Comparison

Sheet metal pros vs BeamLog

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

Head to head
About

Sheet metal pros

This app offers specialized calculation tools and data for sheet metal processing. It covers bending, laser processing, and welding technologies, with weekly blog updates on relevant advancements. It aims to simplify and enhance sheet metal fabrication methods.

Highlights
  • Bending calculation tools
  • Laser processing data
  • Welding process technology
  • Weekly technology blog updates
  • Sheet metal processing methods
Features
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Provide various calculation tools and usage data during sheet metal processing. Including bending calculation tools, laser processing data, welding process techonology, etc. Update blog posts on relevant technologies weekly. Help users find more convenient methods in sheet metal processing.

About

BeamLog

Features
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BeamLog is an offline notebook for laser cutter and engraver settings. Every time you dial in a new material, save the power, speed, passes, focus and air assist you used, the machine you ran it on, and a photo of the test swatch. Next time that material comes up, you look it up instead of testing it again. BUILT AROUND ITERATION Most tests are not one-offs. Open an entry, tap Duplicate, and a new form opens pre-filled with every value from the old test. Change the one number you want to try, take a new photo of the swatch, save. Both runs sit next to each other in the log, so you can see how the setting developed instead of guessing where you left off. WORKS WITH ANY MACHINE BeamLog is vendor-neutral. You name your own machine profiles (diode, CO2 or fiber) and enter your own values, so it fits whatever is on your bench. It ships no preset catalogue and recommends nothing — the only numbers you ever see are the ones you measured yourself. Over time that becomes a material library you can actually trust, because every entry in it came off your own machine. FEATURES - Log power, speed, passes, focus and air assist per test - Record material and thickness for every entry - One photo per test, taken in the app or picked from your library - Mark each run as success, partial or failed - Duplicate any entry as the starting point for the next run - Search across material, machine and notes - Filter by machine, material and result - Machine profiles for diode, CO2 and fiber lasers - CSV export of the full log via the share sheet - Works completely offline, with no account and no sign-up PRICING Ten entries and one machine profile are free. A single purchase unlocks unlimited entries, unlimited machine profiles and CSV export. There is no subscription: BeamLog runs entirely on your device, so there are no running costs to pass on. Restore Purchases brings the unlock to your other devices. YOUR DATA Entries and photos are stored on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, there is no server and no sync, and the app works the same in airplane mode as it does at home.

Screenshots

Sheet metal pros4 screens
BeamLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sheet metal pros at weekly against BeamLog's every 2 months. Sheet metal pros also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Sheet metal pros sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and BeamLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sheet metal pros ships an update weekly, BeamLog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sheet metal pros versus BeamLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSheet metal prosBeamLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer爱龙 夏Timothy Krechel

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sheet metal pros

One-time5
  • Sheet metal pros$9.99
  • expert consultation$14.99
  • Expert consulting services$19.99
Show 2 more
  • Expert consulting services$29.99
  • Sheet metal pros$59.99
1 purchases

BeamLog

One-time1
  • BeamLog Unlimited$9.99

Questions

Is Sheet metal pros free?
Sheet metal pros is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeamLog free?
BeamLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sheet metal pros or BeamLog have ads?
Neither Sheet metal pros nor BeamLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sheet metal pros or BeamLog?
Sheet metal pros ships an update weekly, and BeamLog every 2 months. Most recently, Sheet metal pros was updated on November 4, 2026 and BeamLog on October 31, 2026.

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