Stairs Calculator 1.0.3.0
For those who are undecided about the exact proportions for a staircase they want to add or repair, there is a Windows Phone app that can help and you can find it easily as it is suggestively called Stairs Calculator.
Simple looks, focused only on practical use
The utility has a friendly and easy to understand layout that allows you to get down to business as soon as you open it. The visual appeal is abandoned in the favor of functionality and even the diagram image displayed inside the app is not as carefully designed as it could have been.
The responsiveness of the utility is to be appreciated, as there is no downtime while it performs the calculations or in displaying the results. There is, nonetheless, a very visible drawback inside the GUI and it pertains to the presence of some annoying animated ads that are shown in the lower side of the main screen.
Real-time calculations
With Stairs Calculator you will be able to find out the optimal dimensions for step rise and step run height and respectively length starting from two values you specify.
Thus, by typing in the total height of the staircase from the upper landing to the lower landing and also the whole length of the stairs run you will get the results in an instant.
Customizable parameters and color coded results
The minimum and maximum values for the step rise and run can be modified as well and the data for the final results, which includes the tread count, will be adjusted as you make those modifications.
In case the result based on your input is out of range, that is the rise and run values exceed the maximum numbers, they will appear colored in orange, while if everything is in good order, you will have them shown in blue.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI6
The looks of this app are not at all attractive, yet they are very much practical and the organized layout is only spoiled by the continuously changing advertisements. |
Function7
The calculator works very well and the results are provided instantly. However, there is no logging or history section to allow users to save the results, nor a diagram that would show the actual proportions based on the calculations. |
Security7
As simple an app as it may be, this one needs to access the phone dialer, owner and phone identities for no good reason. |
Battery9
The power consumption for this application is negligible, as it need a very small amount of energy from the battery. |
Price9
Stairs Calculator may have its share of shortcomings, but it has a very good value as it stands almost alone among the apps of this kind and offers accurate and fast results. |
Compatibility9
Suitable for use on most Windows Phone powered devices, this app only needs version 7.5 or higher of the operating system to be installed onto the handset. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.0.3.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.0.3.0
- developer:
- THIS TIME FOR SURE APPS LLC
- category:
- HOME
- os version req.:
- 7.5, 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 436