Comparison

iRigging Tools by JR Clancy vs CertFID

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

Head to head
About

iRigging Tools by JR Clancy

This app offers essential tools and reference data for various rigging applications. It covers wire rope, battens, motors, curtains, and more, providing comprehensive support for rigging professionals.

Highlights
  • Wire rope calculations
  • Batten and arbor data
  • Sheave and motor specifications
  • Stage rope information
  • Fleet angle calculations
  • Curtain rigging data
Features
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iRigging Tools provides tools and reference data for many areas of rigging, including wire rope, battens, arbors, sheaves, stage ropes, motors, curtains, and fleet angles.

About

CertFID

Features
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CertFID — Tap. Certify. Done. CertFID is the field app for equipment inspection and certification, built for cranes, rigging, and lifting gear. Tap the NFC tag on any asset and its full record opens instantly — identity, certificates, inspection history, and next due date. - Tap. Certify. Done. — hold your phone to the tag on a sling, shackle, or crane and the asset opens. No searching, no typing. - Never lose your certs — all your critical safety compliance data, in CertFID, just a tap away. View the certificate, share as PDF, see pass/next-due at a glance. - Safe today isn't safe tomorrow — that's why pre-use checks run before every use. CertFID makes them quick, guided, and on record, with pass/fail per item. - Just ask. Fiddle answers — the AI assistant that has the answers to your equipment questions, drawn from your own certificates and checklists. - Less talking, more action — Fiddle Pro pulls cert stacks and drafts the email; nothing sends until you say so. (Business & up) - Every asset, on call. Fiddle Live — speak to your asset; Fiddle Live answers out loud, in real time. (Business & up) - Tag your whole yard in an afternoon — register the asset and write its tag in one motion, one at a time or a whole batch. - No signal, no problem — inspect, check, and tag with zero bars; it syncs automatically when your connection restores. (Professional & up) - Real, or a very good fake? — integrity used to be a promise. Maple makes it verifiable proof — every event hash-chained into a tamper-evident ledger.

Screenshots

iRigging Tools by JR Clancy4 screens
CertFID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CertFID at every 2 months against iRigging Tools by JR Clancy's every 15 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iRigging Tools by JR Clancy ships an update every 15 months, CertFID every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
iRigging Tools by JR Clancy versus CertFID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriRigging Tools by JR ClancyCertFID
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJ.R. Clancy, Inc.BTSE LLC

In-app purchases

None

iRigging Tools by JR Clancy

No in-app purchases

None

CertFID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iRigging Tools by JR Clancy free?
iRigging Tools by JR Clancy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CertFID free?
CertFID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iRigging Tools by JR Clancy or CertFID have ads?
Neither iRigging Tools by JR Clancy nor CertFID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iRigging Tools by JR Clancy or CertFID?
iRigging Tools by JR Clancy ships an update every 15 months, and CertFID every 2 months. Most recently, iRigging Tools by JR Clancy was updated on November 2, 2026 and CertFID on October 30, 2026.

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