iBeams vs StageDocs
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.
StageDocs
Calculate bridle and beam properties for rigging applications. Features include interactive geometry adjustment, precise input, and load verification for various truss types. Generate detailed calculation protocols.
- Simple and sloped bridle calculations
- Interactive bridle geometry adjustment
- Precise value input for positioning
- Real-time beam calculation
- Load verification for trusses
- Calculation protocol export (PDF)
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StageDocs® is a small rigger app that helps with the bridle and beam calculation. Following bridles can be calculated: - Simple 2-leg bridles - Sloped 2-leg bridles or brails/breasting lines Bridle features: - Change bridle geometry with you fingers by just moving apex point - Innovative bridle grid based on bridle leg length discretisation - Precise positioning by exact value input - Consideration of basket length, beam geometry and available steel lengths Calculation of straight beams - Realtime calculation of results - multiple supports - multiple point forces - Load verification of trusses (Eurotruss, Expotruss, Global Truss, Prolyte, more will follow..., paid feature) - Basic verification of slinging influence to truss (paid feature) - Calculation protocol (pdf) of truss verification (paid feature) Terms of Services: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iBeams at none against StageDocs's 2. StageDocs's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. StageDocs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. iBeams asks for nothing beyond the download.
iBeams ships an update every 17 months, StageDocs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBeams | StageDocs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norm Schuster | Jameo UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) |
Customer experience
iBeams
StageDocs
In-app purchases
iBeams
No in-app purchases
StageDocs
- Rigger monthly$3.991 Month
- Rigger yearly$29.991 Year
