iTruss vs StageDocs
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/
StageDocs
Calculate bridle and beam properties for rigging applications. Features include interactive geometry adjustment, precise input, and load verification for various truss types. Generate detailed calculation protocols.
- Simple and sloped bridle calculations
- Interactive bridle geometry adjustment
- Precise value input for positioning
- Real-time beam calculation
- Load verification for trusses
- Calculation protocol export (PDF)
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StageDocs® is a small rigger app that helps with the bridle and beam calculation. Following bridles can be calculated: - Simple 2-leg bridles - Sloped 2-leg bridles or brails/breasting lines Bridle features: - Change bridle geometry with you fingers by just moving apex point - Innovative bridle grid based on bridle leg length discretisation - Precise positioning by exact value input - Consideration of basket length, beam geometry and available steel lengths Calculation of straight beams - Realtime calculation of results - multiple supports - multiple point forces - Load verification of trusses (Eurotruss, Expotruss, Global Truss, Prolyte, more will follow..., paid feature) - Basic verification of slinging influence to truss (paid feature) - Calculation protocol (pdf) of truss verification (paid feature) Terms of Services: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iTruss at none against StageDocs's 2. iTruss also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). StageDocs's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 23 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. StageDocs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. iTruss asks for nothing beyond the download.
iTruss ships an update every 23 months, StageDocs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTruss | StageDocs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xtreme Structures & Fabrication LLC | Jameo UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) |
Customer experience
iTruss
StageDocs
In-app purchases
iTruss
No in-app purchases
StageDocs
- Rigger monthly$3.991 Month
- Rigger yearly$29.991 Year
