Master Bender Gold vs BendWorks Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Master Bender Gold | BendWorks Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (435 ratings) — better | 2.9 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 435 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PawEng, LLC | GREENLEE TOOLS, INC |
Customer experience
Master Bender Gold
BendWorks Go
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
Master Bender Gold
No in-app purchases
BendWorks Go
No in-app purchases
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