Comparison

WoodworkerCalc vs WoodMasterHD

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

Head to head
About

WoodworkerCalc

This app is a specialized calculator designed for woodworking and crafts. It helps users perform calculations with measurements, track errors in repeating units, and manage fractional precision. It also includes tools for board foot calculations and trigonometry.

Highlights
  • Fractional and decimal calculation
  • Error tracking for repeating units
  • Customizable fraction precision
  • Save and restore calculation tapes
  • Board foot calculator
  • Triangle calculator
Features
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WoodworkerCalc is a specialized calculator for fine woodworking and other crafts. It makes it very easy to enter and perform calculations on measurements and tracks errors that can accumulate during layout. When laying out repeating units, a small round off error in the fractions can result in large errors. WoodworkerCalc displays these errors so the layout accommodate them. It is easy to go back and forth before decimal and fractional results. You can choose the precision of the fraction to reflect real-world working units. For example, 1/32 is the typical smallest unit used for woodworking layout. Calculations are stored on “tapes” which can be saved and restored later. This allows sequences of calculations to be preserved for later use. There is also a board foot calculator which is useful when purchasing material. A triangle calculator avoids the need to remember high school trigonometry.

About

WoodMasterHD

This app is a comprehensive toolkit for woodworkers, offering a variety of calculators for projects, shelving, and decking. It also includes conversion tools, reference charts for fasteners and joints, and aids for proportional design.

Highlights
  • Board Foot Calculator with Tally
  • Shelf and Decking Calculators
  • Wall Panels/Sheets Calculator
  • Fraction and Length Converters
  • Proportional and Golden Ratio Tools
  • Woodworking Joint and Wood Type References
  • Fastener Size Charts
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WoodWorkers Guild of America Rated WoodMaster as one of the Top 3 MUST-HAVE Woodworking Apps for your Phone! WoodMasterHD is an extremely handy tool for Woodworkers. Finally a LOADED Woodworking app for Woodworkers! Woodworking apps are few and far between and there are couple of good ones but very limited. Being Woodworkers ourselves, we wanted something for Woodworkers that was more than just a simple board ft. calculator… Welcome to WoodMasterHD! WoodMasterHD is packed with many time-saving features! Check the features list below for a long list of useful tools that only WoodMasterHD includes in a singe app! WoodMasterHD will continue to grow with more tools being added to each new version release. FEATURES LIST (Details on Website): Board Foot Calculator: A board foot calculator that includes a Tally count and Tally cost. Using the Tally feature, you could enter varying sizes of wood stock in groups. For example, enter all 2x4's, add it to the Tally, then 2x6's, add it to the Tally, etc. You can basically use the Tally feature to estimate the cost of an entire woodworking project. Shelf Calculator: Installing shelves for a cabinet, bookcase shelves, etc.? This will calculate spacing between the shelves evenly. Supports inches or millimeters and gives you the exact position of every shelf. Decking Calculator Calculator the number of decking boards needed for a given deck size. Calculate up to 3 deck sections, each with a different length of deck boards (8ft, 10ft, 12ft and 16ft). (Calculations are based on standard 5.5" wide decking boards.) Wall Panels Calculator (NEW) Added New Wall Panels/Sheets Calculator. Can be used to estimate plywood or paneling sheets needed to cover walls. Could be used for drywall sheet estimates but not specifically designed for it. Assumes standard 4ft x 8ft sheet sizes. Fraction Calculator (Sliderule version): Very cool method of adding and subtracting fractions without entering any numbers. Fraction Calculator (Numeric): Add fractions including whole numbers. Fraction to Decimal & Millimeter Converter Length Conversions: Most common conversions for Woodworking Proportional Calculator: Turn big woodworking projects into little woodworking projects or little woodworking projects into big woodworking projects while maintaining exact proportions. Very handy for enlarging or reducing woodworking dimensions proportionally. Golden Ratio: Calculates the Golden Ratio for any given size to find the most pleasing proportion for your Woodworking projects! Nominal to Actual Size: Shows the exact measurements of wood based on it's nominal size. Also includes millimeter size. Screw Size Chart: Handy reference chart that includes Gauge, Head-Bore, Shank and Pilot hole sizes for hardwood and software. Nail Size Chart Handy reference chart for typical nail sizes. Joint Types: Very handy visual reference for the most common types of joints used in woodworking. Wood Types: Very hand visual reference for different types of wood. If you have a sample, send it to us and we'll add it to the list. Knockdown Workbench: Our plans for building a quick knock-down Workbench from a single 4x8 sheet of plywood. Very simple and the first thing my grandfather taught me to build when I was 14 years old! You can have WoodMasterHD send these plans to your Email address in PDF format. Woodworking Project Planner PDF file: A very handy blank Woodworking Project Planner Form. WoodMaster can Email you a Project Planner form that you can print out and use for your next project. It has the most typical information for a woodworking project. You can have the WoodMaster app send this Project Planner to your Email address in PDF format. (Please note that this is not an interactive form (like a database) but a simple form that you can print out and fill in for your projects. We do plan to build an interactive Project Planner that you can fill out right in the app and then send it to your Email address.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WoodworkerCalc at 94% against WoodMasterHD's 50%. WoodworkerCalc also leads on price ($0.99 vs $7.99) and device support (3 vs 1). WoodMasterHD's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

WoodworkerCalc costs $0.99 and WoodMasterHD $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WoodworkerCalc ships an update every 9 months, WoodMasterHD every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WoodworkerCalc versus WoodMasterHD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWoodworkerCalcWoodMasterHD
Price$0.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.8 (54 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings54 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS10 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJim BarstowJohn Lullie

Customer experience

WoodworkerCalc

All ratings51 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%

WoodMasterHD

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

WoodworkerCalc

No in-app purchases

None

WoodMasterHD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WoodworkerCalc free?
WoodworkerCalc costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WoodMasterHD free?
WoodMasterHD costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do WoodworkerCalc or WoodMasterHD have ads?
Neither WoodworkerCalc nor WoodMasterHD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WoodworkerCalc or WoodMasterHD?
WoodworkerCalc ships an update every 9 months, and WoodMasterHD every 4 months. Most recently, WoodworkerCalc was updated on October 23, 2026 and WoodMasterHD on October 11, 2026.

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