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Earthwork Essentials

Dirt math for site work

iPhone & iPad · $14.99 · Coming soon to the App Store

Topsoil yardage, cut vs. fill, truck loads, and equipment production in seconds. Save jobs and send PDF reports from the field.

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What it does

Dirt math for site work

The dirt calculator built by a land developer with 27 years in the field. No signal, no subscription, no ads. $14.99 once and it's yours.

Dirt

  • Volume from acres or square feet straight to cubic yards
  • Swell and shrink for 16 materials, or your geotech numbers
  • Weight, cut vs. fill, and site balance

Haul & production

  • Truck loads, cycle time, and trucks needed
  • Excavator, dozer, roller, and truck fleet output
  • Hours and days to finish

Utilities & site

  • Pipe, trench safety, paving, slope
  • E&S and runoff
  • Gross to net acreage, lot size, and density

Built for the field

  • Save jobs and send PDF reports
  • Works completely offline
  • Big numbers you can read in the truck, on iPhone and iPad

Earthwork Essentials

Support & Privacy Policy

Questions, a bug, or an idea for a calculator? Email matt@apexdevelopmentva.com and you'll get an answer from the person who built it.

Privacy. Effective November 5, 2026. Earthwork Essentials does not collect, store, or share any personal information.

  • Everything you enter, including saved jobs, stays on your device. Nothing is sent to us or anyone else.
  • The app has no accounts, no ads, no analytics, and no tracking.
  • PDF reports are created on your device and leave it only when you share them.
  • The app works without an internet connection.

Material weights and swell/shrink factors are typical handbook values. Use your geotechnical report and engineer-approved quantities for bids, design, and construction.