Comparison

iBeams Pro vs Stelar

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

Stelar

Features
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Stelar mobile application is intended to be used with the Stelar platform. The mobile application is used for field work, asset inventory, form filling, defect mapping. For more information please visit our website.

Screenshots

iBeams Pro4 screens
Stelar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stelar at Free against iBeams Pro's $21.99. Stelar also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Stelar is free to download; iBeams Pro costs $21.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBeams Pro ships an update every 4 months, Stelar monthly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iBeams Pro versus Stelar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBeams ProStelar
Price$21.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB183 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorm SchusterNorda Stelo Solutions

In-app purchases

None

iBeams Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Stelar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBeams Pro free?
iBeams Pro costs $21.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stelar free?
Stelar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iBeams Pro or Stelar have ads?
Neither iBeams Pro nor Stelar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBeams Pro or Stelar?
iBeams Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Stelar monthly. Most recently, iBeams Pro was updated on October 23, 2026 and Stelar on October 23, 2026.

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