RafterMate: Construction Calc
Cortex AI LLC Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
RafterMate: Construction Calc is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by Cortex AI LLC. Requires iOS 26.0. Updated October 8, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 2 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 8
- 2026 · v1.2
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About RafterMate: Construction Calc
RafterMate is the construction calculator you buy once — no subscription, no account, no ads. Built for carpenters and framers, it does the feet-inch-fraction math you do all day, then adds the trade tools you actually reach for — each on its own visual screen with a live blueprint diagram, accurate to 1/16". THE CALCULATOR - Feet-inch-fraction, decimal feet, yards and metric - add, subtract, multiply, divide - Paperless tape that remembers every step - Area, volume, square feet and cubic yards THE PRO TOOLS (one-time unlock) - Rafter - run + pitch to rafter length, plumb/seat/birdsmouth cuts, ridge and overhang - Stair - total rise to risers, treads, stringer length and the bottom-riser drop, with live IRC code warnings - On-Center - wall length + 16"/19.2"/24" spacing to stud/joist counts, mark positions and wall-framing material - Roofing - roof area to squares, shingle bundles and sheathing - Area & Volume - slabs, footings and piers to square feet and cubic yards of concrete - Board Feet - thickness x width x length to board feet and cost - Deck - joists, beam, posts, footings and decking, with IRC joist-span checks - Concrete - slab, footing or round column to cubic yards and premix bags - Cut List - your pieces + stock lengths to a waste-minimizing, kerf-aware cut plan - Miter - crown and corner miter + bevel angles WHY RAFTERMATE - Buy once. No subscription. Ever. - Works fully offline - no account, no sign-in - Universal - one purchase covers iPhone and iPad - Validated against pro reference math to 1/16" Pay once, open to the calculator, get to work.
What’s new
Version 1.2 · Updated October 8, 2026
Two new pro tools: - Deck - joists, beam, posts, footings and decking, with IRC joist-span checks (plus a one-tap jump to concrete bags for the footings) - Concrete - slab, footing or round column to cubic yards and premix bags Also in this update: - Stair: riser-count override to match an existing stair - Board Feet: piece quantity and exact $/BF pricing - Cut List: save and recall jobs - Faster typed input, refreshed screenshots, bug fixes and accuracy improvements.
App privacy
The developer, Cortex AI LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Analytics
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| RafterMate: Construction Calc | – | Free | October 8, 2026 | |
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