Comparison

Approvals vs Packaging Steel

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

Head to head
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Approvals

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About

Packaging Steel

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For quick and easy access to information all about rasselstein®, the premium packaging steel from thyssenkrupp, all you need is the free “Packaging Steel” app. Germany’s sole packaging steel producer has gathered all relevant content on its product in this new app, so you have all the key information on rasselstein® at your fingertips on your smartphone and can conveniently search for the data you need any time you want. Content - Overview of available packaging steel grades and their specifications - Potentials for your applications – for food cans, paint cans or aerosols, as closures or EOEs. And even for non-packaging applications. - Overview of all current innovations such as rasselstein® Solidflex - Ways of increasing efficiency with rasselstein® packaging steel - Available coatings and their application areas - Push notifications and news all about rasselstein® packaging steel - Visualization of the production process - Digital recording of complaints in the login area - Uploading descriptions, photos, videos and voice messages for recording a complaint - Chat feature in the complaint tool - Extended news section with login data - Overview of all available tinplate academy training content - Representation of our comprehensive range of digital training courses The free app is available in English and German. About the company thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH At the world’s largest production site for packaging steel, located in Andernach, thyssenkrupp produces tin coated or electrolytically chromium coated steel in thicknesses of 0.100 to 0.499 mm – either with or without organic coatings (lacquer, polymer). More than 95 percent of the material is used for packaging goods such as food, beverages and aerosols. Because it is so versatile, the material is also being used more and more for non-packaging applications – in the automotive and electronics industries, for example.

Screenshots

Approvals1 screens
Packaging Steel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Packaging Steel at every 2 months against Approvals's every 9 months. Approvals's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Approvals ships an update every 9 months, Packaging Steel every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Approvals versus Packaging Steel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprovalsPackaging Steel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAVEVA GROUP PLCthyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Approvals

No in-app purchases

None

Packaging Steel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Approvals free?
Approvals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Packaging Steel free?
Packaging Steel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Approvals or Packaging Steel have ads?
Neither Approvals nor Packaging Steel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Approvals or Packaging Steel?
Approvals ships an update every 9 months, and Packaging Steel every 2 months. Most recently, Approvals was updated on October 26, 2026 and Packaging Steel on October 14, 2026.

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