Comparison

PAM tools vs PLASSON SmartFuse

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

Head to head
About

PAM tools

This application assists engineers and design offices with calculations for water, sewer, industry, and irrigation networks. It provides tools for sizing and installing ductile iron pipelines, offering calculations for pressure, depth, head losses, and more.

Highlights
  • Allowable pressure calculation
  • Depth of cover calculation
  • Head losses calculation
  • Thrust massif calculation
  • Anchor length calculation
  • Pressure reducing valve calculation
  • Flanged joints calculation
Features
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App from Saint-Gobain PAM designed for engineers and design offices in charge of water, sewer, industry and irrigation networks. It delivers calculation useful for sizing and installing PAM ductile iron pipeline. The App consists of 7 tools which enable the following calculation: Allowable pressure Depth of cover Head losses Thrust massif Anchor length Pressure reducing valve Flanged joints Additional resource to product datasheet and video tutorials Country and Language option setting And the app can still be accessed from anywhere, even offline

About

PLASSON SmartFuse

Features
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The PLASSON-SmartFuse app captures quality relevant data during the preparation of PE / PP pipes for the electro fusion welding process. The BARCODE function decodes and shows the contents of barcodes conform to ISO12176-3 (fusion operator badge), ISO12176-4 (traceability code), ASTM F2897 (component code) and ISO13950 (fitting welding barcode). The WELDING function captures data during the preparation of the welding process following a pre-determined profile, e.g. job code, joint code, photos of quality relevant steps, GPS-data, system barcodes etc. Welding parameters will be transmitted via bluetooth connection (BLE) to compatible electro fusion controllers (processors) and the welding process will be started. The welding process data can be monitored within the range of the bluetooth connection. After the welding process is finished the device log in transmitted to the Smartphone and added to the captured data. After uploading to the server database the data can be reviewed on the EFCC-WepApp (ElectroFusion Control Center) by a limited group of people. Read more on http://electrofusion.de App languages: DE, FR, EN, PT, ES, IT, PL

Screenshots

PAM tools4 screens
PLASSON SmartFuse4 screens

Verdict

The call

PAM tools and PLASSON SmartFuse are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

PAM tools ships an update every 5 months, PLASSON SmartFuse every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PAM tools versus PLASSON SmartFuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPAM toolsPLASSON SmartFuse
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB54 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSaint-GobainPF-Schweisstechnologie GmbH

In-app purchases

None

PAM tools

No in-app purchases

None

PLASSON SmartFuse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PAM tools free?
PAM tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PLASSON SmartFuse free?
PLASSON SmartFuse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PAM tools or PLASSON SmartFuse have ads?
Neither PAM tools nor PLASSON SmartFuse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PAM tools or PLASSON SmartFuse?
PAM tools ships an update every 5 months, and PLASSON SmartFuse every 3 months. Most recently, PAM tools was updated on October 14, 2026 and PLASSON SmartFuse on October 5, 2026.

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