iBeams vs T Beam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBeams
This tool helps structural engineers visualize and analyze beam behavior. It displays reaction, shear, moment, and deflection diagrams for various configurations. Users can edit load and geometric values for custom analysis.
- Beam and load configuration display
- Reaction, shear, moment, deflection diagrams
- Editable load values
- Editable geometric values
- Structural engineering analysis
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iBeams is a tool for structural engineers. The app displays various beam and load configurations along with the corresponding reaction, shear, moment, and deflection diagrams. Load and geometric values can be edited.
T Beam
Calculate reinforcement for concrete flange T beams, including bending moment, shear, and torsion. Visualize beam sections, strain distribution, crack width, and deflection. Generate PDF reports for your designs.
- Reinforcement calculation
- Beam section visualization
- Strain distribution diagram
- Crack width calculation
- Deflection calculation
- PDF report generation
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Designing a Reinforced Concrete Flange T Beam. Applied moment and forces: Bending moment, Shear and Torsion. What this application can do: • Provide the required reinforcement in Tension and Compression zone. • Draw a Section of Beam with all required reinforcement. • Check how many layers required in Tension and Compression Zone. • Draw Strain Distribution Diagram and provide ε for each rebars layer. • Get the Crack width. • Get the Deflection. • PDF report.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iBeams at Free against T Beam's $4.99. iBeams also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.0). T Beam's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 17 months). On ratings volume, 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
iBeams is free to download; T Beam costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iBeams holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
iBeams ships an update every 17 months, T Beam every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBeams | T Beam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norm Schuster | Rab Elias |
Customer experience
iBeams
T Beam
In-app purchases
iBeams
No in-app purchases
T Beam
No in-app purchases
