RigRite vs iRigging Tools by JR Clancy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RigRite
This app provides interactive vector force calculations for complex rope rigging systems. It allows users to visualize forces with multipoint anchors, redirects, and slopes, and even overlay diagrams onto photos of their setups. Supports various load units and offers saving and sharing capabilities.
- Interactive vector force calculations
- Multipoint anchor support
- Visual diagrams with drag-and-drop
- Photo overlay for angle measurement
- Supports diverse load units
- Save, copy, and share diagrams
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Interactive vector force calculations for rope rigging. RigRite allows you to calculate the forces in a rope system with multipoint anchors, redirects, tripods, highlines, slopes and more. Features: • Visual diagrams - drag point around to change angles. • Three simple yet powerful diagram types that are flexible enough to calculate nearly anything. • Photo overlay - Take or select a photo of your rigging and overlay a diagram to measure the angles and calculate the forces. • Works with any load and units, for example: 100%, 80kg, 2kN, 200lb, 3 people, 8 fat cats, even emoji icons. • Tension and Compression • Save diagrams to your device, copy, open in other apps • Share to Email, Facebook, Twitter and more
iRigging Tools by JR Clancy
This app offers essential tools and reference data for various rigging applications. It covers wire rope, battens, motors, curtains, and more, providing comprehensive support for rigging professionals.
- Wire rope calculations
- Batten and arbor data
- Sheave and motor specifications
- Stage rope information
- Fleet angle calculations
- Curtain rigging data
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iRigging Tools provides tools and reference data for many areas of rigging, including wire rope, battens, arbors, sheaves, stage ropes, motors, curtains, and fleet angles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iRigging Tools by JR Clancy at Free against RigRite's $2.99. iRigging Tools by JR Clancy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.2). RigRite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On 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
iRigging Tools by JR Clancy is free to download; RigRite costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iRigging Tools by JR Clancy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RigRite has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RigRite ships an update every 3 months, iRigging Tools by JR Clancy every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RigRite | iRigging Tools by JR Clancy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | P22 Limited | J.R. Clancy, Inc. |
Customer experience
RigRite
iRigging Tools by JR Clancy
In-app purchases
RigRite
No in-app purchases
iRigging Tools by JR Clancy
No in-app purchases
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