A vs Spread Footing
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.
Spread Footing
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SPREAD FOOTING is structural engineering application utilized by Civil Engineers to design and analyze foundations with Large bi-axial Loads - Moments. • Friendly User Interface. • Details Slides and generated PDF with Code reference. • Pressure at Foundation corners. • Imperial and Metric Unit Presented Details: • Effective area under Tension and Compression Zone. • Pressures are each corner and Gravity Center. • Oneway Shear, Two way Shear, Penetration Shear at Critical Sections. • Moments at Critical Sections. • Rebars Distribution in Plan and in Section. • Bar Bending Schedule.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: A at $4.99 against Spread Footing's $9.99. Spread Footing's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
A costs $4.99 and Spread Footing $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
A ships an update every 9 months, Spread Footing every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A | Spread Footing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jutarus Ratanasethakul | Rab Elias |
In-app purchases
A
No in-app purchases
Spread Footing
No in-app purchases
