PaveCool vs Tensar+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaveCool
This tool helps asphalt professionals quickly determine optimal paving decisions in cool weather. It uses a heat flow model to calculate temperature drop and cooling time for asphalt mixes.
- Cool-weather paving assistance
- Heat flow temperature model
- Calculates temperature drop
- Estimates cooling time
- Supports asphalt contractors, inspectors, and engineers
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PaveCool has been developed to assist asphalt contractors, inspectors and engineers to make rapid decisions regarding cool-weather paving. A heat flow model is used to compute the temperature drop in the mat and the time it takes for the asphalt mix to cool from it's delivery temperature to the recommended stopping temperature.
Tensar+
This web-based software helps construction professionals evaluate design options and optimize performance using engineered solutions. It allows engineers, contractors, and owners to design with specialized tools.
- Evaluate design options
- Optimize performance
- Design with engineered solutions
- Web-based software
- Free to use
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For years, construction professionals around the world have trusted Tensar's design software to evaluate design options and optimize performance. Experience the newly enhanced web-based software for free that allows engineers, contractors, and owners to design with Tensar‘s engineered solutions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tensar+ at 5.0 against PaveCool's 4.0. PaveCool's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Tensar+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively.
| Parameter | PaveCool | Tensar+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bruce Tanquist | Tensar Corp |
Customer experience
PaveCool
Tensar+
In-app purchases
PaveCool
No in-app purchases
Tensar+
No in-app purchases





