Comparison

iSectionLite vs AccessProg2

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

Head to head
About

iSectionLite

This engineering app calculates mechanical and structural properties for built-up section members. It supports various international steel shapes and allows input and output in both metric and imperial units.

Highlights
  • Calculates moment of inertia, modulus of section, radius of gyration, area, and weight
  • Supports European, American, Canadian, and British steel shapes
  • Input and output in mm or inch units
  • Calculations in principal axes
  • Light version with limitations on hot rolled library and flange dimensions
Features
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iSection: For all structural engineers, steel designers, mechanical engineers: This engineering application for the iPhone or the iPod Touch calculates the mechanical and structural properties of three-plate built up section members. That includes moment of inertia, modulus of section, radius of gyration, area and weight. The calculations are done in both principal axes. This program is particularly useful for analysis and design of indeterminate structures and for calculating actual and allowable (permissible) stresses of structural members (beams, columns, etc.). The input is top flange width, top flange thickness, bottom flange width, bottom flange thickness, web depth and web thickness. The top flange and bottom flange dimensions can vary. You can select a section from a large library of hot rolled shapes: European IPE, HEA, HEB, HEM and American W shapes Canadian W metric shapes and British universal beams and columns (UB and UC shapes). More shapes from other countries will be added in the next releases. The input can be in mm or inch units, the output of area, Ixx, Sxx, Sxt, Sxb, Iyy, Iyt, Iyb, Syy rx, ry, rt, rb, Syt, Syb, depth and neutral axis can be displayed in mm or inch units. The weight can be displayed in kg/m or Lb/ft. This is a light version with limitations: The hot rolled library contains selected American shapes only and the built up section can have only equal top and bottom flanges. For the full version see iSection in the App Store. See also iConcrete in the App Store which designs single and double reinforced concrete rectangular and T beams.

About

AccessProg2

Access and manage Microsoft Access databases remotely from iOS devices. Visualize, search, script, and edit database objects, with charting and export capabilities. Requires a free Windows bridge server.

Highlights
  • Visualize and search database objects
  • Script database administration
  • Multi-tab query runner
  • Ad-hoc query execution
  • Save and reuse queries
  • Define entry forms for data manipulation
  • Charting and data export
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Are you a Microsoft Access database user and ever wished about exploring the database from iOS devices by touch from anywhere, then this is a powerful companion tool for you to remotely visualize and explore the Microsoft Access database in an intuitive way. For detailed information please visit http://makeprog.com FEATURES • Visualize, search & script database objects. • Database objects can be viewed in Tiles & Table view. • Administer database by scripting. • Multi tab query runner with asynchronous and parallel query execution. • Send any kind of ad-hoc query and browse the results in table. • Fast access to SQL keywords using special SQL keyboard. • Save queries to iOS device and reuse. • Theme support for user interface. • Define Entry Form and Add, Edit & Delete Table Rows. • Charting • Export to Pdf, Csv and Xlsx SHARING • Email script and query results instantly. • Download saved queries using iTunes. EXPLORE & SCRIPT • Tables, Queries, Relations & Indexes. • List Forms, Reports, Macros & Modules. WINDOWSPROG BRIDGE SERVER (FREE) • This iOS application requires a Bridge Server to be installed in a Windows Machine to process the requests made by iOS Devices. • The Bridge Server is the one stop communication point for Microsoft Access and it can be downloaded for free from http://makeprog.com • Refer to http://makeprog.com/Products/iWindowsProg/WindowsProgBridgeServer.aspx for more information. • Works Over 3G/4G. COST • $19.99 for Full product. Privacy Policy : http://makeprog.com/documents/Privacy Policy.pdf Terms & Conditions : http://makeprog.com/documents/Terms and Conditions.pdf

Screenshots

iSectionLite2 screens
AccessProg24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iSectionLite at 50% against AccessProg2's 0%. iSectionLite also leads on price (Free vs $14.99) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). AccessProg2's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 11 months vs every 46 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

iSectionLite is free to download; AccessProg2 costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AccessProg2 holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iSectionLite has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of iSectionLite's written reviews are positive against 0% of AccessProg2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSectionLite ships an update every 46 months, AccessProg2 every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iSectionLite versus AccessProg2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSectionLiteAccessProg2
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating1.8 (12 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 46 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.3
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB169 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperahmjBalasubramanian Ramanathan

Customer experience

iSectionLite

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

AccessProg2

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iSectionLite

No in-app purchases

None

AccessProg2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSectionLite free?
iSectionLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AccessProg2 free?
AccessProg2 costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iSectionLite or AccessProg2?
AccessProg2 is rated higher. iSectionLite averages 1.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while AccessProg2 averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iSectionLite or AccessProg2 have ads?
Neither iSectionLite nor AccessProg2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSectionLite or AccessProg2?
iSectionLite ships an update every 46 months, and AccessProg2 every 11 months. Most recently, iSectionLite was updated on October 23, 2026 and AccessProg2 on October 28, 2026.

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