Comparison

Steel Profiles vs Beam Sections Profiles

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

Head to head
About

Steel Profiles

Access a vast library of steel section properties for structural engineers and construction professionals. Browse over 5,000 steel shapes across international standards, compare profiles, and calculate weights. Includes advanced filtering and unit conversion tools.

Highlights
  • Browse 5,000+ steel shapes
  • Compare up to 3 profiles
  • Weight calculator with project organization
  • Advanced property filters
  • Equivalent section finder
  • Unit converter
Features
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Steel Profiles is the steel section reference for structural engineers, fabricators, detailers and contractors. Look up nearly 10,000 sections from six international standards, check them to Eurocode 3 or AISC 360, and keep your take-offs in sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac. NEW IN 6.0 - Design checks to EN 1993-1-1 and AISC 360-22: classification, axial force, bending, shear, flexural and lateral-torsional buckling, beam-column interaction, with every formula shown - Section Builder: welded I and box sections, built-up channels, tees and angles, plated beams, with full properties - Bolts: metric M8 to M64 and imperial 1/2" to 1 1/2", with shear, tension, bearing and slip resistance - Steel grades: EN 10025, EN 10210/10219, ASTM, CSA, AS/NZS and JIS, with strengths by thickness - iCloud sync of favorites, projects and saved sections - Bulb flats (HP) to EN 10067 - PDF and CSV export, imperial fractions and smarter search (HEA 200, HEA200, W10x49) SECTION PROPERTIES - Complete geometric and structural properties with descriptions and a cross-section drawing - Filters by area, weight, moment of inertia, section moduli and radii of gyration - Favorites, Spotlight search and Siri TOOLS - Equivalent Finder: the closest section in another standard, optionally from the same shape family - Comparator: up to three sections side by side - Weight lists organized in projects and folders, exported to CSV - Unit converter for engineering units LIBRARIES USA: AISC 16 and AISC 16 SI (16th Edition), AISC 14 and AISC 14 SI (14th Edition) Canada: CISC 92 Europe: IPE, HE (HEA, HEB, HEM, HEAA), HD, HL, HP, IPN, UPE, UPN, angles, tees, bulb flats, hot-finished and cold-formed hollow sections United Kingdom: UB, UC, UBP, J, PFC, T, angles, hollow sections Australia / New Zealand: AS/NZS FREE AND PAID The free download includes dimensions for every library, the weight calculator, Section Builder, bolts, steel grades, the unit converter and iCloud sync. Unlock a library to see its full properties and run design checks on its sections, or get All Libraries for everything. Results are design aids for preliminary sizing and must be verified by a qualified engineer.

About

Beam Sections Profiles

This reference app provides engineers and architects with a database of beam cross-sections from various international standards. It allows users to view profile dimensions, calculate weight using standard materials, and export data to CSV format.

Highlights
  • Cross-section database for international standards
  • View profile dimensions and properties
  • Material-based weight calculation
  • Export data to CSV
Features
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Beam Cross Section Profiles is a handy reference for engineers & architects on structural design. Features: - Consult cross sections for American, European, Indian, Korean & Australian standards. - View profile dimensions and most useful properties. - Calculate weight selecting from a list of standard materials. - Export data to CSV for use outside the app. Please contact us for support, questions or feature requests. support@boviosoft.com

Screenshots

Steel Profiles4 screens
Beam Sections Profiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Steel Profiles at none against Beam Sections Profiles's shown. Steel Profiles also leads on ratings volume (334 vs 14). Beam Sections Profiles's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Steel Profiles sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Beam Sections Profiles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Steel Profiles against 4.6 for Beam Sections Profiles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steel Profiles has 334 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Steel Profiles versus Beam Sections Profiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteel ProfilesBeam Sections Profiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (334 ratings) — better4.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings334 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatteo RossiVictor Bovio

Customer experience

Steel Profiles

All ratings331 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%

Beam Sections Profiles

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Steel Profiles

One-time7
  • AS/NZS$2.99
  • CISC92$2.99
  • UK$2.99
Show 4 more
  • EU$2.99
  • AISC 14$2.99
  • AISC 16$2.99
  • All libraries$6.99
1 purchases

Beam Sections Profiles

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Steel Profiles free?
Steel Profiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beam Sections Profiles free?
Beam Sections Profiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steel Profiles or Beam Sections Profiles?
Steel Profiles is rated higher. Steel Profiles averages 4.7 out of 5 from 334 ratings, while Beam Sections Profiles averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Steel Profiles or Beam Sections Profiles have ads?
Beam Sections Profiles shows ads; Steel Profiles does not.

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