2way solid slab design BS8110 icon
Combined Footing Design_BS icon
Deflection icon
+9

Blue Ketchep

For civil and structural engineers, mechanical design professionals, and engineering students requiring portable calculation and verification tools.

Known forDeflection
12apps1.1(175)EducationProductivity

Snapshot

Who is Blue Ketchep?

Providing structural engineering professionals with portable tools for beam, frame, and slab analysis. Enabling precise design calculations through mobile-accessible software.

Target audience

CivilStructural engineersMechanical design professionals

Top rival

Charles Crawford

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 9
12
apps
Education9
Productivity3

Last updated

Deflection

v11.0.0

1.4y ago

Maintenance

Publisher DNA

What defines Blue Ketchep?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Structural engineering and civil design software

Scale

studio

Target audience

Civil and structural engineers, mechanical design professionals, and engineering students requiring portable calculation and verification tools.

Origin

Founded by engineers with a mission to democratize structural analysis tools through iterative software development.

Signature Patterns

  • Strict focus on structural engineering and reinforced concrete design calculations
  • Clear segmentation between free educational tools and paid professional productivity apps
  • Integration of international engineering standards (BS, AISC) into mobile workflows
  • Emphasis on graphical visualization of stress, shear, and bending moments
Maintenance

Portfolio momentum

With only 1 release in the last 6 months and 5 of 12 apps classified as abandoned, development activity is currently focused on maintaining core productivity tools rather than expanding the broader educational catalog.

Last release 147d agoActive apps 5Abandoned 5

Portfolio

What does Blue Ketchep ship?

Apps

12 apps analysed

2way solid slab design BS8110 icon
2way solid slab design BS8110

design 2 way solid slabs according to BS8110

0.0
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Combined Footing Design_BS icon
Combined Footing Design_BS

Combined footing design according to BS 8110

0.0
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Deflection icon
Deflection

Deflection check

4.6(115)
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Permalink export enables viral design sharing among professional teams

  • Interactive load-dragging interface reduces time-to-result for structural setups
  • Clumsy user interface design makes navigating core application functions difficult for daily users
Deflection Pro icon
Deflection Pro

Deflection check

4.7(15)
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Distributed across 12 markets, strongest in Europe.

Based on 2 of 12 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .

Americas (3)

  • United States2 / 2
  • Brazil1 / 2
  • Mexico1 / 2

Europe (7)

  • France1 / 2
  • Germany1 / 2
  • Italy1 / 2
  • Netherlands1 / 2
  • Portugal1 / 2
+2 more europe markets
  • Spain1 / 2
  • Sweden1 / 2

Asia-Pacific (2)

  • Japan1 / 2
  • South Korea1 / 2

Core markets (2/2 apps)

United States

User Sentiment

How do users feel about their apps?

0

Positive apps

0

Neutral / mixed

1

Negative apps

10/100

Avg sentiment score

Rivals

Who does Blue Ketchep compete with?

The rivals identified

Same space(2)

Charles Crawford

known forEngineers Toolbox

1 app4.0Productivity

Provides a broad suite of engineering reference tools that captures the same professional audience as Deflection Lite.

Wolfram Group

known forWolframAlpha Classic

1 app3.5Productivity

Acts as a high-level computational engine that solves complex structural problems through natural language input.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on Blue Ketchep

Bottom line

Blue Ketchep maintains a stable position in the engineering productivity niche by leveraging a high-trust, utility-driven product set. Their long-term viability depends on whether they can successfully convert their educational user base into paid subscribers for their professional-grade design tools.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does Blue Ketchep publish?
Blue Ketchep has 12 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Education category.
What kind of apps does Blue Ketchep make?
Blue Ketchep's portfolio is concentrated in Education and Productivity, with an average rating of 1.1/5 across rated apps.
What is Blue Ketchep's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Deflection is Blue Ketchep's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are Blue Ketchep's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked Blue Ketchep's apps across 12 countries.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
12
With full intel:
0
With overview:
12
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
no

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AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Blue Ketchep, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “Blue Ketchep intelligence.” Updated 2026-05-07. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/blue-ketchep

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