Comparison

Frame vs EnginPrep

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

Head to head
About

Frame

Features
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This application is a structural analyzer for educational or prototyping uses. Featured items are flame designer by touching, analyzer by FEM and drawer to PDF. Supported frames are Rahmen structure of Steel or Reinforced Concrete.

About

EnginPrep

Prepare for the FE Civil and Mechanical exams with daily practice problems and comprehensive review lessons. Track your progress, identify weak spots, and take timed mock exams. Sync your learning across devices with a single account.

Highlights
  • Daily FE practice problems
  • Worked solutions for all problems
  • Topic-specific content review
  • Timed mock exams
  • Weak spot identification drills
  • Progress tracking and syncing
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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Pass the FE exam with EnginPrep, the FE prep platform built by an engineer who’s been through it. Practice on your phone, review on your laptop, and keep every bit of progress with one account on enginprep.com and this app. Start free, no sign-up required: three new FE problems every day with complete worked solutions, for both Civil and Mechanical. FREE DAILY PROBLEM SET A fresh set of three exam-style problems each day, the same set on the website and in the app. Work them, check your answer, and read the full solution. FULL ACCESS INCLUDES Quick Practice Choose your topics and work through hundreds of problems written to the NCEES exam specification. Every problem has a step-by-step solution, and figures zoom so you can read every dimension. Content Review A lesson for every topic on the Civil and Mechanical FE specs, with practice problems you can regenerate for new numbers until the method sticks. Exam Mode Timed mock exams that mirror the real FE: topic weighting from the NCEES spec, a full-length 110-question exam or a shorter session, breaks, and no feedback until you finish. Then a score breakdown by topic so you know exactly where you stand. Weak Spot Drills The app tracks your accuracy by topic and builds a drill from your lowest-scoring areas. Spend your study time where it counts. Progress Tracking See accuracy by topic, sessions over time, and your daily streak — synced with the website so you can study anywhere. ONE ACCOUNT, EVERYWHERE Your EnginPrep subscription covers enginprep.com and this app. Start a session on your phone during a commute and finish the review on your laptop that night. Built for the FE Civil and FE Mechanical exams. Works on iPhone and iPad, light and dark mode. Questions? Email team@enginpeers.com.

Screenshots

Frame3 screens
EnginPrep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frame at none against EnginPrep's 1. Frame also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). EnginPrep's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. EnginPrep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Frame asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frame ships an update every 6 months, EnginPrep every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Frame versus EnginPrep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrameEnginPrep
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (192 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—192 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTsutomu MurataEnginPeers LLC

In-app purchases

None

Frame

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EnginPrep

One-time1
  • Premium Content$4.99

Questions

Is Frame free?
Frame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EnginPrep free?
EnginPrep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Frame or EnginPrep have ads?
Neither Frame nor EnginPrep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frame or EnginPrep?
Frame ships an update every 6 months, and EnginPrep every 3 weeks. Most recently, Frame was updated on November 6, 2026 and EnginPrep on November 3, 2026.

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