Comparison

BuildersCalcsPro vs Pile and Piling Calculator

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

Head to head
About

BuildersCalcsPro

This app simplifies complex construction calculations for various building trades and DIY projects. It offers tools for concrete, foundations, brickwork, roofing, and more, with an intuitive interface. Includes a VAT calculator and a brain-resting game.

Highlights
  • Concrete quantity calculations
  • Foundation and floor slab calculations
  • Brick, block, and mortar calculations
  • Roofing and wall tile quantity estimation
  • Paint and heat loss calculations
  • Thermal property calculators
  • VAT calculator
Features
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BuilderscalcsPro is possibly the only IPhone App you will need for all your calculations in Most Building Trades and DIY projects. It combines all your needs into 1 App and there's no need to be a Scientist or expert Mathematician to use it because of the ease of use and simple to understand Interface. There's also a brilliant VAT calculator and even a game you can play to rest your brain. Main Programs Include. CONCRETE Quantities FLOOR SLAB *Aggregate *Sand *Cement FOUNDATIONS *Aggregate *Sand *Cement RENDERING & PLASTERING *Mortar *Sand *Cement *Plaster BRICK & BLOCKWORK *Quantities of Brick / Block *Amounts of Mortar *Sand *Cement FLOOR JOISTS *Joist Sizes *Stress Graded Timbers *Various Dead Loads ROOFING Quantities *Slates *Tiles *Battens *Felt *Nails WALL TILES *Tile Quantities *Adhesive amounts PAINT Quantities *Wall & Ceilings HEATLOSS of ROOM or BUILDING *Output in Watts *Corrected output for Radiator Selection THERMAL Calculators *Floors *Walls *Framing VAT Calculator *Multiple Edit INFO *General Conversion Formulae

About

Pile and Piling Calculator

This civil engineering tool offers 22 calculators for pile foundations and related parameters. It supports both Metric (SI) and Imperial (USCS) units and is available in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • 22 pile foundation calculators
  • Metric and Imperial unit support
  • Multiple language options
  • Calculate allowable load
  • Determine soil modulus
  • Calculate pile length
  • Bearing capacity calculations
Features
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Piling Calculator contains 22 calculators to calculate and convert different pile foundation and civil engineering parameters. Available in Metric (SI) and Imperial (USCS) Units Available in English, Français, Español, Italiano, Deutsch, Português & Nederlands. Piling Calculator contains following 22 Calculators: • Allowable Load (Piles driven by a Drop Hammer) • Allowable Load (Piles driven by a Steam Hammer) • Soil Modulus • Pile Length • Ultimate Tip Load • Toe Resistance Stress • Toe Resistance Stress (Piles in Sands) • Upper Limit of Group Drag Load • Allowable Design Load on Rock Socket • Net Bearing Capacity (Strip Footings) • Net Bearing Capacity (Circular Footings) • Net Bearing Capacity (Square Footings) • Net Bearing Capacity (Undrained Loading of Cohesive Soils - Strip Footings) • Net Bearing Capacity (Undrained Loading of Cohesive Soils - Circular and Square Footings) • Maximum Soil Bearing Pressure (Conventional Case) • Minimum Soil Bearing Pressure (Conventional Case) • Soil Bearing Pressure (Other Cases) • Soil Bearing Pressure (Footings Subjected to Overturning) • Pile Capacity • Allowable Axial Load Capacity of Single Piles • Shaft Resistance Stress • Shaft Resistance Stress (Standards Penetration Tests)

Screenshots

BuildersCalcsPro4 screens
Pile and Piling Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pile and Piling Calculator at 5.0 against BuildersCalcsPro's 1.4. Pile and Piling Calculator also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). BuildersCalcsPro's advantage is update cadence (every 10 months vs every 39 months). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BuildersCalcsPro costs $2.99 and Pile and Piling Calculator $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pile and Piling Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BuildersCalcsPro ships an update every 10 months, Pile and Piling Calculator every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BuildersCalcsPro versus Pile and Piling Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildersCalcsProPile and Piling Calculator
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating1.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert ThompsonV PUGAZHENTHI

Customer experience

BuildersCalcsPro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

Pile and Piling Calculator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BuildersCalcsPro

No in-app purchases

None

Pile and Piling Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BuildersCalcsPro free?
BuildersCalcsPro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pile and Piling Calculator free?
Pile and Piling Calculator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BuildersCalcsPro or Pile and Piling Calculator?
Pile and Piling Calculator is rated higher. BuildersCalcsPro averages 1.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Pile and Piling Calculator averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do BuildersCalcsPro or Pile and Piling Calculator have ads?
Neither BuildersCalcsPro nor Pile and Piling Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BuildersCalcsPro or Pile and Piling Calculator?
BuildersCalcsPro ships an update every 10 months, and Pile and Piling Calculator every 39 months. Most recently, BuildersCalcsPro was updated on October 29, 2026 and Pile and Piling Calculator on October 24, 2026.

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