Comparison

Backyard vs RedX Construction Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Backyard

Design and visualize your ideal shed with this tool. It offers 3D previews, instant templates, and detailed framing views. Generate accurate material lists and customize every aspect of your shed design.

Highlights
  • 3D Real-Time Preview
  • Instant Shed Templates
  • Smart Framing View
  • Layer Controls
  • Accurate Materials List
  • Customizable Design Elements
  • Works Offline
Features
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Design and visualize your perfect shed with Backyard Blueprints — the fastest way to go from idea to a real build plan. KEY FEATURES: - 3D Real-Time Preview: See your shed from every angle. Rotate, zoom, and explore your design in full 3D. - Customize Everything: Adjust width, depth, wall height, roof pitch, stud spacing, siding type, and more. - Smart Framing View: Toggle between finished envelope and exposed framing to see every stud, rafter, header, and hurricane tie. - Layer Controls: Isolate floor, walls, roof, doors, windows, siding, and sheathing (wall and roof separately) to inspect each system independently. - Finishing Details: Choose from more siding options with paint colors as well as stains. And even add decorative shutters. - Doors, Windows & Vents Anywhere: Place them on any wall. - Works Offline: Your designs are saved locally on your device. No account required, no internet needed after first load. - Free to Design: No ads, no subscriptions. Design and preview for free. Perfect for DIY builders, homeowners planning a backyard project, or anyone who wants to visualize a shed before breaking ground. Backyard Blueprints — design your dream shed in 30 seconds.

About

RedX Construction Calculator

This free utility app performs complex calculations for construction professionals. It handles feet-inch-fraction math, roof pitches, stair layouts, and unit conversions with ease. Offers step-by-step guides and both light and dark modes.

Highlights
  • Feet-inch-fraction math
  • Roof pitch and rafter solvers
  • Stair layout calculations
  • Unit conversion (imperial/metric)
  • Area and volume calculations
  • Step-by-step guides
Features
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The 100% FREE construction calculator. REDX CALC is the feet-inch-fraction calculator for framers, carpenters, contractors and builders: rafter, stair, roof pitch and framing math with no ads, no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. Work the way you measure: add, cut and convert full feet-inch dimensions with fractions, and switch between imperial and metric in one tap. FEET & INCHES MATH • Add, subtract, multiply and divide feet-inch measurements with fractions • Adjustable fraction precision • Instant conversion between yards, feet, inches, meters, cm and mm • Percent, square, square root and reciprocal functions • Memory keys and automatic calculation history RIGHT TRIANGLES & ROOFS • Pitch, Rise, Run and Diagonal keys: enter what you know, tap to solve the rest • Hip/Valley and Jack rafter solvers • Miter angles for trim and framing STAIRS, ARCS & CIRCLES • Stair layouts: risers, treads, stringers and the stairwell opening • Arc solver for arched openings • Circle facts, columns and cone volumes DIMENSIONS • Length, Width and Height registers for areas and volumes • Unit-aware math keeps your results in the units you build with KNOW-HOW BUILT IN • Step-by-step guides for the basics, roofs, stairs, circles, conversions and more • Light and dark mode 100% FREE. FOREVER. No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. Every feature included. Part of the RedX Apps family: RedX Decks, RedX Roof, RedX Walls and RedX Stairs. Terms of Use https://www.redxapps.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Backyard4 screens
RedX Construction Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backyard at 5.0 against RedX Construction Calculator's 4.8. RedX Construction Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backyard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RedX Construction Calculator has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Backyard versus RedX Construction Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackyardRedX Construction Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.8 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings434 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoe BienkowskiRedX Technology Inc

Customer experience

Backyard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RedX Construction Calculator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Backyard

No in-app purchases

None

RedX Construction Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backyard free?
Backyard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RedX Construction Calculator free?
RedX Construction Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backyard or RedX Construction Calculator?
Backyard is rated higher. Backyard averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while RedX Construction Calculator averages 4.8 from 34 ratings.
Do Backyard or RedX Construction Calculator have ads?
Neither Backyard nor RedX Construction Calculator shows ads.

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