Steel Beams Bulk Checker vs Rectangular Beam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steel Beams Bulk Checker
This app quickly checks steel beams against shear, bending, and deflection criteria. Input your parameters and desired section type to find optimal designs in under a minute. Results can be sorted by weight, depth, and inertia.
- Parametric beam checking
- AISC v14 Database
- US Custom or Metric Units
- Sortable results by weight, depth, inertia
- Adjustable bracing conditions
- Load type selection (point or distributed)
- Detailed stress and deflection reports
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Steel Beams Bulk Checker is a fast & easy to use parametric beam checker. Forget the trial and error, no need to select specific beams properties or designations & test one by one for criteria. Here you only need to enter the problem parameters & type of section you need & the app will find all the sections that meet shear, bending & deflection criteria! The results can be sorted by weight, depth, inertia, moduli. You can literally obtain an optimal design in less than a minute. FEATURES: - Contains the latest AISC v14 Database. - Supports both US Custom or Metric Unit systems. - Searchable & Sortable Results page - Works with any Yield value up to 65ksi / 450 MPa. - Select whether or not the self-weight of each beam is to be considered. - Define bracing @ Beam Ends, Half or Quarter of span, or fully braced. - Solve for All, first 10 or 50 sections for a given type (in increasing weight order), saving calculation time for shape types with a large number of designations (W, HSS, 2L, etc) - All your preferences are instantly saved, no need to re-enter a value that does not change between problems. - Detail window reports max moment and shear, bending & allowed bending stress, shear & allowed shear stress, deflections and problem set-up summary. - Solve for point load at mid-span or distributed load. ASD9 based solver The application checks for bending & shear stresses as the passing criteria. It also reports deflections, it's to the user, however, to decide whether the deflections are within acceptable limits. Only singly or doubly symmetric shapes are considered, hence, single angles are not included in this release. Double angles (2L) sections are included BUT assumed to be under continuos contact. Whether you are in the field or in the office, we are sure that you'll find this app very useful. Should you find any errors or bugs, please contact us at www.TheMobileEngineer.com or email the developer at david@TheMobileEngineer.com and we will immediately get to fix it. As always, GOOD engineering judgement & experience is needed when using these types of technical applications.
Rectangular Beam
This app assists in the design and analysis of reinforced concrete rectangular beams. It calculates required reinforcement, draws beam sections with rebar details, and provides strain distribution diagrams. Users can also determine crack width and deflection, and generate PDF reports.
- Reinforcement calculation
- Beam section drawing
- Layer requirement check
- Strain distribution diagram
- Crack width calculation
- Deflection calculation
- PDF report generation
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Designing a Reinforced Concrete Rectangular Beam. Applied moment and forces: Bending moment, Shear and Torsion. What this application can do: • Provide the required reinforcement in Tension and Compression zone. • Draw a Section of Beam with all required reinforcement. • Check how many layers required in Tension and Compression Zone. • Draw Strain Distribution Diagram and provide ε for each rebars layer. • Get the Crack width. • Get the Deflection. • PDF report.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Steel Beams Bulk Checker at 67% against Rectangular Beam's 0%. Steel Beams Bulk Checker also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 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
Steel Beams Bulk Checker costs $2.99 and Rectangular Beam $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Steel Beams Bulk Checker holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Steel Beams Bulk Checker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Rectangular Beam's.
Steel Beams Bulk Checker ships an update every 3 months, Rectangular Beam every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steel Beams Bulk Checker | Rectangular Beam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Homes | Rab Elias |
Customer experience
Steel Beams Bulk Checker
Rectangular Beam
In-app purchases
Steel Beams Bulk Checker
No in-app purchases
Rectangular Beam
No in-app purchases
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