Comparison

BluVac vs QuickSelect

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth gauge connection
  • Timed evacuation tests
  • Decay test functionality
  • Detailed results viewing
  • mQ Assist integration
  • Pro Report feature
  • Connect up to 6 gauges
Features
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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.

About

QuickSelect

Instantly select and size Westermeyer Industries catalog products for HVAC systems. Input system conditions to find optimal products, perform sizing calculations, and generate PDF summaries. It also allows for checking existing installations and organizing selections into projects.

Highlights
  • Quick product selection
  • Instant sizing calculations
  • PDF summary generation
  • Check existing installations
  • Project organization
  • Transcritical CO2 selections
Features
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The QuickSelect App is designed around the premise of quick selection and sizing of Westermeyer Industries catalog product. Refrigeration and air conditioning system conditions may be entered for quick retrieval of products that will operate at peak performance. This App supplements the standard catalog but will conduct all necessary sizing calculations instantly and provide clear and concise pdf files summarizing the selections. May also double check existing product installations to ensure proper sizing. Product Selections Included: - Oil Separators** - Liquid Receivers** - Suction Line Accumulators** - Water Cooler Condensers - Direct Expansion Chiller Barrels - Mueller Pressure Relief Valves **Transcritical CO2 Selections Available A Projects section allows for adding product selections to a group, where this Project can be exported via pdf, listing all the selections and initial conditions.

Screenshots

BluVac4 screens
QuickSelect4 screens

Verdict

The call

BluVac and QuickSelect both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of QuickSelect's written reviews are positive against 36% of BluVac's. BluVac's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BluVac against 5.0 for QuickSelect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of BluVac's written reviews are positive against 100% of QuickSelect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BluVac ships an update every 2 months, QuickSelect monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BluVac versus QuickSelect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluVacQuickSelect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperManifold Cloud Services Ltd.Westermeyer Industries Inc.

Customer experience

BluVac

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative59.1%

QuickSelect

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BluVac

No in-app purchases

None

QuickSelect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BluVac free?
BluVac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuickSelect free?
QuickSelect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BluVac or QuickSelect?
BluVac and QuickSelect are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do BluVac or QuickSelect have ads?
Neither BluVac nor QuickSelect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BluVac or QuickSelect?
BluVac ships an update every 2 months, and QuickSelect monthly. Most recently, BluVac was updated on September 26, 2026 and QuickSelect on September 29, 2026.

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