SteelOps
Crane Weather & Rigging Tools
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Job-site weather built for crane work: US and Canada radar, wind at height, and real frost and fog risk. Plus lift planning, lift logs, and AR tools. Works offline.
SteelOps is the field toolkit for crane operators, riggers, and ironworkers. It is built around the thing that runs your day: the weather.
WEATHER INTELLIGENCE FOR THE JOB SITE
• Live precipitation radar for the US and Canada (NOAA and Environment Canada feeds) with animated playback, plus short-term forecast frames on US radar, clearly marked
• Honest radar: the map tells you when your site has no radar coverage instead of showing a blank map that reads as clear skies
• Frost & Condensation chart that works out your steel's temperature hour by hour from sky, wind, sun, and steel thickness, with frost, fog, and freezing-fog warnings
• Hourly and multi-day forecasts that compare three weather models (GEM, ECMWF, and GFS) and show how well they agree
• Environment Canada weather alerts for your location
• Forecast Accuracy: see how right the forecast has been at your own site
WIND TOOLS BUILT FOR CRANE WORK
• Wind Direction Visualizer: see wind direction and speed relative to your setup, not just a number on a forecast
• Vertical Wind Risk System (VWRS): wind doesn't blow the same at 100 ft as it does on the ground. VWRS rates wind risk at height so you can judge the lift, not guess it
• Tap any forecast hour for a wind profile chart by height, plus what airport and Environment Canada forecasters expect
• Wind load calculator with maximum permissible wind speed results
• Gust tracking and configurable personal wind limits
LIFT PLANNER
• Pick a crane, set boom length, angle, and load, and get an instant in-chart verdict with utilization
• Interactive side-elevation diagram with building-clearance check
• Build your crane chart library by hand or by scanning printed load charts with the camera (every scan goes through a mandatory review step)
• Share crane configurations between devices
LIFT CALCULATOR
• Net load plus rigging and deductions gives gross load, with a percent-of-chart gauge
• Save your rigging weights once and add them to any lift
LIFT LOG
• Log every lift with load details, rigging, photos, and notes
• Auto-fill from your photo library
• Your professional lift history, searchable and exportable
CRANE QUICK REFERENCES
• Fast access to the specs and reference data you reach for in the cab
• Crane utilization timer with pre-trip, travel, post-trip, and mob/demob categories
AR MEASUREMENT SUITE
• Measure heights, distances, and elevations with your camera
• Sling angle finder: check angles on real rigging through the lens
• Plumb and level checks on any flat surface
RIGGING LIBRARIES & CALCULATORS
• Sling angle, load weight, and rigging capacity calculators
• Equipment reference libraries for slings, shackles, and hardware
GPS RANGE SURVEY
• Walk a site and capture distances and positions with GPS
BUILT FOR THE FIELD
• Offline-first: logs, references, calculators, and the lift planner work with no cell service. Everything syncs when you're back in coverage
• Sign in with Apple, Google, or email
• High-contrast, glove-friendly interface designed for bright sunlight
• Your data backs up securely to your account, and comes back on a new phone
STEELOPS PRO
Some advanced features require a SteelOps Pro subscription (monthly or yearly, auto-renewing). Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings.
Terms of Service: https://steelsightsystems.com/legal/steelops/terms
Privacy Policy: https://steelsightsystems.com/legal/steelops/privacy
SAFETY DISCLAIMER
SteelOps is a planning and reference aid only. It is not a substitute for manufacturer load charts, engineered lift plans, or a competent person's judgment. Always verify every number against official documentation. Full disclaimer: https://steelsightsystems.com/legal/steelops/safety-disclaimer
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WIND RISK AT HEIGHT (VWRS)
• Tap a forecast hour to see what forecasters expect: the nearest airport forecast and the Environment Canada city forecast
• The wind profile chart now shows Environment Canada's maximum surface gust line
• The first forecast hour also checks the nearest weather station's gust. A stronger gust nearby can raise the risk, never lower it
• When your phone's own checks show the forecast reads gusts too low at your site, VWRS raises them. It never lowers a gust
WEATHER
• Every forecast now compares three weather models (GEM, ECMWF, and GFS) and shows how well they agree
FROST AND FOG
• The Frost & Condensation chart now works out your steel's temperature hour by hour from sky, wind, sun, and steel thickness
• Set your steel finish and thickness in Settings > Advanced
• Frost warnings come earlier, with a new frost point line and a new "Near Dew Point" level
• Better fog forecasts. Freezing fog and ice fog are named, because they build rime on wire rope and lattice
• Airport and Environment Canada frost and fog forecasts show on the card
• A quick morning question, "Frost on the steel this morning?", checks the frost forecast
FORECAST ACCURACY
• New screen in Settings: see how right the forecast has been at your site. Nothing leaves your phone
YOUR DATA IS SAFER
• Photos waiting to upload now survive app updates
• Offline changes keep trying until they sync
• Site surveys now back up to your account
• A new phone brings everything back, including saved slings
• Lift photos can be taken with no signal
• Sign Out warns you before it deletes work that has not synced
The developer, SteelSight Systems Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- SteelSight Systems Inc.
- Size
- 57.5 MB
- Category
- Business
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- SteelOps Monthly $9.99
- SteelOps Pro Yearly $99.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 SteelSight Systems Inc.
