UP vs Cones Calculator Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UP
This app provides a straightforward environment for presenting landscape PDF files. Use your finger as a pointer or pen, navigate between multiple documents, and utilize a simple whiteboard feature for annotations. It's designed for easy and unassuming presentations.
- Landscape PDF presentation
- Finger as pointer/pen
- Navigate between multiple PDFs
- Simple whiteboard
- Easy document switching
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UP is a simple environment for presentation with landscape PDF files. Your finger will act as a pointer or a pen when necessary. You can ready multiple PDF files (e.g., main and supplements) and path from one to the next easily. It is also equipped with a simple whiteboard.
Cones Calculator Pro
This app calculates flat pattern layouts for various types of cones, including full, half, truncated, concentric, and eccentric cones. It's designed for fabrication professionals working with pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and storage tanks.
- Flat pattern layout development
- Full, half, and truncated cone calculations
- Concentric and eccentric cone layouts
- Multi-level cone division
- Tori cone with knuckle options
- Fabrication-ready layouts
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Cone Calculator is a professional engineering and fabrication tool for developing accurate flat pattern layouts for different types of cones and conical components. Designed for fabrication engineers, fitters, mechanical engineers, workshop professionals, and industrial manufacturers, the app simplifies complex cone development calculations and provides practical dimensions for plate marking, cutting, and fabrication. It is useful for pressure vessel fabrication, process equipment, piping, heat exchangers, storage tanks, ducting, and general sheet metal fabrication. Supported Cone Layouts • Full Cone Development • Half Cone Development • Truncated Cone Development • Multi-Level Truncated Cone • Eccentric Cone Development • Multi-Level Eccentric Cone • Tori Cone / Knuckle Cone • Tori Cone with Knuckle at Large End • Tori Cone with Knuckles at Both Ends Full, Half & Truncated Cone Generate flat pattern developments for concentric conical shapes. Calculate the required development dimensions, radius, angles, and cord lengths for plate layout and fabrication. Multi-Level Truncated Cone Develop large truncated cones in multiple sections when the complete cone cannot be manufactured from a single plate or when available sheet or plate size is limited. This provides practical development information for fabrication and assembly of large conical components. Eccentric Cone Generate flat pattern layouts for eccentric cone transitions using the supported development method. The calculator provides development information and marking dimensions for the top and bottom profiles, making it useful for offset and eccentric fabrication applications. Multi-Level Eccentric Cone Develop large eccentric cones in multiple sections for applications where a single-piece development is impractical because of component size, plate dimensions, or fabrication requirements. Tori / Knuckle Cone Calculate flat pattern development for conical components incorporating knuckle geometry. Supported configurations include: • Knuckle at Large End • Knuckle at Both Ends • Straight Face Dimensions Features • Accurate cone flat pattern development • Full cone layout • Half cone layout • Truncated cone development • Multi-level cone development • Eccentric cone development • Multi-level eccentric cone development • Tori / knuckle cone development • Development radius calculation • Development angles • Cord length calculations • Fabrication-ready marking dimensions • Metric and Imperial unit support • Automatic unit conversion • Simple and professional interface • Fast calculations • No internet connection required • No distracting advertisements Applications Cone Calculator is useful for: • Pressure Vessel Fabrication • Process Equipment Fabrication • Heat Exchanger Manufacturing • Storage Tank Fabrication • Piping Fabrication • Sheet Metal Fabrication • Ducting and Transition Fabrication • Industrial Equipment Manufacturing • General Fabrication • Workshop Layout and Marking Designed For • Fabrication Engineers • Mechanical Engineers • Design Engineers • Production Engineers • Fabrication Fitters • Workshop Supervisors • Fabrication Contractors • Piping Professionals • Process Equipment Manufacturers • Engineering Students Cone Calculator helps reduce manual geometry calculations, save fabrication time, minimize layout errors, and improve accuracy when transferring developed dimensions onto plate or sheet metal. Whether you are developing a simple full cone, truncated cone, eccentric cone, large multi-level cone, or knuckle cone, Cone Calculator provides a convenient engineering tool for practical fabrication and layout development. For fabrication-ready results, using appropriate mean dimensions during layout development is recommended where applicable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UP at 100% against Cones Calculator Pro's 0%. UP also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
UP is free to download; Cones Calculator Pro costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of UP's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cones Calculator Pro's.
UP ships an update every 75 months, Cones Calculator Pro every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UP | Cones Calculator Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 75 months | Every 41 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ayumu Inoue | Imran Pinjara |
Customer experience
UP
Cones Calculator Pro
In-app purchases
UP
No in-app purchases
Cones Calculator Pro
No in-app purchases
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