ShapeInfo Plus vs steelyard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShapeInfo Plus
This app calculates lengths, angles, and areas for various geometric shapes. It supports a wide range of 2D and 3D shapes, making it a handy tool for engineers and students.
- Calculate lengths, angles, and area
- Calculate volume for 3D shapes
- Supports various 2D and 3D shapes
- User-friendly input for calculations
- Immediate calculation results
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Feature The ShapeInfo is useful application for calculating shape lengths, angles and area. You can get some calculated lengths and angles of the shape from choosing and entering values in the boxes upon the orange points. How to use 1. Choosing shape from the list. 2. Enter the value to the box upon the orange points. You can change the formation of the orange points by "NEXT" button (orange color) or tapping orange/gray point near the box that you are going to enter the value. 3. You can get calculated values of the shape, immediately after entering values. Applications - For the software developer, the mechanical engineer, the dynamics engineer and the surveying engineer. - Study mathematics for high school students. Functions - Calculate lengths, angles and the area for the right triangle, the triangle, the sector, the circle and ellipse. - Calculate volume for the triangular pyramid, the triangular prism, the circular cone, circular cylinder and the sphere. Shapes - Right triangle - Triangle - Sector - Circle - Ellipse - Triangular pyramid - Triangular prism - Circular cone - Circular cylinder - Oblique cutting circular cylinder - Sphere Disclaimer Appsys does not accept responsibility for any loss, which may arise from reliance on the software or materials published on this site.
steelyard
This app quickly calculates the weight of steel sections from various international standards. It supports both metric and imperial units and offers offline functionality for convenience. Save your settings and calculations for easy access.
- Steel section weight calculation
- Supports EU, USA, Japanese, KOREA standards
- Metric and Imperial units
- Offline functionality
- Save calculations and settings
- Advanced search system
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Steelyard: The Ultimate Metal Mass & Cost Calculator Precision matters. Whether you’re a structural engineer, a metal fabricator, or a scrap dealer, Steelyard turns your smartphone into a heavy-duty industrial scale. Stop guessing and start calculating with the most intuitive interface on the market. iron, aluminum, copper, brass, density, structural, engineer, fabrication, rebar, tube, kg, lbs, construction, gauge, volume, materials, h-beam, u-beam From standard sheets to complex industrial sections, Steelyard handles: Structural Beams: I-Beam, H-Beam, U-Channel, and T-Bars. Tubes & Pipes: Round, square, and rectangular hollow sections. Rods & Bars: Hexagonal, round, and flat bars. Custom Profiles: Input your own dimensions for specialized sections. Massive Material Database: metals including Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Titanium, and Lead. Live Price Estimator: Input the price per unit to get instant total project costs. Dual Unit Support: Seamlessly toggle between Metric (kg, mm, m) and Imperial (lbs, in, ft). History Log: Save your previous calculations for quick reference later. Offline Mode: Works in the workshop or on-site without an internet connection. "Steelyard is built for the floor, not just the office. Big buttons, high-contrast text, and zero fluff."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: steelyard at Free against ShapeInfo Plus's $0.99. steelyard also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (297 vs 31). ShapeInfo Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (68% vs 56%). On rating, 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
steelyard is free to download; ShapeInfo Plus costs $0.99 up front. steelyard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShapeInfo Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for ShapeInfo Plus against 4.7 for steelyard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: steelyard has 297 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of ShapeInfo Plus's written reviews are positive against 56% of steelyard's.
ShapeInfo Plus ships an update every 6 months, steelyard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShapeInfo Plus | steelyard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (31 ratings) | 4.7 (297 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 297 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #95 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noriyasu Kutsuzawa | Mohamed Saad |
Customer experience
ShapeInfo Plus
steelyard
In-app purchases
ShapeInfo Plus
No in-app purchases
steelyard
- Ad Blocker$9.99
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