MAMP Viewer vs DC Electrical Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MAMP Viewer
This app allows web developers to preview and test local websites directly on their iOS devices. It offers real-time previews, easy setup, and automatic WLAN transfer for seamless development on the go.
- Real-time website preview
- Easy setup for MAMP sites
- Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP
- Automatic WLAN project transfer
- Intuitive user interface
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MAMP Viewer – Your Mobile Companion for Web Development With MAMP Viewer, you can view and test your local websites directly on your iPhone or iPad. Connect the app to MAMP PRO and review your projects on a real iOS device without having to publish them online first. Key Features Preview on Real Devices View your local websites directly on your iPhone or iPad and check how they look and work on iOS. Easy Setup Connect to your MAMP PRO websites in just a few steps. Broad Compatibility Test websites built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, and other common web technologies. Local Network Access Access your MAMP PRO websites over Wi-Fi, with no cables or uploads required. Easy to Use Switch between your projects using a clean and intuitive interface. MAMP Viewer is the ideal companion for web developers, designers, and users of MAMP PRO 6 or later.
DC Electrical Calc
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Wire sizing, voltage drop and ampacity for 12 V, 24 V and 48 V DC systems — offline, on site. Choosing a conductor means satisfying three rules at the same time: voltage drop, ampacity, and the small-conductor overcurrent limits in NEC 240.4(D). Most calculators check one of them and stop. Enter the current, the one-way distance and the system voltage. DC Electrical Calc returns the smallest conductor that satisfies all three at once, then tells you in one sentence which rule is actually limiting the answer: "Limited by voltage drop — not by ampacity. A smaller conductor would carry this current, but its drop would exceed the limit you set." When no size satisfies the constraints it says so, instead of returning the nearest one. Where the underlying table has no published value — 18 AWG and 16 AWG copper at 75 °C, for example — those sizes are treated as failing rather than guessed at. EIGHT TOOLS • Wire Sizing — the smallest conductor that passes drop, ampacity and 240.4(D) together • Voltage Drop — forward calculation for a size you already have • Fuse & Breaker — protective device rating, checked against the conductor • Ohm’s Law & Power — fill in any two of volts, amps and ohms • Battery Bank — series and parallel cells into one bank: voltage, capacity and energy • Inverter Sizing — continuous and surge watts to compare against a nameplate • Runtime — how long the bank lasts at a given load • Ampacity Tables — NEC 310.16 copper and aluminium at 60 °C, 75 °C and 90 °C, plus conductor areas and circular mils EVERY ANSWER SHOWS ITS WORK Tap "Show working" on any result and the formula appears with the values already substituted, so the answer can be checked by hand or handed to an inspector. Nothing is a black box. BUILT FOR THE PLACES YOU WORK • Free, with no in-app purchases, no subscription and no ads • No account and no sign-in • No network connection needed — it works in airplane mode • Metric and AWG in the same view; change units without re-entering anything • Light and dark themes WHAT IT DOES NOT DO It does not size AC circuits, it does not do load calculations for a whole installation, and it is not a substitute for the code book. SAFETY On first launch the app asks you to read a safety notice before it will let you continue. This is a calculation aid. Follow the electrical code that applies where you are installing — NEC for land installations, ABYC E-11 or the equivalent for marine work — and have the work verified by a licensed electrician or surveyor. The app does not constitute engineering advice, and responsibility for a selection rests with the person who makes it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DC Electrical Calc at every 8 days against MAMP Viewer's every 9 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MAMP Viewer ships an update every 9 months, DC Electrical Calc every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MAMP Viewer | DC Electrical Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (234 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 234 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAMP GmbH | hongyang li |
Bugs and requests
MAMP Viewer
Reported bugs
34 issues- No MAMP Pro hosts found
- Error loading page: Mamp viewer is not able to load the requested page
- CSS files aggressively cached, no way to turn off or empty
- All resolution options grayed out in MAMP Pro General tab
- App has stopped working
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- Won't find hosts even with viewer enabled and on same network
- iOS viewer has never worked
- Upgrade to version 6 disables localhost on mobile
- Locally hosted site fails to load, error text truncated
- Page will not reload if iPad goes to sleep, requires restart
- Not working on custom hosts running Wordpress sites on Nginx
- Cannot change address in address bar manually
- Too many redirects error with WordPress
- Stuck in a redirect loop with WP sites
- Errors trying to load anything, won't let you enter a URL
- Hardly ever works
- Doesn't list hosts
- Cannot access free MAMP site
- Input shows up but won't type or delete anything
- All hosts failed
- Cannot load pages, error message with no explanation
- Menu scrolls to tags causing crash
- Fails to load, error message with no explanation
- Picks up host but fails to load
- Works well for one host, fails for multiple instances
- Doesn't work with any site, they appear but never load
- Only allows access to root page, cannot access subpages
- Incompatible with MAMP's self-signed SSL certificates
- Won't allow viewing anything with a self-signed certificate
- Doesn't support self-signed certificates
- Dynamic PHP sites show plain, unstyled with no images
- Help icon goes to MAMP downloads page
- 'Help' section contains placeholder text
- No hosts show in the app
Requested features
12 requests- Update user interface
- Add URL bar for manual entry
- Improve WordPress support
- Fix SSL certificate issues
- Add tutorial video for setup
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- Allow access to subpages
- Improve MAMP Pro integration
- Add admin section for settings
- Provide iPhone X support
- Enable manual URL entry
- Fix caching issues
- Allow viewing of multiple instances
DC Electrical Calc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MAMP Viewer
No in-app purchases
DC Electrical Calc
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MAMP Viewer free?
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