Comparison

Watts Up? vs CircuitSense

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

Head to head
About

Watts Up?

Easily determine microwave cooking times by inputting recipe details and your microwave's wattage. The app automatically saves your microwave's power for future use. Optimized for high-resolution displays on supported devices.

Highlights
  • Calculate recommended cook time
  • Input recipe cook time
  • Input recipe microwave wattage
  • Input your microwave wattage
  • Saves microwave wattage automatically
  • High resolution graphics
Features
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Take the guesswork out of microwave cook times. With this app, you can calculate a recommended cook time based on your microwave wattage. Features: - Calculates a recommended cook time based on the recipe cook time, recipe microwave wattage, and your microwave wattage. - Saves your microwave wattage automatically. - High resolution retina graphics optimized for latest models. In-app purchase: - Remove Ads

About

CircuitSense

This app automates complex electrical calculations for electricians, including conduit sizing, conductor ampacity, and voltage drop, based on the 2026 NEC. It provides detailed explanations for each result and organizes calculations by project for easy access and professional output sharing.

Highlights
  • Automated conduit and conductor sizing
  • Voltage drop and derating calculations
  • Box fill and pull box sizing
  • Load calculations for various building types
  • Fault current and transformer sizing
  • Conduit bending and panel phasing tools
  • Offline functionality
Features
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CircuitSense is the field calculator built for electricians who'd rather pull wire than dig through code books. Enter your circuits once and it sizes conduit, conductors, and grounds to the 2026 NEC — handling voltage drop, derating, and box fill automatically, with the math shown so you can trust every number. PLAN YOUR CONDUIT Build a complete run from a single input. CircuitSense balances circuits across conduits, picks the optimal raceway size, applies ambient and conductor-count derating, upsizes for voltage drop, and segments the run at every J-box / pull point. You get a full pull schedule with per-conduit fill percentages — before and after each box. EVERY NUMBER, EXPLAINED No black boxes. Each result shows the calculation steps, the NEC section behind it, and an upsize history so you can see exactly why a conductor went from #12 to #8. Perfect for inspections, plan review, or just double-checking your gut. A FULL NEC TOOLKIT Conductor sizing & voltage drop — ampacity, derating, and VD in one flow Conduit fill — by conductor count and type Box fill — NEC 314.16 volume by AWG and device Pull box sizing — 314.28 straight, angle/U, and splice Load calculations — dwellings, multi-family, and offices Fault current — available fault-current estimates Transformer sizing — kVA, amps, and OCPD suggestions Conduit bending — stub-90, offset, 3- and 4-point saddle Panel phasing — see circuit phases by slot (12/24/42) Construction calculator — feet/inches and tape-measure fractions Concrete & trench — slab, footing, trench/backfill, and duct bank ORGANIZED BY PROJECT Group runs under jobs, track which are complete, and reopen any run to tweak and recalculate. Your work is saved on-device and ready when you're back on site. SHARE PROFESSIONAL OUTPUT Export any run as a clean, detailed PDF — conduit schedule, fill, derating, and EGC sizing all included. Hand it to an inspector, a GC, or your own crew. BUILT FOR THE FIELD 2026 NEC referenced throughout Works offline — no signal required in the basement or the bucket Fast, single-input workflow designed for gloves and daylight Copper or aluminum, EMT and more Whether you're roughing in a panel, planning a duct bank, or checking voltage drop on a long run, CircuitSense does the code math so you can keep moving. Download CircuitSense and size it right the first time. — CircuitSense is a calculation aid for licensed electricians and qualified persons. Always verify results against the adopted code and your local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). It does not replace engineered design or professional judgment. Terms of Use (EULA): https://circuitsense.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://circuitsense.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Watts Up?4 screens
CircuitSense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CircuitSense at none against Watts Up?'s shown. CircuitSense also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 32 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Watts Up?'s advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Watts Up? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CircuitSense sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CircuitSense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watts Up? has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watts Up? ships an update every 32 months, CircuitSense every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Watts Up? versus CircuitSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatts Up?CircuitSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric KasnetsisCircuitSense LLC

Customer experience

Watts Up?

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CircuitSense

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Watts Up?

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
2 purchases

CircuitSense

Subscriptions2
  • CircuitSense Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • CircuitSense Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Watts Up? free?
Watts Up? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CircuitSense free?
CircuitSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Watts Up? or CircuitSense?
CircuitSense is rated higher. Watts Up? averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while CircuitSense averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Watts Up? or CircuitSense have ads?
Watts Up? shows ads; CircuitSense does not.
Which is updated more often, Watts Up? or CircuitSense?
Watts Up? ships an update every 32 months, and CircuitSense every 3 days. Most recently, Watts Up? was updated on October 24, 2026 and CircuitSense on October 28, 2026.

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