iBeams vs Spread Footing
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.
Spread Footing
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SPREAD FOOTING is structural engineering application utilized by Civil Engineers to design and analyze foundations with Large bi-axial Loads - Moments. • Friendly User Interface. • Details Slides and generated PDF with Code reference. • Pressure at Foundation corners. • Imperial and Metric Unit Presented Details: • Effective area under Tension and Compression Zone. • Pressures are each corner and Gravity Center. • Oneway Shear, Two way Shear, Penetration Shear at Critical Sections. • Moments at Critical Sections. • Rebars Distribution in Plan and in Section. • Bar Bending Schedule.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iBeams at Free against Spread Footing's $9.99. Spread Footing's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 17 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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; Spread Footing costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iBeams ships an update every 17 months, Spread Footing every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBeams | Spread Footing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norm Schuster | Rab Elias |
In-app purchases
iBeams
No in-app purchases
Spread Footing
No in-app purchases
