Concrete Engineering vs RC Section
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Concrete Engineering
This app provides civil engineers with a comprehensive suite of 56 calculators for concrete design and analysis. It features smart auto-fill pickers, calculation history with PDF export, and direct ACI code references for all calculations.
- 56 concrete and civil engineering calculators
- Metric and Imperial unit support
- Smart auto-fill pickers
- Calculation history with PDF export
- ACI 318-19 code references
- Detailed formulas included
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Concrete Engineering Calculator is a professional-grade app with all 56 calculators for concrete and civil engineering — fully unlocked from first launch. Smart auto-fill pickers, calculation history with PDF export, and ACI code references on every calculator. Key Features: Supports both Metric (SI) and Imperial (USCS) units Includes detailed formulas for all calculations Smart auto-fill pickers for concrete mix grades, rebar grades, and bar sizes Calculation history with save, review, and PDF export ACI 318-19 code reference badge on every calculator Beam Calculations: Water/Cementitious Materials Ratio Modulus of Elasticity Tensile Strength Compressive Stress (Beam) Stress in Reinforcement Cross-sectional Area (Tensile and Compressive Reinforcement) Stress (Extreme Fiber of Concrete) Shear and Diagonal Tension Nominal Shear Stress Ultimate Shear Capacity Cracking Moment Bending Moment Capacity (Underreinforced and Rectangular Beams) Column Calculations: Total Allowable Axial Load Spiral Reinforcing Ratio Long-Column Load Reduction Factor (Fixed Ends) Maximum Permissible Eccentricity (Spiral and Tied Columns) Bending Load (Spiral and Tied Columns) Slab and Wall Calculations: Slab Thickness Flexural Stiffness Ratio (Beam Section and Slab Width) Axial Capacity of Wall Nominal Shear Stress on Wall Vertical Shear Reinforcement Ratio of Wall Development Lengths and Crack Control: Tension Development Lengths (Various Bar Types) Compression Development Length Development Length (Hooked Bar) Crack Width Control Additional Calculations: Volume of Spiral Steel to Concrete Core Ratio Moment at Balanced Condition Shear Friction Reinforcement Area Coefficient of Sliding Friction Modular Ratio Steel Ratio Effective Moment of Inertia Total End Shear (Counterfort Walls) Ultimate Strength (No Wind, With Wind, With Earthquake Load) Auto-Fill Reference Pickers: Concrete mix picker fills compressive strength and modulus of elasticity automatically Rebar grade picker fills yield strength and modulus of steel automatically Bar size picker fills cross-sectional area and diameter automatically All pickers support both SI and USCS unit modes
RC Section
This app provides structural engineers, architects, and students with tools for analyzing reinforced concrete elements according to Eurocode 2. It offers bending, shear, and column design checks, material databases, and visual feedback for complex calculations.
- Reinforced concrete element analysis
- Eurocode 2 compliance
- Bending and shear ULS checks
- Column design with failure envelopes
- Material and durability database
- Visual stress-strain and geometry diagrams
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RC Section: The Comprehensive Eurocode 2 Engineering Suite RC Section is the ultimate mobile companion for structural engineers, architects, and civil engineering students. Engineered for professional-grade precision, this app simplifies the complex analysis of reinforced concrete elements, ensuring full compliance with Eurocode 2 and various National Determined Parameters (NDPs). Whether you’re performing a quick site check, conducting a preliminary design, or verifying complex biaxial loads, RC Section provides a high-performance workflow directly in your pocket. Bending & Shear Analysis: Complete Ultimate Limit State (ULS) checks for rectangular and T-sections. Materials & Durability: Comprehensive database for concrete classes and reinforcement steel grades. Calculate required concrete cover based on environmental exposure and design life. Column Design: Evaluate axial load and bending moment interaction with failure envelopes for clear safety margin visualization. Visual Feedback: High-quality diagrams for stress-strain distribution, section geometry, and reinforcement layouts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RC Section at 5.0 against Concrete Engineering's 4.2. RC Section also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). Concrete Engineering's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, 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
Concrete Engineering costs $3.99 and RC Section $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RC Section holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Concrete Engineering has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Concrete Engineering ships an update every 23 months, RC Section every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Concrete Engineering | RC Section |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | V PUGAZHENTHI | Arian Lako |
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Concrete Engineering
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In-app purchases
Concrete Engineering
No in-app purchases
RC Section
No in-app purchases
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