A vs Synap Office
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A
This application simplifies the design of RC beams, offering detailed calculation steps for confidence in results. It initially supports ACI 318 building codes in US and Metric units, with plans to add more design codes.
- Simplified RC beam design
- Detailed calculation steps
- ACI 318 Building Code support
- US and Metric units
- Future design code additions
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The A-Beam+ is the extension of the previous A-Beam app that make the design of the RC beam easy and as simple as using the normal calculator. But behind the simplicity the app also provide the very details of the calculation in every step to make you confident with the calculation result. The initial version support for the "ACI 318" Building Code both US & Metric (SI-Metric and MKS-Metric) units with more other design codes will be added.
Synap Office
This mobile office suite allows users to create, view, and edit documents, presentations, and spreadsheets on their iPhone. It offers broad compatibility with Microsoft Office formats and supports various file types, including PDF export. The app provides rich formatting tools and the ability to open files from multiple sources.
- View, edit, and create documents, slides, and spreadsheets
- Microsoft Office compatibility (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Supports numerous file formats including PDF
- Export documents to PDF
- Rich formatting and editing tools
- Open files from email, storage, and browser apps
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Synap Office is a free mobile office solution for iPhone which lets you view, edit and create documents at anytime and anywhere. Synap Office offers excellent compatibility, allowing you to quickly view documents and edit them easily. Feature Highlights: ■ One small app includes Word, Slide, Cell ■ 100% FREE. No sign-in or subscription required ■ Fully compatible with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) ■ Supports dozens of file formats including doc, docx, txt, hml, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx and pdf ■ Export office documents to PDF ■ Intuitive User Interface ■ Open documents from email, storage and browser apps ■ Rich formatting features –font and paragraph styles, images, shapes ■ Insert pictures taken with your phone camera Synap Office Word: ■ Compatible with MS Word (doc, docx) ■ Export Word documents to docx, pdf, hml or txt formats ■ Rich font and paragraph formatting feature ■ Insert pictures, shapes, memos and text boxes ■ Find and replace ■ Thumbnail view Synap Office Slide: ■ Compatible with MS PowerPoint (ppt, pptx) ■ Slide show ■ Thumbnail and slide note view ■ Export Slide documents to docx or pdf ■ Supports detailed object properties such as images and shapes, font, paragraph ■ Insert pictures, shapes, memos and text boxes ■ Find and replace Synap Office Cell: ■ Compatible with MS Excel (xls, xlsx) ■ Supports MS Excel compatible charts and filters ■ Supports MS Excel compatible formulas including 150+ math, financial, information, statistical, date/time and text functions ■ Manage worksheets ■ Export Cell documents to xlsx or pdf ■ Rich font and paragraph formatting feature ■ Insert pictures, shape, memos and text boxes ■ Find and replace System Requirements ■ iPhone with iOS 7.0 or later Links ■ Homepage: m.synapoffice.com If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions, please contact us directly at support@synapsoft.co.kr
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Synap Office at Free against A's $4.99. Synap Office also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.6). A's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 45%). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Synap Office is free to download; A costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for A against 1.0 for Synap Office. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of A's written reviews are positive against 45% of Synap Office's.
A ships an update every 9 months, Synap Office every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A | Synap Office |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jutarus Ratanasethakul | Synapsoft Corp. |
Customer experience
A
Synap Office
In-app purchases
A
No in-app purchases
Synap Office
No in-app purchases
