Comparison

iBeams Pro vs Venue Tech Map

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

Venue Tech Map

Features
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Tour Map is a shared map and database of halls, clubs, theatres and cultural centres for live production. Everything you need to know about the venue you're heading to, in one place — and offline too, when there's barely any signal backstage. WHAT IT DOES • Interactive map — every venue together, with filters and search • Halls and tech — power, rigging, projection, dimensions, capacity and drapes, neatly split into Lights / Sound / Other • Fixtures from GDTF — pick installed fixtures by searching the GDTF library; plus lighting consoles • 3D venue files — upload Soundvision, d&b ArrayCalc, EASE or measurements right to the hall • Ratings and visits — rate your visit so others know what to expect; records are versioned • Access and load-in — step-free access, lift, stairs, stage hands, stage and hall heights • Contacts — build a clear directory of technicians, production and operators • Photos and PDFs — gallery and technical attachments (tech rider, plans, light plots) • Restaurants nearby — where to grab a bite, with ratings and opening hours • Sharing by link + QR — anyone can open a hall's page, even without an account OFFLINE Download the offline package and the app works without a signal — place data plus a vector map. Photos are optional. FOR CULTURAL CENTRES Take over your venue, get the verified badge and your own public page with logo and colours. Free. Sign in with Apple, Google or e-mail — or browse without signing in.

Screenshots

iBeams Pro4 screens
Venue Tech Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Venue Tech Map at Free against iBeams Pro's $21.99. Venue Tech Map also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Venue Tech Map 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, Venue Tech Map every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iBeams Pro versus Venue Tech Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBeams ProVenue Tech Map
Price$21.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNorm SchusterKrystof Havlik

In-app purchases

None

iBeams Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Venue Tech Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBeams Pro free?
iBeams Pro costs $21.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Venue Tech Map free?
Venue Tech Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iBeams Pro or Venue Tech Map have ads?
Neither iBeams Pro nor Venue Tech Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBeams Pro or Venue Tech Map?
iBeams Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Venue Tech Map every 9 days. Most recently, iBeams Pro was updated on October 9, 2026 and Venue Tech Map on October 12, 2026.

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