iEngineer vs Steel Profiles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iEngineer
Access a vast database of screw and bolt information, including dimensions, material grades, and strength properties for both US and metric fasteners. Features a comprehensive drill chart, unit conversion, and customizable material displays.
- Extensive US screw database
- Metric screw database (in-app purchase)
- Detailed dimensions and material grades
- Strength, torque, and clamp force data
- Head markings and 3D head models
- Comprehensive drill chart
- Unit conversion and data export
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iEngineer is the most comprehensive database of screw/bolt information that you can find anywhere. US screws: -93 different screws from #0 to 4” -Dimensions for 9 standard head styles -74 material grades including SAE, ASTM, and other materials Metric Screws (available as in-app purchase): -210 different metric screws from M1.0 to M100 -Dimensions for 10 standard head styles for ISO, DIN, BS, and ANSI standards where available -86 material grades including 12 additional metric grades, SAE, ASTM, and other materials Displayed values for both the US and Metric screws include: -Standard dimensions -Tap sizes -Clearance hole sizes -Material strength -Recommended torque values -Clamp force -Shear force -Head markings display -3D model of head type -Standard dimensions of head type Other features: -Drill chart with 523 drill bit sizes -Fraction chart -Copy and paste data values -Fast and easy unit conversion -Ability to show/hide material grades in the interface so you only see what is relevant to you If you have any questions please contact us at support@perfectlysimpleapps.com
Steel Profiles
Access a vast library of steel section properties for structural engineers and construction professionals. Browse over 5,000 steel shapes across international standards, compare profiles, and calculate weights. Includes advanced filtering and unit conversion tools.
- Browse 5,000+ steel shapes
- Compare up to 3 profiles
- Weight calculator with project organization
- Advanced property filters
- Equivalent section finder
- Unit converter
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Steel Profiles is the steel section reference for structural engineers, fabricators, detailers and contractors. Look up nearly 10,000 sections from six international standards, check them to Eurocode 3 or AISC 360, and keep your take-offs in sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac. NEW IN 6.0 - Design checks to EN 1993-1-1 and AISC 360-22: classification, axial force, bending, shear, flexural and lateral-torsional buckling, beam-column interaction, with every formula shown - Section Builder: welded I and box sections, built-up channels, tees and angles, plated beams, with full properties - Bolts: metric M8 to M64 and imperial 1/2" to 1 1/2", with shear, tension, bearing and slip resistance - Steel grades: EN 10025, EN 10210/10219, ASTM, CSA, AS/NZS and JIS, with strengths by thickness - iCloud sync of favorites, projects and saved sections - Bulb flats (HP) to EN 10067 - PDF and CSV export, imperial fractions and smarter search (HEA 200, HEA200, W10x49) SECTION PROPERTIES - Complete geometric and structural properties with descriptions and a cross-section drawing - Filters by area, weight, moment of inertia, section moduli and radii of gyration - Favorites, Spotlight search and Siri TOOLS - Equivalent Finder: the closest section in another standard, optionally from the same shape family - Comparator: up to three sections side by side - Weight lists organized in projects and folders, exported to CSV - Unit converter for engineering units LIBRARIES USA: AISC 16 and AISC 16 SI (16th Edition), AISC 14 and AISC 14 SI (14th Edition) Canada: CISC 92 Europe: IPE, HE (HEA, HEB, HEM, HEAA), HD, HL, HP, IPN, UPE, UPN, angles, tees, bulb flats, hot-finished and cold-formed hollow sections United Kingdom: UB, UC, UBP, J, PFC, T, angles, hollow sections Australia / New Zealand: AS/NZS FREE AND PAID The free download includes dimensions for every library, the weight calculator, Section Builder, bolts, steel grades, the unit converter and iCloud sync. Unlock a library to see its full properties and run design checks on its sections, or get All Libraries for everything. Results are design aids for preliminary sizing and must be verified by a qualified engineer.
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Verdict
iEngineer and Steel Profiles both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of iEngineer's written reviews are positive against 72% of Steel Profiles's. Steel Profiles's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. iEngineer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Steel Profiles sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for iEngineer against 4.7 for Steel Profiles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 197 and 330 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of iEngineer's written reviews are positive against 72% of Steel Profiles's.
iEngineer ships an update every 5 months, Steel Profiles every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iEngineer | Steel Profiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (197 ratings) | 4.7 (330 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews — better | 72.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 197 | 330 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Perfectly Simple Apps LLC | Matteo Rossi |
Customer experience
iEngineer
Steel Profiles
Bugs and requests
iEngineer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Metric portion not working for some users
- Camera access request for no apparent reason
Requested features
4 requests- Add tap drill chart
- Include clearance hole fits
- Improve UI for larger displays
- Add French language support
Steel Profiles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iEngineer
- Metric Screws$1.99
Steel Profiles
- AS/NZS$2.99
- CISC92$2.99
- UK$2.99
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- EU$2.99
- AISC 14$2.99
- AISC 16$2.99
- All libraries$4.99
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