Comparison

DWSIM Simulator vs VirnetX One

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

Head to head
About

DWSIM Simulator

This app provides a powerful offline chemical process simulation tool. It allows engineers to build complex process models, perform thermodynamic calculations, and analyze various unit operations. Features include a touch-enabled PFD interface, extensive compound databases, and advanced calculation engines.

Highlights
  • Offline chemical process simulation
  • Touch-enabled PFD drawing interface
  • Extensive thermodynamic models
  • Compound database for 1500+ compounds
  • Unit operation models
  • Chemical reaction and reactor support
  • Flowsheet parametric studies
Features
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DWSIM Simulator is a Steady-State Chemical Process Simulator, featuring: - Offline functionality: no need to connect to online databases or servers, DWSIM runs completely offline on your device, wherever you are! - Touch-enabled Process Flowsheet Diagram (PFD) Drawing Interface: A hardware-accelerated PFD interface with touch support allows Chemical Engineers to build complex process models in a few minutes - VLE/VLLE/SVLE/SVLLE calculations using Equation of State and Activity Coefficient models: calculate fluid properties and phase distribution with advanced thermodynamic models - Compound database with extensive data for more than 1500 compounds - Rigorous Thermodynamic Models*: PC-SAFT EOS, GERG-2008 EOS, Peng-Robinson EOS, Soave-Redlich-Kwong EOS, Lee-Kesler-Plöcker, Chao-Seader, Modified UNIFAC (Dortmund), UNIQUAC, NRTL, Wilson, Raoult's Law and IAPWS-IF97 Steam Tables - Thermophysical state (phase) properties: Enthalpy, Entropy, Internal Energy, Gibbs and Helmholtz Free Energies, Compressibility Factor, Isothermal Compressibility, Bulk Modulus, Speed of Sound, Joule-Thomson Expansion Coefficient, Density, Molecular Weight, Heat Capacity, Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity - Single-compound properties: Critical Parameters, Acentric Factor, Chemical formula, Structure formula, CAS Registry Number, Boiling Point Temperature, Vapor Pressure, Heat of Vaporization, Ideal gas Enthalpy, Ideal gas Enthalpy of Formation at 25 C, Ideal Gas Gibbs Free Energy of Formation at 25 C, Ideal Gas Entropy, Heat Capacity Cp, Ideal Gas Heat Capacity, Liquid Heat Capacity, Solid Heat Capacity, Heat Capacity Cv, Liquid Viscosity, Vapor Viscosity, Liquid Thermal Conductivity, Vapor Thermal Conductivity, Solid Density, Liquid Density and Molecular Weight - Comprehensive Unit Operation Model set*, including Mixer, Splitter, Separator, Pump, Compressor, Expander, Heater, Cooler, Valve, Shortcut Column, Heat Exchanger, Component Separator, Pipe Segment, Rigorous Distillation and Absorption Columns, Wind Turbine, Hydroelectric Turbine, Water Electrolyzer and Solar Panel - Support for Chemical Reactions and Reactors*: DWSIM features support for Conversion, Equilibrium and Kinetic reactions, together with their respective Reactor models - Flowsheet Parametric Studies: Use the Sensitivity Analysis Tool to run automated parametric studies on your process model; The Flowsheet Optimizer tool can bring the simulation to an optimum state according to user-defined criteria; The Calculator tool can read flowsheet variables, perform math operations on them and write the results back to the flowsheet - Petroleum Characterization: Bulk C7+ and TBP Distillation Curve characterization tools enable creation of pseudocompounds to simulate petroleum processing facilities - Parallel multicore CPU calculation engine: a fast and reliable flowsheet solver that takes advantage of the multicore CPUs on modern mobile devices - Save/Load XML simulation files on the device or in the cloud - Export simulation results to PDF and Text documents * Some items are available through in-app purchases ABOUT CHEMICAL PROCESS SIMULATION Chemical Process Simulation is a model-based representation of chemical, physical, biological, and other technical processes and unit operations in software. Basic prerequisites are a thorough knowledge of chemical and physical properties of pure components and mixtures, of reactions, and of mathematical models which, in combination, allow the calculation of a process in a computing device. Process simulation software describes processes in flow diagrams where unit operations are positioned and connected by product or educt streams. The software has to solve the mass and energy balance to find a stable operating point. The goal of a process simulation is to find optimal conditions for a process.

About

VirnetX One

Securely access work applications and team communications from your mobile device. This enterprise tool enables remote work by providing on-demand, secure access to business information, enhancing productivity while adhering to corporate security policies.

Highlights
  • Secure access to work applications
  • Team communication
  • Remote work enablement
  • On-demand business information access
  • Corporate security policy adherence
  • IT administrator management
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VirnetX One Mobile is an enterprise application used to secure access to your work applications and team communications so you can easily work remotely. In order to use the app, please follow the instructions from your organization's IT team. Your mobile device becomes your office, with seamless, on-demand and secure access to the business information you need to get your job done. Increase productivity on-the-go, while having confidence you're following corporate security policies. VirnetX One Mobile allows IT Administrators to manage user and device access to enterprise applications, take action to stop threats, protect enterprise information and prevent data loss. With the VirnetX One platform, you can implement a modern zero trust architecture built on VirnetX Secure Domain Names and patented technology.

Screenshots

DWSIM Simulator4 screens
VirnetX One1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VirnetX One at none against DWSIM Simulator's 10. VirnetX One also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). DWSIM Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (105 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.3). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. DWSIM Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. VirnetX One asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VirnetX One holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DWSIM Simulator has 105 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DWSIM Simulator ships an update every 6 weeks, VirnetX One every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DWSIM Simulator versus VirnetX One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDWSIM SimulatorVirnetX One
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (105 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings105 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.3
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel MedeirosVirnetX Inc.

Customer experience

DWSIM Simulator

All ratings105 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

VirnetX One

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

DWSIM Simulator

One-time10
  • User-Defined Unit Set$1.99
  • Flowsheet Utilities Pack$2.99
  • Unit Operations Pack 1$2.99
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  • Unit Operations Pack 2$2.99
  • Unit Operations Pack 3$2.99
  • Activity Coeff. Model Pack$3.99
  • Equation of State Model Pack$3.99
  • Reactor Models Pack$4.99
  • Unlock All Features$9.99
  • Unlock All Features$39.99
None

VirnetX One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DWSIM Simulator free?
DWSIM Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VirnetX One free?
VirnetX One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DWSIM Simulator or VirnetX One?
VirnetX One is rated higher. DWSIM Simulator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while VirnetX One averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DWSIM Simulator or VirnetX One have ads?
Neither DWSIM Simulator nor VirnetX One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DWSIM Simulator or VirnetX One?
DWSIM Simulator ships an update every 6 weeks, and VirnetX One every 3 months. Most recently, DWSIM Simulator was updated on October 1, 2026 and VirnetX One on October 6, 2026.

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