Comparison

Steam Tables Pro vs Simple Handy Tools

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

Head to head
About

Steam Tables Pro

This app calculates a comprehensive range of thermodynamic properties for steam using the IAPWS-97 equations. It allows calculations based on various input parameters like pressure, temperature, enthalpy, entropy, and quality, and displays results in charts.

Highlights
  • Calculates properties from pressure and temperature
  • Calculates properties from pressure and enthalpy
  • Calculates properties from pressure and entropy
  • Calculates properties from pressure and quality
  • Calculates properties from saturated temperature and quality
  • Calculates properties from enthalpy and entropy
  • Displays results in T-s, P-h, and H-s charts
  • Supports multiple units
Features
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Calculate water and steam properties with the IAPWS-IF97 equations. Choose six input combinations: pressure and temperature (p·T), pressure and enthalpy (p·h), pressure and entropy (p·s), pressure and quality (p·x), temperature and quality (T·x), or enthalpy and entropy (h·s). Find absolute pressure, temperature, enthalpy, entropy, vapor quality, specific volume, internal energy, density, and thermodynamic region. Explore heat capacities, speed of sound, the Cp/Cv ratio, vapor volume fraction, and transport properties. Save states to compare results and plot points on T–s, p–h, and h–s diagrams. Choose the units you use in study or work. Pressure units explicitly indicate absolute pressure, such as bar(a). Learn inside the app with a usage guide, essential concepts, explanations of each property, and worked examples for boilers, turbines, and valves. Explore boiler superheating, turbine isentropic efficiency, and constant enthalpy during throttling, with T–s and p–h diagrams. The calculator, guide, and tutorial are available offline in English and Portuguese.

About

Simple Handy Tools

Features
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Provide you with useful daily tools and easy to use - a calculator with basic function - a temperature converter from Celsius to Fahrenheit and vice versa - a tool to check heart rate just by listen and tap on the screen, very useful in case we don't have any medical tool. Will be update more, stay turn for our YouTube video guide.

Screenshots

Steam Tables Pro4 screens
Simple Handy Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Handy Tools at Free against Steam Tables Pro's $4.99. Simple Handy Tools also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Steam Tables Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

Simple Handy Tools is free to download; Steam Tables Pro costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steam Tables Pro ships an update every 2 months, Simple Handy Tools every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Steam Tables Pro versus Simple Handy Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteam Tables ProSimple Handy Tools
Price$4.99Free — better
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo AlmeidaKinh Tran

In-app purchases

None

Steam Tables Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Handy Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steam Tables Pro free?
Steam Tables Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Handy Tools free?
Simple Handy Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steam Tables Pro or Simple Handy Tools have ads?
Simple Handy Tools shows ads; Steam Tables Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Steam Tables Pro or Simple Handy Tools?
Steam Tables Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Handy Tools every 2 days. Most recently, Steam Tables Pro was updated on October 26, 2026 and Simple Handy Tools on October 7, 2026.

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