Comparison

Master Bender Gold vs BendWorks Go

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Master Bender Gold

This app is a precise conduit bending calculator for electricians, plumbers, and pipe fitters. It simplifies complex calculations for various bend types, supports numerous bending tools, and offers both imperial and metric measurements for accurate conduit layout.

Highlights
  • Conduit bending calculator
  • Supports offset, saddle, stub, parallel, segment, and compound bends
  • Calculates gain & take-up
  • Supports hand, electric, and hydraulic benders
  • Customizable for unsupported tools
  • Imperial and metric measurements
Features
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Master Bender Gold is the industry's leading and most precise conduit bending app for iPhone and iPad. Master Bender Gold is a conduit bending calculator for electricians. Master Bender Gold can also be used by plumbers and pipe fitters, who can enter their own tools into program. Master Bender Gold aids you in bending conduit raceways. It takes the math out of bending and allows you to concentrate on the task at hand. Master Bender Gold uses a more precise conduit bending algorithm than the cosecant method that is commonly used in the industry. This gives you more accurate bends with less waste. Master Bender Gold supports the following types of bends: * offset bends and rolling offset bends * three and four point saddle bends * stub 90° bends * parallel bends * segment bends * compound 90° bends Master Bender Gold contains information about: * gain & take-up * conduit layout * conduit weight & sizes * trig functions * fractions * bender methods * safety Master Bender Gold can bend and calculate most all types of conduit bends used today by electricians. Master Bender Gold supports numerous popular bending tools. Master Bender Gold supports hand benders, electric bender ie. sidewinder, 555, triple nickel, and hydraulic bending tools. Have a tool that is not supported? No problem! Master Bender Gold can work with any bending tool. Just tell Master Bender Gold the bending radius for your tool and you are ready to bend. Master Bender Gold computes bends using both feet/inches and metric measurements. Master Bender Gold makes it easy to bend pipes and conduit raceways regardless of whether you are a seasoned professional, studying to be in the electrical, electronic, engineering, plumbing, pipe fitting professions, or an hobbyist who needs to bend a few pipes. If you like Master Bender Gold, you may want to take a look at our other app: Master Electrician Reference™ (MER™). It includes a 29 page conduit bending manual. We also have a free version: MER™ Lite. More information is available at MasterSparky.com.

About

BendWorks Go

This app facilitates seamless information transfer for electrical prefabrication shops and job sites. Access project summaries, completion status, and step-by-step bend instructions directly on your mobile device, reducing paper waste and boosting efficiency.

Highlights
  • Seamless information transfer
  • View project summaries
  • Check completion status
  • Step-by-step bend instructions
  • Eliminates paper files
  • Improves productivity
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BendWorks Go is a mobile application that allows for a smooth information transfer from BendWorks® to your mobile device in the electrical prefabrication shop or job site. Upload project files from BendWorks to view project summaries and completion status, and follow step-by-step bend instructions, eliminating the need for paper files and improving productivity.

Screenshots

Master Bender Gold4 screens
BendWorks Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BendWorks Go at Free against Master Bender Gold's $9.99. BendWorks Go also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). Master Bender Gold's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (435 vs 19). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BendWorks Go is free to download; Master Bender Gold costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Master Bender Gold holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Master Bender Gold has 435 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Master Bender Gold's written reviews are positive against 33% of BendWorks Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Master Bender Gold ships an update every 19 months, BendWorks Go every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Master Bender Gold versus BendWorks Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaster Bender GoldBendWorks Go
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (435 ratings) — better2.9 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings435 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPawEng, LLCGREENLEE TOOLS, INC

Customer experience

Master Bender Gold

All ratings435 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.3%

BendWorks Go

All ratings19 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Master Bender Gold

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Cannot change any dimensions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Spanish language option
  • Include method of measuring distance between two fixed points for master bends
  • Basic offset calculation without requiring distance and width

BendWorks Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Master Bender Gold

No in-app purchases

None

BendWorks Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Master Bender Gold free?
Master Bender Gold costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BendWorks Go free?
BendWorks Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Master Bender Gold or BendWorks Go?
Master Bender Gold is rated higher. Master Bender Gold averages 4.5 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while BendWorks Go averages 2.9 from 19 ratings.
Do Master Bender Gold or BendWorks Go have ads?
Neither Master Bender Gold nor BendWorks Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Master Bender Gold or BendWorks Go?
Master Bender Gold ships an update every 19 months, and BendWorks Go every 2 months. Most recently, Master Bender Gold was updated on October 13, 2026 and BendWorks Go on October 3, 2026.

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