Comparison

SiteCalc vs ToolCrib

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

Head to head
About

SiteCalc

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Professional construction calculators for electricians, roofers, carpenters, concrete and paving contractors, HVAC techs, plumbers, masons, painters, floor layers, solar installers, fencers — and the foundations, drywall and business numbers behind every job. Built for tradespeople who need accurate, fast, offline calculations on the job site. No account needed. Calculators work with no internet. FREE IN EVERY TRADE Every trade includes a starter set of full calculators, free forever — try real tools in your own trade before you pay anything. SMART TOOLS • AR Measure: tap point-to-point distances with your camera, no tape needed • Room Scan: capture a room with LiDAR and turn it into instant dimensions • Site Level: use your phone as a digital level and angle finder • Tape Calculator with saved tapes for running totals • Cost Book and reusable estimate templates ELECTRICAL • Voltage drop (NEC / BS 7671 / IEC), wire gauge with temperature and bundling corrections, conduit fill, residential load per NEC 220, ampacity lookup, motor circuit sizing BUSINESS • CAGR, APR, APY, depreciation, future value, loan and lease; cost per square foot, gross pay, effective interest • Project dates: countdowns, days overdue, work days, completion estimates, staffing ROOFING • Pitch converter, roof area (gable, hip, shed, flat), material estimator, rafter length with birdsmouth, common rafters, hip ridge CONCRETE • Volume for slabs, footings, columns and steps, bag estimator, rebar spacing and weight, slab-on-grade CARPENTRY • Board feet, stair layout (2R+T), deck boards, crown angles, plywood, floor joists, subfloor, insulation, ramps, balusters HVAC • BTU load (simplified Manual J), duct sizing, CFM by room, refrigerant charge, fan sizing, attic ventilation, window AC PLUMBING • Pipe sizing, DWV, water heater sizing, drain slope FOUNDATIONS • Footings, columns, slabs, excavation and backfill, grading, squaring, rebar MASONRY • Block walls, core fill, brick, mortar, masonry units, stone retaining walls DRYWALL • Sheets, mud, tape, screws, metal-stud framing PAINTING • Paint gallons, primer, trim, spray coverage, labour FLOORING • Tile, plank, underlayment, grout, transitions PAVING • Asphalt, asphalt parking areas, crushed stone driveways, sealer SOLAR / PV • PV array, string sizing, voltage drop, setbacks FENCING • Posts, rails, pickets, gates, post-hole concrete FEATURES • Calculators work completely offline — no internet required • Supports US (NEC), UK (BS 7671) and EU (IEC) standards • Imperial and metric with instant conversion • Save calculations to history with job names • Export professional PDF reports • Dark mode and large touch targets for gloved hands on site • VoiceOver accessible, Siri shortcuts and widgets PRICING A starter set of calculators in every trade is free forever — no account, no subscription. Own your tools with one-time purchases — no subscription required for calculators: • Trade packs — five bundles grouped by jobsite: Systems (Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC), Structure (Concrete, Foundations, Masonry), Framing & Roofing (Carpentry, Roofing, Solar), Finishes (Drywall, Painting, Flooring), Sitework & Business (Paving, Fencing, Business) • All Trades — every calculator in a single purchase • Power Tools — AR Measure, Room Scan, Site Level, Cost Book and templates, plus unlimited notes and PDF export • Pro Lifetime — every calculator and every power tool, owned outright forever SiteCalc Pro (monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial) adds the cloud: iCloud sync across your devices, Crew project sharing, cloud backup for photos, voice notes and scans, new code-edition updates, and Family Sharing — and includes every calculator and power tool while active. If a subscription lapses, you keep everything you bought outright. TERMS OF USE You can find EULA terms of use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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ToolCrib

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The day the garage burns or the truck box disappears, the insurer asks for a list: make, model, serial, value, proof you owned it. Almost nobody has that list. The rest of the year the questions are smaller but constant: where is the impact driver, who has the chainsaw, and which battery platform is the money already in. ToolCrib is that list, kept as you go. EVERY TOOL, WITH ITS IDENTITY Name, brand and model, serial number, replacement value, a photo, the purchase date. The serial plate is usually under the battery or on the motor housing; log it once and it is on file for good. LOANS THAT COME BACK Lend a tool with a borrower and a due date you both saw. Overdue loans float to the top of the list. Mark the loan returned when the tool is back on the shelf, and keep the history of what went out and what came home. A SPOT FOR EVERYTHING Garage wall, back shed, truck box, the current jobsite. Every tool knows where it lives, so seven in the morning with the truck running is not a search party. Deleting a spot never deletes its tools. RECEIPTS AND WARRANTIES ATTACHED Photograph the receipt before it fades and keep it on the tool it proves. Warranty end dates live there too, because the end date is the difference between a free repair and a quote. THE BATTERY PLATFORM PICTURE The overview adds up which battery platforms you are already invested in, how many tools ride on each and what they are worth together. Worth a look before buying into a third one. THE INSURANCE INVENTORY PDF One document: every tool by location with serials, values and the proof on file, plus what is out on loan and with whom. Save a copy with your policy papers and hand the adjuster a document instead of a memory. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION Everything stays on the device. No account, no server, no sync. Nobody else can read it, including us. FREE AND UNLOCKED Twelve tools stay free, always. The one-time unlock removes the cap and adds the insurance inventory PDF. One payment, no subscription.

Screenshots

SiteCalc4 screens
ToolCrib4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ToolCrib at none against SiteCalc's 10. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SiteCalc sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ToolCrib asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
SiteCalc versus ToolCrib: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiteCalcToolCrib
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeil FaulknerInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SiteCalc

Subscriptions2
  • SiteCalc Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SiteCalc Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time8
  • Sitework & Business Pack$14.99
  • Framing & Roofing Pack$14.99
  • Crew +5 Seats$19.99
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  • Power Tools$24.99
  • Crew +10 Seats$34.99
  • All Trades$49.99
  • Pro Lifetime$99.99
  • Unlimited Crew Seats$149.00
None

ToolCrib

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SiteCalc free?
SiteCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ToolCrib free?
ToolCrib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SiteCalc or ToolCrib have ads?
Neither SiteCalc nor ToolCrib shows ads.

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