BuildersCalcsPro vs Pile and Piling Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 22 pile foundation calculators
- Metric and Imperial unit support
- Multiple language options
- Calculate allowable load
- Determine soil modulus
- Calculate pile length
- Bearing capacity calculations
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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)
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | BuildersCalcsPro | Pile and Piling Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Thompson | V PUGAZHENTHI |
Customer experience
BuildersCalcsPro
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In-app purchases
BuildersCalcsPro
No in-app purchases
Pile and Piling Calculator
No in-app purchases
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