Comparison

BeaM30 vs How {Things} Work

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

Head to head
About

BeaM30

Features
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BeaM30 will calculate beam reaction forces including deflection for multiple stress scenarios. Also a scenario for kink calculation is provided.

About

How {Things} Work

Features
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Ever wondered how a microwave actually heats your dinner? How Wi-Fi gets through walls? How an MRI sees inside you without cutting you open? How {things} Work is a field guide to the machinery of modern life - short, plainspoken explainers about the everyday objects, systems, and ideas that quietly run the world. Every topic has three reading depths. - The short version - a paragraph that answers the question. - Go Deeper - a more technical pass, already prepared. - The Full Picture - edge cases, context, and broader connections. What's inside the first release: - Around 200 topics across 30 categories - from home appliances and transport, to your senses, the weather, money, materials, AI, and more - A quick quiz at the end of each topic, so the details stay - Bookmarks for the ones you want to come back to - Source links at the foot of every topic Built to read calmly. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Works fully offline once installed. Read on the train, in bed, or in the kitchen while something's in the oven. For the curious - and for anyone who keeps getting asked "how does that actually work?"

Screenshots

BeaM303 screens
How {Things} Work4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: How {Things} Work at 15.1 against BeaM30's 18.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
BeaM30 versus How {Things} Work: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeaM30How {Things} Work
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.215.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaymond Thomasccburns.me

In-app purchases

None

BeaM30

No in-app purchases

None

How {Things} Work

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeaM30 free?
BeaM30 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is How {Things} Work free?
How {Things} Work is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeaM30 or How {Things} Work have ads?
Neither BeaM30 nor How {Things} Work shows ads.

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