Comparison

Thermodynamics Calculator vs BeamLog

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

Head to head
About

Thermodynamics Calculator

This app offers 44 essential thermodynamics calculators and thermal engineering tables. It provides quick access to formulas, definitions, and data, making it a valuable tool for engineers and students.

Highlights
  • 44 thermodynamics calculators
  • Thermal engineering tables
  • Formulas, tables, and definitions
  • Compatible with iPhone and iPad
  • Quick and easy reference
Features
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Thermodynamics Calculator puts 44 thermodynamics and heat-transfer calculators — plus a library of thermal engineering reference tables — in one fast, offline app for engineers and students. Sizing a heat exchanger, checking a Carnot efficiency, or looking up the emissivity of a material? You get the formula, the result, and the reference data in seconds. WHY ENGINEERS USE IT • Solve for any variable — on most calculators, rearrange the formula and solve for whichever value you're missing, not just the "standard" output. • SI and USCS (Imperial) units — switch the whole app between metric and imperial with one tap; every input, result, and unit label updates instantly. • Reference tables built in — emissivity coefficients, thermal conductivity of common liquids and heat-exchanger materials, radiation constants, and more. • Find it fast — search plus category filters: Heat Transfer, Thermal Expansion, Radiation, Energy & Work, Dimensionless Numbers, Properties & Tables. WHO IT'S FOR Mechanical, chemical, and HVAC engineers, and thermodynamics / heat-transfer students who want quick, reliable answers without digging through a textbook. ALL 44 CALCULATORS List of Calculators: 1. Carnot Efficiency (Carnot Cycle) 2. Eckert Number 3. Emissivity Coefficient 4. Energy Efficiency 5. Energy/Work Converter 6. Enthalpy 7. Entropy 8. Fick’s Law of Diffusion 9. Fouling Factor 10. Fourier Number 11. Heat Flow 12. Heat Storage 13. Heat Transfer Rate 14. Kinetic Energy 15. Laws of Thermodynamics 16. Lewis Number 17. Liquid Phase Diffusion Coefficient 18. Nusselt Number 19. Peclet Number 20. Potential Energy 21. Prandtl Number 22. Radiation Constant 23. Radiation Converter 24. Radiation Heat Transfer 25. Rankine Efficiency 26. Sherwood Number 27. Specific Heat Capacity Calculator 28. Specific Heat Capacity Converter 29. Stefan-Boltzmann Law 30. Surface Absorptivity 31. Temperature Converter 32. Thermal Area Expansion 33. Thermal Conductivity (Common Liquids) 34. Thermal Conductivity (Heat Exchanger Materials) 35. Thermal Conductivity Calculator 36. Thermal Conductivity Converter 37. Thermal Diffusivity 38. Thermal Expansion Converter 39. Thermal Linear & Volumetric Expansion Relationship 40. Thermal Linear Expansion 41. Thermal Resistivity 42. Thermal Transmittance 43. Thermal Volumetric Expansion 44. Work Ideal for mechanical engineers and students!

About

BeamLog

Features
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BeamLog is an offline notebook for laser cutter and engraver settings. Every time you dial in a new material, save the power, speed, passes, focus and air assist you used, the machine you ran it on, and a photo of the test swatch. Next time that material comes up, you look it up instead of testing it again. BUILT AROUND ITERATION Most tests are not one-offs. Open an entry, tap Duplicate, and a new form opens pre-filled with every value from the old test. Change the one number you want to try, take a new photo of the swatch, save. Both runs sit next to each other in the log, so you can see how the setting developed instead of guessing where you left off. WORKS WITH ANY MACHINE BeamLog is vendor-neutral. You name your own machine profiles (diode, CO2 or fiber) and enter your own values, so it fits whatever is on your bench. It ships no preset catalogue and recommends nothing — the only numbers you ever see are the ones you measured yourself. Over time that becomes a material library you can actually trust, because every entry in it came off your own machine. FEATURES - Log power, speed, passes, focus and air assist per test - Record material and thickness for every entry - One photo per test, taken in the app or picked from your library - Mark each run as success, partial or failed - Duplicate any entry as the starting point for the next run - Search across material, machine and notes - Filter by machine, material and result - Machine profiles for diode, CO2 and fiber lasers - CSV export of the full log via the share sheet - Works completely offline, with no account and no sign-up PRICING Ten entries and one machine profile are free. A single purchase unlocks unlimited entries, unlimited machine profiles and CSV export. There is no subscription: BeamLog runs entirely on your device, so there are no running costs to pass on. Restore Purchases brings the unlock to your other devices. YOUR DATA Entries and photos are stored on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, there is no server and no sync, and the app works the same in airplane mode as it does at home.

Screenshots

Thermodynamics Calculator4 screens
BeamLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BeamLog at Free against Thermodynamics Calculator's $1.99. BeamLog also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Thermodynamics Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BeamLog is free to download; Thermodynamics Calculator costs $1.99 up front. BeamLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thermodynamics Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thermodynamics Calculator ships an update every 7 months, BeamLog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Thermodynamics Calculator versus BeamLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermodynamics CalculatorBeamLog
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperV PUGAZHENTHITimothy Krechel

In-app purchases

None

Thermodynamics Calculator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BeamLog

One-time1
  • BeamLog Unlimited$9.99

Questions

Is Thermodynamics Calculator free?
Thermodynamics Calculator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeamLog free?
BeamLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thermodynamics Calculator or BeamLog have ads?
Neither Thermodynamics Calculator nor BeamLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thermodynamics Calculator or BeamLog?
Thermodynamics Calculator ships an update every 7 months, and BeamLog every 2 months. Most recently, Thermodynamics Calculator was updated on October 23, 2026 and BeamLog on October 31, 2026.

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