ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® vs DR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Steel grade overview
- Technical data and specifications
- Alternate steel grade search
- Keyword and multi-dimensional search
- Product search
- Glossary of terms
- Offline database access
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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
DR
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DR-Annotate – Your Documents, Available Anytime and Interactive Flexible, efficient, and secure – with **DR-Annotate**, you and your authorized users have all your information at your fingertips, wherever you are. Upload your documents to your cloud and distribute them to the target groups you define. Whether training materials, product information, or sales documents – you decide what is available, when, and who can access it. Interactive Documents: * Create your own notes, set bookmarks, or mark pages with dog-ears * Use freehand drawing, highlighters, or comment boxes * All annotations are stored separately from the original document and automatically backed up online as soon as an internet connection is available HTML5 Content Offline: * Provide dynamic HTML5 content and make it available offline * Users can access these interactive contents anytime, even without an internet connection * Perfect for training, presentations, or complex documents with interactive elements Secure & Reliable: * All documents are encrypted during transfer and decrypted in the app * Device change or loss? No problem – all data can be transferred to a new device and restored Recommended: Apple Pencil or stylus for iPad Pro Digital Tests: * Supports Free Text, Single Choice, and Multiple Choice questions * Up to 5 answer options per question, including image support Try it now: Connect to our demo cloud, test all features, and see how easy DR-Annotate is to use. For information on your own cloud, licenses, or support, contact service@dr-b.eu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® at 3 against DR's 1. ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® ships an update every 4 months, DR every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE® | DR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abrams Industries GmbH & Co. KG | Dirk Rutz Bildungsloesungen GmbH |
In-app purchases
ABRAMS STEEL GUIDE®
No in-app purchases
DR
No in-app purchases





