BluVac vs iManifoldCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BluVac
Connect to compatible vacuum gauges via Bluetooth to perform detailed system evacuations. Features timed tests, decay tests, and data recording. Offers advanced reporting, multiple gauge connections, and geolocation for enhanced screenshots.
- Bluetooth gauge connection
- Timed evacuation tests
- Decay test functionality
- Detailed results viewing
- mQ Assist integration
- Pro Report feature
- Connect up to 6 gauges
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Easily connect and perform detailed system evacuations with your BluVac+ Pro, BluVac+ LTE, and BluVac+ Micro vacuum gauges via Bluetooth. With the BluVac+ Pro, you can perform timed evacuation and decay tests, set target times, and view detailed results. For BluVac+ LTE and Micro, quickly record and display essential data. The app now features mQ Assist integration for evacuation guidance, an improved interface, and geolocation tracking for enhanced screenshots. Additional upgrades include a new Pro Report feature, the ability to connect up to 6 BluVac gauges simultaneously, and the option to rename gauges by their function (e.g., Pump, Core Tool, System). Plus, the decay test will now only start once the evacuation rate hits zero.
iManifoldCR
This app helps HVAC/R professionals calculate system performance and troubleshoot issues. It supports over 40 refrigerants and offers equipment profiling for various common systems.
- HVAC/R system performance calculation
- Troubleshoot system problems
- User inputs and live system data
- Over 40 selectable refrigerants
- Equipment profiling options
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iManifold for Clearesult Users. The iManifold App Calculates HVAC/R system performance and troubleshoots system problems through user inputs and dynamic, live system data. With over 40 selectable refrigerants and equipment profiling options, the iManifold app can be custom tailored for many common HVAC/R systems in the field.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BluVac at 5.0 against iManifoldCR's 3.8. iManifoldCR's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 36%) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
BluVac holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iManifoldCR has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of BluVac's written reviews are positive against 50% of iManifoldCR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BluVac | iManifoldCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.8 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | measureQuick | North Park Innovations Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
BluVac
iManifoldCR
In-app purchases
BluVac
No in-app purchases
iManifoldCR
No in-app purchases
