EXATON Welding Guide vs Material Numbers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EXATON Welding Guide
This welding handbook provides essential tools for welders and those interested in welding technology. It includes guides for selecting welding grades, calculating heat input, and evaluating weldability, along with tips for weld planning and details on a full product portfolio.
- Welding grade selection guide
- Shielding gas assistance
- Ferrite diagram calculator
- Heat-input calculator
- Weldability evaluation
- Weld planning tips
- Exaton product portfolio details
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Welding Handbook from Exaton: a quick, easy and useful in your pocket tool! For those working with welding or interested in welding technology, in our Welding Handbook you will find a welding grade selection guide and shielding gas assistance, ferrite diagram and heat-input calculators. You will be able to evaluate weldability and find tips and tricks for your weld planning in the welding guide. Included is also the details of the entire Exaton portfolio of welding products.
Material Numbers
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M Numbers: Quick lookup of base metal weldability grouping numbers (Material Numbers) for welding procedure and performance qualification. Data is provided by C-spec from the master source used for generation, proof-reading and maintenance of AWS B2.1 Table C.1 and C.2.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Material Numbers at every 2 days against EXATON Welding Guide's every 3 months. EXATON Welding Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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.
EXATON Welding Guide ships an update every 3 months, Material Numbers every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EXATON Welding Guide | Material Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESAB Group Inc | ASMEIX CORPORATION |
In-app purchases
EXATON Welding Guide
No in-app purchases
Material Numbers
No in-app purchases
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