Comparison

ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® vs Roughness

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

Head to head
About

ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE®

This app helps users select the right steel grades for industrial applications. It provides technical details, search functions, and a glossary for designers, engineers, and students. The content is accessible offline and continuously updated.

Highlights
  • Steel grade overview
  • Technical data and specifications
  • Alternate steel grade search
  • Keyword and multi-dimensional search
  • Product search
  • Glossary of terms
  • Offline database access
Features
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The ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® is an interactive application which helps one to choose the perfect steel grade in the industrial sector. This application is exceptionally helpful for designers and engineers of tools, mould making, machine construction or jig manufacturing. Moreover, our application is a very useful learning tool for teachers, students and school children in terms of developing a practical understanding on the topic of steel and its industrial applications. The complex content is intuitively, and through experience, refined, e.g. the use of a multi-dimensional decision criteria when selecting appropriate types of steel. The Application offers: - An overview of the industry and the commonly used steel grades. - Technical information on each of our steel grades, i.e. its properties, chemical analysis and all the possible specifications available at ABRAMS®. - The ability to search for alternate and possibly better steel grades to the one that you know and usually work with. - A keyword search engine based on our intergrated database, which shows you your chosen term and all its relevant steel grades. - A multi-dimensional search function which enables one to differentiate between steels by easily adjusting its properties, i.e. tensile strength, desired working hardness, relevant working temperature, machinability, toughness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance. - A product search of all available specifications at ABRAMS PREMIUM STEEL®, i.e. flat steel, round steel and steel with or without machining allowance respectively. - A glossary of all important terms regarding the topic of tool steel, high speed steel, corrosion resistant steel, etc. An intuitive system through simple user ergonomics. All the core functions can be used without an internet connection because the application`s complete database is also installed. Never has finding the perfect steel grade ever been easier. Our application is available for free on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, thus the very least you can do is give us a try. Note: The application is continuously updated and further developed. Thus, we would love to hear if you have any suggestions or comments. Please email us at: app@premium-steel.eu

About

Roughness

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When it comes to the surface of workpieces, a large number of surface parameters are required in design and manufacture. Before installation or delivery, the workpieces are also verified in quality management. The roughness app from ZEISS provides information on the most common surface parameters with related formulas and graphs.

Screenshots

ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE®4 screens
Roughness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® at every 4 months against Roughness's every 14 months. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® ships an update every 4 months, Roughness every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and March 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® versus Roughness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABRAMS STEEL GUIDE®Roughness
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbrams Industries GmbH & Co. KGCarl Zeiss AG

In-app purchases

None

ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE®

No in-app purchases

None

Roughness

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® free?
ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roughness free?
Roughness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® or Roughness have ads?
Neither ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® nor Roughness shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® or Roughness?
ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® ships an update every 4 months, and Roughness every 14 months. Most recently, ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® was updated on September 16, 2026 and Roughness on March 5, 2026.

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