Comparison

Civil Engineering Pack vs CSiSteel

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

Head to head
About

Civil Engineering Pack

This comprehensive tool offers over 500 calculations for civil engineering disciplines. It covers structural design, concrete, beams, hydraulics, foundations, surveying, soil mechanics, road construction, timber, and bridges. Supports both SI and Imperial units.

Highlights
  • Over 500 civil engineering calculations
  • 12 comprehensive modules
  • Structural, concrete, and beam engineering
  • Hydraulics and waterworks analysis
  • Surveying and soil mechanics tools
  • Road, timber, and bridge construction design
  • SI and Imperial unit support
Features
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Complete civil engineering toolkit with 12 modules, 500+ calculations, engineering references, saved history, and PDF report sharing — supporting both SI and USCS units. Perform advanced calculations across structural engineering, concrete design, hydraulics, soil mechanics, beam analysis, surveying, foundations, road construction, timber engineering, bridge engineering, and more. NEW REFERENCE LIBRARY Access integrated engineering references directly inside the app for faster design checks and field calculations: • Steel sections, ASTM/AISC material grades, rebar grades, and concrete mix classes • Beam and structural engineering references • Hydraulics and hydrology references including fluid properties, pipe materials, runoff coefficients, channel linings, and pipe fittings • Soil and earthwork references • SI and USCS engineering reference systems • Quick searchable engineering standards and properties Structural Engineering (58 Calculators) • Calculate shear capacity, critical ratios, slenderness, and safety factors • Analyze compressive and flexural stresses for compact and non-compact sections • Design structural elements subjected to axial, shear, and flexural loading • AISC-based steel design calculations Concrete Engineering (56 Calculators) • Water-cement ratio and modulus of elasticity • Tensile and compressive strength calculations for beams and columns • Reinforcement stress analysis and extreme fiber stress calculations • Concrete mix references, rebar grades, and ACI design limits Beam Engineering (56 Calculators) • Beam stress, load, and deflection analysis • Bending moments, shear forces, and section modulus calculations • Multiple material and loading condition support • W-sections and steel section references included Hydraulics & Waterworks (94 Calculators) • Capillary rise, viscosity, and kinematic viscosity calculations • Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressure analysis • Bernoulli equation, flow velocity, head losses, and energy calculations • Fluid properties, pipe materials, runoff coefficients, and fitting references Column Construction (56 Calculators) • Slenderness ratio and axial load capacity • Effective length factor and stability analysis • Compression member design calculations • Stress and moment interaction checks Foundations & Piles • Pile capacity and settlement calculations • Stress distribution and soil bearing analysis • Load-bearing capacity evaluation for different soil conditions • Deep foundation engineering tools Surveying (33 Calculators) • Inclination and temperature corrections • Error propagation and probable error calculations • Survey measurement adjustment tools • Standard deviation analysis for survey data Soil Mechanics & Earthworks (60 Calculators) • Void ratio, porosity, and degree of saturation • Plasticity index and shrinkage index calculations • Relative density and compaction analysis • Soil property references and earthwork engineering tools Roads & Highway Construction (37 Calculators) • Circular and parabolic curve design • Radius, tangent, chord, and superelevation calculations • External distance and median line analysis • Highway geometric design tools Timber Engineering (55 Calculators) • Beam section and fiber stress analysis • Horizontal shear stress calculations • Radius of gyration and moment of inertia • Timber structural design calculations Bridge Engineering (58 Calculators) • Bridge load distribution and stress analysis • Dynamic load factor calculations • Truss, suspension, and beam bridge calculations • Moment and shear capacity analysis Unit Converters (32 Parameters) • Pressure, area, force, energy, velocity, and more • Fast SI ↔ Imperial conversions • Engineering-focused unit conversion tools

About

CSiSteel

This app provides a comprehensive library of steel sections and their structural properties. It helps users find optimum sections for design, search for equivalents, and sort by various parameters. Ideal for engineers, suppliers, teachers, and students involved in steel design projects.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive steel section library
  • Find equivalent steel sections
  • Search and sort by section properties
  • Supports ASD and LRFD methods
  • Includes AISC, CISC, and Arcelormittal sections
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CSiSteel features a comprehensive library of steel sections and their structural properties. From site engineers and suppliers looking for alternative sections based on regional availability, or construction constraints, and structural engineers looking for optimum sections in structural designs to teachers and students for steel design projects. Application/Usage: • Search and select optimum steel sections for steel design procedures, including ASD and LRFD methods • View equivalent sections based on user selection criteria Target Users: • Site engineers, contractors, and steel suppliers looking for alternative sections based on regional availability, or construction constraints • Structural and civil engineers looking for optimum sections for structural modelling and analysis • Teachers and students searching for steel sections in steel design projects Key Features: • Comprehensive library of steel sections including AISC, CISC, and Arcelormittal • Get equivalent sections for user selected sections • Search and sort for sections based on many parameters, including section properties Key Input: • Steel library • Section type, dimensions, or properties • Steel section Key Output: • Steel section • Section dimensions • Section properties • Equivalent steel sections

Screenshots

Civil Engineering Pack4 screens
CSiSteel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CSiSteel at 100% against Civil Engineering Pack's 0%. CSiSteel also leads on price (Free vs $19.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Civil Engineering Pack's advantage is chart position (#186 vs unranked) and ratings volume (21 vs 7). 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

CSiSteel is free to download; Civil Engineering Pack costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CSiSteel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Civil Engineering Pack's written reviews are positive against 100% of CSiSteel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Civil Engineering Pack ships an update every 8 months, CSiSteel every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Civil Engineering Pack versus CSiSteel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCivil Engineering PackCSiSteel
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (21 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperV PUGAZHENTHIComputers and Structures, Inc.

Customer experience

Civil Engineering Pack

All ratings21 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

CSiSteel

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Civil Engineering Pack

No in-app purchases

None

CSiSteel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Civil Engineering Pack free?
Civil Engineering Pack costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CSiSteel free?
CSiSteel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Civil Engineering Pack or CSiSteel?
CSiSteel is rated higher. Civil Engineering Pack averages 4.3 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while CSiSteel averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Civil Engineering Pack or CSiSteel have ads?
Neither Civil Engineering Pack nor CSiSteel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Civil Engineering Pack or CSiSteel?
Civil Engineering Pack ships an update every 8 months, and CSiSteel every 3 weeks. Most recently, Civil Engineering Pack was updated on September 6, 2026 and CSiSteel on July 5, 2026.

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