Comparison

iBeams Pro vs Rectangular Beam

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

Head to head
About

iBeams Pro

This app allows engineers to quickly sketch beam designs and instantly view analysis diagrams for shear, moment, and deflection. It offers rapid modification and analysis, streamlining the design process for structural elements. The file format is compatible with its macOS counterpart.

Highlights
  • Instant shear, moment, and deflection diagrams
  • Sketch beam and loads like on a pad
  • Rapid modification and analysis
  • Imperial and S.I. units
  • Editable material and section properties
  • Cloud document storage
Features
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Unlike traditional design tools where you have to define nodes and elements to model your structure, iBeams Pro let's you work like you normally do. You sketch out your beam and loads like you would on a design pad, and instantly view shear, moment, deflection and reactions diagrams. It is very easy to modify and view variations, and you can rapidly analyze several beams in a matter of minutes rather than hours, allowing you to finish your designs more rapidly than ever before. The file format is compatible with iBeams Pro for macOS. Features include: • Beam diagrams with multiple loads and supports, and the corresponding shear, moment, deflection, and reaction diagrams • User editable properties • Imperial and S.I. (metric) units • Editable material and section properties (ships with AISC, BS5950, CISC, and AS/NZS databases) • Multiple supports • Multiple loads • Joints and Moment Releases • Annotations • synchronize preferences and property settings between macOS and iOS versions of this application • support for storing documents on Cloud shares

About

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.

Highlights
  • Reinforcement calculation
  • Beam section drawing
  • Layer requirement check
  • Strain distribution diagram
  • Crack width calculation
  • Deflection calculation
  • PDF report generation
Features
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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.

Screenshots

iBeams Pro4 screens
Rectangular Beam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iBeams Pro at 100% against Rectangular Beam's 0%. iBeams Pro also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Rectangular Beam's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $21.99). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iBeams Pro costs $21.99 and Rectangular Beam $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iBeams Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of iBeams Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Rectangular Beam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBeams Pro ships an update every 4 months, Rectangular Beam every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iBeams Pro versus Rectangular Beam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBeams ProRectangular Beam
Price$21.99$4.99 — better
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorm SchusterRab Elias

Customer experience

iBeams Pro

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rectangular Beam

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

iBeams Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Rectangular Beam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBeams Pro free?
iBeams Pro costs $21.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rectangular Beam free?
Rectangular Beam costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iBeams Pro or Rectangular Beam?
iBeams Pro is rated higher. iBeams Pro averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Rectangular Beam averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iBeams Pro or Rectangular Beam have ads?
Neither iBeams Pro nor Rectangular Beam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBeams Pro or Rectangular Beam?
iBeams Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Rectangular Beam every 6 months. Most recently, iBeams Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and Rectangular Beam on September 10, 2026.

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