WOW!

This is the most used app I have purchased for my iPhone, and Ive purchased only really good apps that I need and use regularly. In fact, I have used it every day for about a year, receiving each update as soon as it is released. There are still features I have not yet relied on, but when I need them they will come in handy, such as the masonry and roof features. The stair calculator is absolutely amazing and a huge time saver. Now I am less likely to make an error, and the drawing email concept is great.

The features I use most often are the metric and imperial conversions because I do a lot of CAD work, and using this calculator is easier than my dedicated conversion app because BuildCalc lets me do the math and conversions simultaneously.

As a 3-D design and sculpture instructor, I use the circle and rise/run/diagonal tools to solve student project problems as well.

This calculators ability to be customized is a useful improvement over fixed/dedicated physical calculators like my Construction Master 5 (which I have taken out of my drawer only a few times since purchasing BuildCalc). When Im working predominantly in metric mode, BuildCalc is a metric dominant calculator. And when inches and feet are needed for a job, I set it to be predominantly imperial.

So why would I keep my Construction Master calculator? Because sometimes I need to do calculations while also needing my iPhone as a phone or camera. And sometimes I need the tactile feel of pushbutton keys, which the iPhone cannot simulate. But for the vast majority of needs it is the BuildCalc that gets used, since it is always with me.

It is very helpful to be able to receive free updates for the calculator. The cost of this app is so worth it. I have purchased the Construction Master calculators for nearly 20 years, needing to repurchase as improvements became available and when one of the calculators stopped working. This amounted to 4 or 5 purchases of about $80-$90 each time. Now, this app is one purchase and has free updates! Yeah!

A little while ago the program had a glitch, and I emailed the designer. He replied immediately and within the same day had solved the problem and reprogrammed the App, releasing it a short time later. This is true customer support, and I discovered that they really do want input, good or bad, because this gets us a product that is truly what we want.

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