Comparison

Pipe Tools vs steelyard

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

Head to head
About

Pipe Tools

This app provides a comprehensive steel pipe handbook with charts for wall thickness, mass, and pressure calculations. It facilitates quick conversions and cost comparisons, allowing users to prepare and send customized PDF quotes for pipe sales.

Highlights
  • Steel pipe charts (wall thickness, mass)
  • Unit conversions (feet, meters, pounds, kg)
  • Pipe cost comparison
  • Customizable PDF quote generation
  • Mechanical and hardness conversions
  • Pressure and wall thickness calculations
Features
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Steel Pipe Handbook that fits in your pocket! Great tool for pipe purchasers & sales, pipe manufacturers, pipe yard inspectors, fabricators, oilfield workers, NDE techs, truck operators, designers, heat treaters, and engineers. Steel pipe charts for wall thickness (inch & mm) and pipe mass (lb/ft and kg/m) from ASME B36.10M, and casing and tubing charts from API 5CT. Quick conversion between feet, metres, pounds, kilograms, CWT, net tons, metric tonnes for any pipe size. Compare pipe costs $/ft, $/m, $/lb, $/kg, $/CWT, $/net ton, $/metric tonne for your pipe size. Prepare quotes for pipe sales and send customized pdf to your customers - all from within the app! Info from various pipe specs (ASTM, CSA, API, NACE) Mechanical conversions (for strength & toughness). Calculator for Carbon Equivalents. Hardness conversions (scales include HRBW, HRC, HV, HBW, UTS) Calculate the weight of a truckload of steel pipe. Check typical AISI alloy content. Calculate the weight & buoyancy of pipe including its coatings and contents. Calculate ASME B31.3 maximum pressures and minimum wall thicknesses. www.bri-steel.com sales@bri-steel.com 2020 Bri-Steel Manufacturing, All Rights Reserved

About

steelyard

This app quickly calculates the weight of steel sections from various international standards. It supports both metric and imperial units and offers offline functionality for convenience. Save your settings and calculations for easy access.

Highlights
  • Steel section weight calculation
  • Supports EU, USA, Japanese, KOREA standards
  • Metric and Imperial units
  • Offline functionality
  • Save calculations and settings
  • Advanced search system
Features
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Steelyard: The Ultimate Metal Mass & Cost Calculator Precision matters. Whether you’re a structural engineer, a metal fabricator, or a scrap dealer, Steelyard turns your smartphone into a heavy-duty industrial scale. Stop guessing and start calculating with the most intuitive interface on the market. iron, aluminum, copper, brass, density, structural, engineer, fabrication, rebar, tube, kg, lbs, construction, gauge, volume, materials, h-beam, u-beam From standard sheets to complex industrial sections, Steelyard handles: Structural Beams: I-Beam, H-Beam, U-Channel, and T-Bars. Tubes & Pipes: Round, square, and rectangular hollow sections. Rods & Bars: Hexagonal, round, and flat bars. Custom Profiles: Input your own dimensions for specialized sections. Massive Material Database: metals including Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Titanium, and Lead. Live Price Estimator: Input the price per unit to get instant total project costs. Dual Unit Support: Seamlessly toggle between Metric (kg, mm, m) and Imperial (lbs, in, ft). History Log: Save your previous calculations for quick reference later. Offline Mode: Works in the workshop or on-site without an internet connection. "Steelyard is built for the floor, not just the office. Big buttons, high-contrast text, and zero fluff."

Screenshots

Pipe Tools4 screens
steelyard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: steelyard at 4.7 against Pipe Tools's 4.1. steelyard also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (297 vs 19). Pipe Tools's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (79% vs 56%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Pipe Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and steelyard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

steelyard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: steelyard has 297 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Pipe Tools's written reviews are positive against 56% of steelyard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipe Tools ships an update every 12 months, steelyard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pipe Tools versus steelyard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipe Toolssteelyard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (19 ratings)4.7 (297 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings19297 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBri-Steel ManufacturingMohamed Saad

Customer experience

Pipe Tools

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

steelyard

All ratings283 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pipe Tools

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Tools$0.99
1 purchases

steelyard

One-time1
  • Ad Blocker$9.99

Questions

Is Pipe Tools free?
Pipe Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is steelyard free?
steelyard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pipe Tools or steelyard?
steelyard is rated higher. Pipe Tools averages 4.1 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while steelyard averages 4.7 from 297 ratings.
Do Pipe Tools or steelyard have ads?
Neither Pipe Tools nor steelyard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipe Tools or steelyard?
Pipe Tools ships an update every 12 months, and steelyard every 2 months. Most recently, Pipe Tools was updated on September 21, 2026 and steelyard on September 28, 2026.

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