Formulator averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Lead Time Lite averages 4.0 from 25 ratings.
Do Builder's Formulator or Lead Time Lite have ads?
Lead Time Lite shows ads; Builder's Formulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Builder's Formulator or Lead Time Lite?
Builder's Formulator ships an update every 2 months, and Lead Time Lite every 87 months. Most recently, Builder's Formulator was updated on October 8, 2026 and Lead Time Lite on October 4, 2026.

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