Comparison

Grant TechBox vs Tower Grabber

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

Head to head
About

Grant TechBox

Features
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Get access to Grant technical manuals anywhere, anytime with the Grant TechBox mobile support app for iPhone and iPad devices. Designed for heating engineers and installers, the TechBox makes finding installation manuals and technical resources quick and easy, whether you are online or offline. From Grant oil fired boilers, flues and accessories through to air source heat pumps and other renewable heating products, this comprehensive technical library has it all. Find current and historic manuals in a few simple taps of the screen. • Download the Grant product categories most relevant to you and your business • Find documents with ease via user-friendly navigation • Save favourites for documents you regularly use • Toggle between current and archive to access historic manuals • Use offline even when you have no WiFi or internet connection

About

Tower Grabber

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Tower Grabber is a practical companion for church bell ringers, combining Dove’s Guide reference data with your own personal tower records. SEARCH AND EXPLORE • Browse thousands of full-circle rings from the included Dove reference data. • Search and filter by place, area and number of bells. • View tower details, bell information and photographs. • Keep useful reference information available offline. BUILD YOUR OWN RINGING RECORD • Mark towers as rung and record your first ringing date. • Keep personal tower notes. • Add and manage your own tower photographs. • Record, import, trim and organise ringing audio. • Back up and restore your personal Tower Grabber data. I’M RINGING Record where you are ringing and build a history of your ringing visits. Tower Grabber can use your chosen tower, photograph and ringing details to create a visual record of the occasion. SHARE YOUR RINGING Create attractive shareable cards from your Tower Grabber records. Share a “Today I rang at” card with tower details, photograph and notes, or share a recent performance with its BellBoard information and photographs. Sharing uses the normal sharing options provided by your device. STANDARD Upgrade to STANDARD for additional personal features including Favourites, increased photo and sound allowances, nearby towers and BellBoard performance access for your Home and Favourite towers. A 7-day STANDARD trial is available so you can explore the additional features before deciding whether to upgrade. PRO PRO adds Tower Grabber’s most advanced tools, including: • Ringer-based BellBoard performance records. • Performance totals, peals, quarter peals and conducted statistics. • Search, sort and filtering across stored performances. • Scrapbook — a chronological record bringing together your ringing dates, ringing visits and performances. • Wider nearby-tower searching. • Historic Dove configurations where included. • Higher personal media allowances. OFFLINE-FIRST Tower Grabber is designed to remain useful when mobile coverage is weak. Core tower reference data and your personal records are stored on your device, while online services such as Dove updates and BellBoard refreshes are used when available. Tower Grabber is an independent application. Dove data is used under its applicable Creative Commons licence and Tower Grabber is not endorsed by the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers or the Dove Team.

Screenshots

Grant TechBox4 screens
Tower Grabber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grant TechBox at none against Tower Grabber's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tower Grabber sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Grant TechBox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Grant TechBox versus Tower Grabber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrant TechBoxTower Grabber
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGRANT ENGINEERING UK LTDNICHOLAS ANDREW HIAMS

In-app purchases

None

Grant TechBox

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tower Grabber

One-time3
  • Tower Grabber STANDARD$9.99
  • Tower Grabber PRO Upgrade$9.99
  • Tower Grabber PRO$19.99

Questions

Is Grant TechBox free?
Grant TechBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tower Grabber free?
Tower Grabber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grant TechBox or Tower Grabber have ads?
Neither Grant TechBox nor Tower Grabber shows ads.

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