BIG KAISER vs CNC Alarm Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BIG KAISER
Access essential cutting data for various applications with this tool. It provides precise information for numerous boring heads, aiding in practical applications and specific tests. Save and share your cutting data easily.
- Cutting data for boring heads
- Supports multiple languages
- Cutting data in mm and inch
- Infeed calculation with tolerances
- Save and send cutting data
- Connect with EWE tools
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The new cutting data app leads you simple and conveniently, to the cutting data you need for your application. The BIG KAISER Cutting Data’s are the result of practical experience and specific tests. For all standard applications, the new BIG KAISER app will provide you with the fitting cutting data. In total, the app contains 61 BIG KAISER boring heads, from the smallest diameter of 0.4 mm up to 620 mm. Features • App in English, German, Italian, French and Spanish available • Cutting Data for rough and fine boring tools in mm and inch • Saving and sending used cutting data • Infeed calculation of the tools with tolerances • Manuals in German, French and English • Connect App with the EWE tools
CNC Alarm Tool
Diagnose, look up, and fix alarm codes for FANUC CNC machines and devices. Search by name or text, or use your camera to recognize codes on screen. Get tips to resolve issues.
- Diagnose FANUC CNC alarms
- Look up alarm codes by name
- Search alarms by text
- Camera recognition of on-screen codes
- Troubleshooting tips for alarm resolution
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This tool is an invaluable tool to diagnose, look up and fix alarm codes for FANUC CNC's, Drive's, RoboDrill's, Lasers and devices. With the app you can look up alarm codes by name, search by text or hold the device camera to recognize an alarm code on a CNC screen. Tips are given to help fix problems that may be causing the alarm. Note: Camera feature is only available for iOS 13+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CNC Alarm Tool at weekly against BIG KAISER's every 2 months. BIG KAISER's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BIG KAISER against 5.0 for CNC Alarm Tool. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
BIG KAISER ships an update every 2 months, CNC Alarm Tool weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BIG KAISER | CNC Alarm Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIG KAISER Praezisionswerkzeuge AG | FANUC America Corporation |
Customer experience
BIG KAISER
CNC Alarm Tool
In-app purchases
BIG KAISER
No in-app purchases
CNC Alarm Tool
No in-app purchases
