Comparison

Convoto vs xsec

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

Head to head
About

Convoto

This app offers a straightforward and fast unit conversion experience, avoiding complex designs. It provides real-time conversions for a wide range of units and currencies, with automatic currency updates and offline functionality. Ideal for professionals, students, and anyone needing quick and accurate conversions.

Highlights
  • Real-time conversions on one screen
  • Automatic currency updates
  • Offline functionality
  • Favorite units for quick access
  • Search units by code or name
  • Supports over 160 currencies
  • Wide range of unit categories
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Most unit conversion apps go overboard with complex design at the expense of usability, Convoto is gleefully straightforward by comparison. It’s simple to use and features clean, highly readable text that’s easy to see at a distance. Praised by Apple ============= Featured in 130+ countries both in iPhone & iPad Featured on iTunes Home Page Featured on Product Hunt Home Page Featured as Best New App Featured in Apps Enhanced with 3D Touch Top Utilities App Daily Helpers Cooking for Holidays Kitchen Tools ============= It’s the ideal app for engineers, business professionals, travelers, chefs, students, and anyone else who needs to convert units or currencies. Features — One universal download for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad — Real time conversions in one screen — Automatic currency updates — Fully functional without the Internet — Favorite units for quick access — Quickly search units by code or unit name — Launch the app into your most used conversion category — Gorgeous and smart calculator — Scroll and tap user experience — Great readability for all ages — Fun, fast and easy to use — Intuitive and colorful interface — Classic color theme on/off Unit and Currency Conversions Convoto can handle — Acceleration — Angle — Area — Clothing & Shoes (Children, women and men) — Cooking (Complete list of units for chefs and anyone who uses online recipes) — Currency (168 currencies with automatic updates) — Data — Data Transfer Speed — Density — Energy — Flow Rate — Force — Frequency — Fuel — Illuminance — Length — Metric Prefixes — Power — Pressure — Radioactivity — Temperature — Time — Torque — Typography — Velocity — Volume — Weight Note: Currency exchange rates are updated when online and stored for off-line use. Convoto is a must-have app for your iPhone and iPad! If you choose to unlock all units and features of Convoto, you can either choose a $0.99 monthly or a $9.99 yearly plan. Prices are in US dollars, may vary in countries other than the US and are subject to change without notice. Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. If you don't choose to unlock all units and features, you can simply continue to use Convoto for free. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Terms of Service: http://americostech.com/convoto/terms.html Privacy Policy: http://americostech.com/convoto/privacy.html We’d love to hear from you about Convoto. If you have any concerns, feedback, or questions email us at support@americostech.com

About

xsec

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Beam and column cross-section analysis of reinforced concrete, prestressing etc. Metric or inch-pound. Any shape: input X,Y per corner or bar. Any materials: input a sequence of stress/strain coordinates for each. Any loading; biaxial or not. An innovative cross-section analysis algorithm that is very universal is used. The enterprising design professional can take full advantage of their knowledge of the materials: • to design innovative concrete members, • to assess the remaining strength in irregular shaped surviving parts of deteriorated or damaged beams or columns. The algorithm is described by Thompson, P. J., Discussion of "Ultimate Strength Domain of Reinforced Concrete Sections under Biaxial Bending and Axial Load", ACI Structural Journal, Nov-Dec 2013, pp 1109-1112. There are established computation methods for a variety of cross-section shapes: rectangular, circular and Tee are examples. Also the established methods use a variety of shapes for the stress/strain relationship of concrete: the rectangular stress block, the parabolic stress block, linear, cracked linear are examples. With most of these established methods, if the input to the application is the same as that input to the established method then the results from the application will be the same as those from that established method. Several of the worked examples are taken from previously published articles and illustrate this point. The material description facility is completely general. Material descriptions can be prepared for any locale and any standard design code document. Also once prepared they can be copied from one job to the next. This is one of the benefits of the file read/write facilities in the application. There is a comprehensive user guide and some worked examples on the internet at xsecweb.com.

Screenshots

Convoto4 screens
xsec4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Convoto at Free against xsec's $19.99. Convoto also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). xsec's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

Convoto is free to download; xsec costs $19.99 up front. Convoto sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. xsec asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Convoto ships an update every 4 weeks, xsec every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Convoto versus xsec: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConvotoxsec
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating3.1 (232 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings232 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmericos TechnologiesPhillip Thompson

Bugs and requests

Convoto

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Currency conversion rates not accurate
  • Certain conversions not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Customizable unit categories
  • Ability to save favorite conversions

xsec

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Convoto

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock Everything$1.991 Month
  • Unlock Everything3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Purchase$49.99
None

xsec

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Convoto free?
Convoto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is xsec free?
xsec costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Convoto or xsec have ads?
Neither Convoto nor xsec shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Convoto or xsec?
Convoto ships an update every 4 weeks, and xsec every 10 months. Most recently, Convoto was updated on October 24, 2026 and xsec on October 14, 2026.

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