Comparison

Steel Profiles Pro vs Kärcher Programme

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

Head to head
About

Steel Profiles Pro

This reference tool provides comprehensive data on steel shapes from American standards. Access geometry, detailing, and design properties, with sortable and searchable options. Convert values to different units for flexible analysis.

Highlights
  • American (AISC) steel shapes
  • Geometry, detailing, and design properties
  • Sortable and searchable shapes
  • Unit conversion for all values
  • Detailed graphics for Retina displays
  • Dark and light theme options
  • iPad-specific table and all-in-one views
Features
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Steel Profiles Pro 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 PRO EDITION Steel Profiles Pro includes every library, full properties and design checks for all sections, with no in-app purchases. It is the edition for companies and schools: buy it in volume through Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager and deploy it to managed devices. Individual users can also get the same features in the free Steel Profiles app with the All Libraries purchase. Results are design aids for preliminary sizing and must be verified by a qualified engineer.

About

Kärcher Programme

Features
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With the app "Kärcher Programme", you can see all the machines, accessories, cleaning agents and services from the world market leader on your tablet. Anywhere. At any time. Anywhere. At any time. The quick search function takes you directly to the clearly arranged product pages. With recommendations for use of the Kärcher system for perfect, efficient cleaning. Individualise the catalogue for yourself with favourites management and comments. And keep up to date at all times with the automatic online update. All contents can also be downloaded for offline use.The app "Kärcher Programme" – as easy as cleaning with Kärcher. The "Kärcher Programme" app has been specially developed for the requirements of the sales staff and trade partners of Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG and its foreign and affiliated companies and is not intended for end customer use. End customers please use the website at: http://www.kaercher.com/

Screenshots

Steel Profiles Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kärcher Programme at Free against Steel Profiles Pro's $9.99. Kärcher Programme also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 26 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

Kärcher Programme is free to download; Steel Profiles Pro costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steel Profiles Pro ships an update every 26 months, Kärcher Programme every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Steel Profiles Pro versus Kärcher Programme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteel Profiles ProKärcher Programme
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatteo RossiAlfred Kaercher SE & Co. KG

In-app purchases

None

Steel Profiles Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Kärcher Programme

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steel Profiles Pro free?
Steel Profiles Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kärcher Programme free?
Kärcher Programme is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steel Profiles Pro or Kärcher Programme have ads?
Neither Steel Profiles Pro nor Kärcher Programme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steel Profiles Pro or Kärcher Programme?
Steel Profiles Pro ships an update every 26 months, and Kärcher Programme every 6 weeks. Most recently, Steel Profiles Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Kärcher Programme on October 24, 2026.

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