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Builder's Helper - Advanced Construction Calculator app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 2400 ratings )
Utilities Productivity
Developer: My Pie Interactive
14.99 USD
Current version: 3.4, last update: 5 years ago
First release : 10 Jun 2009
App size: 17.19 Mb

THE most advanced, feature-rich, intuitive & user-friendly construction app available. Capable of handling even the most demanding construction projects.

With its easy-to-use layout & features, it blows expensive stand-alone construction calculators out of the water; and at a fraction of the cost!

Whether an experienced tradesman or novice DIYer, you will find Carpenter’s Helper the perfect companion for every project, in the office and in the field.

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Features:

• Calculator: Includes all of the features you would expect to find on an advanced Construction Calculator, but redesigned and optimized for the touch screen.

Easily calculate linear, square & cubic measurements in English (Yards, Feet, Inches, Inch Fractions [up to x/128”]) & Metric (Millimeters, Centimeters, Meters), and convert easily between the two unit modes with a convenient [E/M] toggle.

Store & recall triangular measurements to calculate roof pitch, rafter lengths, stair lengths, and more with the convenient [Pitch], [Rise], [Run] and [Diagonal] buttons. When any 2 values are stored, the other 2 are generated automatically!

The [Tape] feature keeps an easy-to-read list of your calculations for error-checking, while the Memory Bank feature allows you to Add, Subtract, and recall stored values with a running ticker displayed in the LCD area.

Plus we just added a NEW Quick-List feature, which allows you to label and store often-used values for quicker entry into your equation!

• Notepad: Keep important notes within one tap of your calculator, supporting multiple pages and exporting to PDF.

• Projects:
Create lists of data in Text-Only, Simplified, or Detailed lists, and store in organized Projects. Useful for take-offs, estimating, budgets, material lists, etc. Lists can even be tabulated to include running totals on the bottom!

Not only does it keep track of important project info & create powerful lists, but you can also store project documents (like budgets, contracts, plans, etc.) & images (either by attaching images from you photo library or taking new ones).

And of course you can Print or export your Project data via email as a PDF!

• Quick-Jobs: Graphical interface to easily calculate all kinds of construction projects, large or small. With just a few known parameters, Quick-Jobs will automatically fill-in and calculate the rest of the project for you.

These Quick-Jobs are included:

-Rafters
-Stairs
-Arc/Circle
-Column/Cone
-Crown/Miter
-Concrete
-Conc. Block
-Drywall
-Flooring
-Painting
-Roof
-Convert
-Fencing (Imperial-Mode Only)
-Decking (Imperial-Mode Only)
-Wall Framing (Imperial-Mode Only)
-Board Feet Calc. (Imperial-Mode Only)

You can also export all of your QJ data to be included with a Project, or export separately.

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With Builder’s Helper, you’ll always have the calculating power you need on you, every time you need it. And with all of the additional features, you’ll be able to take estimating, take-offs, & on-site job performance to a whole new level!

Pros and cons of Builder's Helper - Advanced Construction Calculator app for iPhone and iPad

Builder's Helper - Advanced Construction Calculator app good for

this app is fairly handy,,, it would be really nice if there was a fence material calc and a deck material calc in the quick job section... hopefully in future versions, they shoudl be really simple additions
Thank you for making this application. Helps speed up complicated design layouts and talus material lists if your carpenter this is a must have the extra fetchers blow the other store-brand look a likes out of the water.use it very day for calculations. And makes a grate calculator for the I pad as well. Considering apple dose not provide one. Thanks again for all your hard work cant wait for more products like this one. You could do electricians helper or plumbers with references to there specific trade.
Thank you Travis & team for a wonderful app ! Just love it an recommend it to anyone in construction or handy man like me. You guys were very quick to my question an resolved it for me which was nothing wrong with your software just the user ! For anyone needing this software please this is the best , you wont be disappointed . Thanks guys !
Powerful tool, all the features of my $130 construction calculator w/benefit of saving files and loading PDFs. If you cant figure out how to use it you should stick to using a shovel!
It a must have app for any contractor dont know what I would do without. Every easy to use.
Great app for anyone in the construction industry at any level.

Some bad moments

Where is the complete guide for this app???? (is not easy to understand alone all function!)
Updated app. Switched it into construction mode in settings. App immediately crashed, and will no longer launch. Just crashes on start. Please fix! Has been a great and useful app!
It keeps crashing. Every time I try to open a saved job or email a current job it crashes. Waist of money.
memory not working. e.g. multiply 1800 x 100 and when you add the 180,000 to memory it goes in as 180. bad bug. Bug with large calculations fixed with os6. I am an architect and spec builder of several decades and I routinely use this app. Very well designed and thought out. If you are in the building business you need this app.
Really hate the changes to the notepad. It is nearly useless now. I had kept a copy of the old version so I deleted the new version, & reinstalled the old one. You have to be careful not to hit "update all (apps)" if you revert because it will re-install 3.4 version... Thats a real pain...Apples fault on that one as there is no option to turn off an update for particular app
Before you could save dimensions you used often to the notepad and then just touch the dimension to copy it to the calculator. This was the whole reason I liked this app. I do a lot of pipe fitting and I had all the dims of my fittings in the notepad so I could just touch the description of the fitting I needed to calculate. Now all the notepad does is takes notes. This app is worthless to me now.

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