iTruss vs iBeams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTruss
Calculate structural loads, spans, and truss requirements for construction projects directly from your iPhone. This tool simplifies complex engineering calculations for field use.
- Load calculation
- Span determination
- Truss analysis
- Field use optimization
- Engineering calculations
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Determine load, span or truss needed for your job in the field with this exciting new iPhone® application from XSF. EULA link https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
iBeams
This tool helps structural engineers visualize and analyze beam behavior. It displays reaction, shear, moment, and deflection diagrams for various configurations. Users can edit load and geometric values for custom analysis.
- Beam and load configuration display
- Reaction, shear, moment, deflection diagrams
- Editable load values
- Editable geometric values
- Structural engineering analysis
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iBeams is a tool for structural engineers. The app displays various beam and load configurations along with the corresponding reaction, shear, moment, and deflection diagrams. Load and geometric values can be edited.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iTruss at 4.1 against iBeams's 3.5. iTruss also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iTruss holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTruss has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iTruss ships an update every 23 months, iBeams every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTruss | iBeams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 17 months — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xtreme Structures & Fabrication LLC | Norm Schuster |
Customer experience
iTruss
iBeams
In-app purchases
iTruss
No in-app purchases
iBeams
No in-app purchases
