Pipefitter App vs A/C Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pipefitter App
Access essential pipefitting calculations and specifications on your mobile device. Quickly find dimensions, weights, formulas, and safety information for various pipe and flange types. Designed for professionals to work smarter and safer.
- Flange dimensions and specifications
- Pipe diameters, circumferences, and wall thicknesses
- Elbow angle calculations
- Bolt and pipe drill/tap sizes
- Material weights (steel, pipe, fittings)
- Trade formulas and conversions
- Gas explosive limits and specific gravity
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All the same trusted information that is in The Pipe Fitters Field Book is now available in an App. THINK SMART WORK SAFE Information contained within the App; * Length through hub for weld neck and slip-on flanges. * Dimensions of butt weld fittings, socket weld fittings and flanges. * Diameters and circumferences and nominal wall thicknesses of pipe. * Odd angles for long radius 90 degree elbows. * Dissecting a circle and blind flange lay out. * Detailed flange specifications for flange series 150-2500 * Drill and tap sizes for bolts and pipe. * Weights for common building materials. * Trade related formulas. * Head pressures of water and temperature conversions. * Layout for equal and unequal diameter branch lines at any angle. * Shackles, inside width at the pin and the safe working load. * Snatch block and sling leg load multiplication factors. * The safe working load for wire rope, and nylon and wire rope slings. * Conversion multipliers and trade related formulas. * Explosive limits and specific gravity of different gasses. * Pipe and water weights. * Weights for plate steel. * Weights for flanged gate valves, weld fittings, blind flanges and weld neck flanges.
A/C Pro
This app guides you through recharging your vehicle's air conditioning system with step-by-step instructions tailored to your specific car. It offers video tutorials, helps locate the low side pressure port, and provides essential vehicle specifications for a successful DIY recharge.
- Step-by-step vehicle-specific instructions
- Bluetooth connectivity with Smartcharge™ gauge
- Instructional videos
- Low side port finder
- A/C spec database
- Troubleshooting guide
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When the time comes to recharge your vehicle’s A/C, the A/C Pro® phone app is here to help you. Step by step instructions, specifically tailored to your vehicle, guide you through the process. From locating the low side pressure port to letting you know when the recharge is complete, the instructions are seamless and easy to follow. If you are using an A/C Pro® product with Smartcharge TM technology, the app will connect to the gauge via Bluetooth. The app then provides guided, adaptive, vehicle-specific instructions helping to eliminate guesswork. An integrated troubleshooting guide get back on track should the need arise. Don’t feel like reading instructions? Alternatively, the app also provides handy instructional videos that are also specific to your vehicle’s year, make and model to help guide you through the recharge process. Perhaps you just need help in locating the low side port. The app includes access to the low side port finder – a robust image database showing where low side ports reside for most vehicles. The App also provides access to the A/C spec database, which provides refrigerant and oil specifications and capacities by vehicle. And if you still need additional help using an A/C Pro® product, the app will connect you directly with our support team. Thank you for choosing A/C Pro for all of your Auto A/C needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: A/C Pro at Free against Pipefitter App's $9.99. A/C Pro also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and ratings volume (293 vs 2). Pipefitter App's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On 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
A/C Pro is free to download; Pipefitter App costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pipefitter App holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A/C Pro has 293 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Pipefitter App's written reviews are positive against 27% of A/C Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Pipefitter App | A/C Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 2.1 (293 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 27.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 293 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gary Nerenberg | Energizer |
Customer experience
Pipefitter App
A/C Pro
Bugs and requests
Pipefitter App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
A/C Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to enter UPC code
- Vehicle information not loading properly
- Bluetooth connection issues
Requested features
3 requests- Option to bypass app and use analog gauge
- More comprehensive vehicle database
- Closed captions for instructional videos
In-app purchases
Pipefitter App
No in-app purchases
A/C Pro
No in-app purchases








