Comparison

A vs iBeams Pro

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

Head to head
About

A

Analyze 2D truss problems quickly on your mobile device. Create standard or custom truss structures, manage material properties, and generate PDF reports with flexible unit options.

Highlights
  • Standard truss templates (18 types)
  • Custom truss creation
  • Flexible unit system
  • Built-in material library
  • PDF reporting and email export
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The easy and fastest way to analyze the 2D-Truss problem right on your iPhone & iPod Touch. Featuring: • Standard Truss Templates: with the standard truss template (18 types of truss for initial version) , you can easily create and config your truss as required. • "Custom Truss"; If the built-in standard truss template doesn't match your requirement, "Custom" your own Truss is also easy to create due to the Node & Element generating features. • Unit Flexibility: very flexible in Units system, you can choose any units at your convenience without the requirement to restart the application and the unit system is saved per your truss's project. For example you use m. as node coordinations while you choose mm. for the deflection of the nodes or you can even choose in. or ft. for nodes's deflection (if you really need). • Buit-in material sections library where you can adjust any material's properties with no effect to other truss project. The options to create your own material library will be available for the next update. • PDF Reporting: All result information of your truss are shown in PDF and also you can email this result.

About

iBeams Pro

This app allows engineers to quickly sketch beam designs and instantly view analysis diagrams for shear, moment, and deflection. It offers rapid modification and analysis, streamlining the design process for structural elements. The file format is compatible with its macOS counterpart.

Highlights
  • Instant shear, moment, and deflection diagrams
  • Sketch beam and loads like on a pad
  • Rapid modification and analysis
  • Imperial and S.I. units
  • Editable material and section properties
  • Cloud document storage
Features
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Unlike traditional design tools where you have to define nodes and elements to model your structure, iBeams Pro let's you work like you normally do. You sketch out your beam and loads like you would on a design pad, and instantly view shear, moment, deflection and reactions diagrams. It is very easy to modify and view variations, and you can rapidly analyze several beams in a matter of minutes rather than hours, allowing you to finish your designs more rapidly than ever before. The file format is compatible with iBeams Pro for macOS. Features include: • Beam diagrams with multiple loads and supports, and the corresponding shear, moment, deflection, and reaction diagrams • User editable properties • Imperial and S.I. (metric) units • Editable material and section properties (ships with AISC, BS5950, CISC, and AS/NZS databases) • Multiple supports • Multiple loads • Joints and Moment Releases • Annotations • synchronize preferences and property settings between macOS and iOS versions of this application • support for storing documents on Cloud shares

Screenshots

A4 screens
iBeams Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iBeams Pro at 100% against A's 15%. iBeams Pro also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.3). A's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $21.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

A costs $4.99 and iBeams Pro $21.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iBeams Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of A's written reviews are positive against 100% of iBeams Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A ships an update every 6 weeks, iBeams Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
A versus iBeams Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAiBeams Pro
Price$4.99 — better$21.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#191 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJutarus RatanasethakulNorm Schuster

Customer experience

A

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.0%

iBeams Pro

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

None

iBeams Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A free?
A costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iBeams Pro free?
iBeams Pro costs $21.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A or iBeams Pro?
iBeams Pro is rated higher. A averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while iBeams Pro averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do A or iBeams Pro have ads?
Neither A nor iBeams Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A or iBeams Pro?
A ships an update every 6 weeks, and iBeams Pro every 4 months. Most recently, A was updated on September 10, 2026 and iBeams Pro on September 22, 2026.

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