Comparison

Civil Engineering Pack vs Structer

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

Structer

This structural analysis toolbox offers clear calculations and visualizations for aerospace engineering students and practicing engineers. It covers common problems in aircraft structural analysis and sizing, suitable for educational use and preliminary analysis.

Highlights
  • Section Properties & Stress calculations
  • Beam Internal Loads analysis
  • 2D Stress Mohr's Circle
  • Elastic Column Buckling (Euler)
  • Stress due to Axial and Bending Loads
Features
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Structer is a structural analysis toolbox for students and practicing engineers in aerospace structures. It provides clear calculations and visualizations for common problems in aircraft structural analysis and sizing. StruCalc is intended for educational use, preliminary analysis, and engineering sanity checks. **Included Tools:** • Section Properties & Stress –Area, centroid, moments of inertia, section modulus, and stress analysis for common sections • Beam Internal Loads – Support reactions, shear and bending diagrams for simple beams and combined loading • Mohr’s Circle (2D Stress) – Principal stresses, maximum shear stress, and orientation • Elastic Column Buckling (Euler) – Preliminary buckling screening for slender compression members with effective length factors • Stress Due to Axial and Bending Loads – Compute section stress based on user-defined area, moment of inertias and location. **Methods and Validation:** Calculations use standard closed-form analytical formulas, cross-checked against independent hand calculations and standard engineering references, including: – Megson T.H.G — Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students – Young, W.C. & Budynas, R. G. — Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain – Bruhn, E.F. — Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures – Niu, Michael C. Y. - Airframe Stress Analysis and Sizing

Screenshots

Civil Engineering Pack4 screens
Structer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Structer at Free against Civil Engineering Pack's $19.99. Structer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Civil Engineering Pack's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). 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

Structer 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

Structer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Civil Engineering Pack has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Civil Engineering Pack versus Structer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCivil Engineering PackStructer
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperV PUGAZHENTHIRUI CHEN

Customer experience

Civil Engineering Pack

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

Structer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Civil Engineering Pack

No in-app purchases

None

Structer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Civil Engineering Pack free?
Civil Engineering Pack costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Structer free?
Structer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Civil Engineering Pack or Structer?
Structer is rated higher. Civil Engineering Pack averages 4.3 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Structer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Civil Engineering Pack or Structer have ads?
Neither Civil Engineering Pack nor Structer shows ads.

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