BluVac vs PHNA USA
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.
PHNA USA
This app helps users plan permeable hardscape projects by providing product information, processing videos, and a material consumption calculator. It also offers direct chat with the product team and access to application examples and social media content.
- Consumption calculator for project planning
- Product information and processing videos
- Real-time chat with product team
- Application examples with galleries
- Latest news and social media content
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The brand new PHNA USA App provides a vast amount on content and functionality for your projects on permeable hardscape. No matter if you are looking for product information, videos on processing the PHNA products or if you want to calculate the required amounts of material for your project, the PHNA USA app assists with all of that. The App includes: - Latest news on the PHNA USA products - Consumption calculator for your project planning - Direct communication with the PHNA USA product team via realtime chat - Application examples by videos and picture galleries - PHNA USA social media content Easy steps to use: Download, Social Login and start planning your project!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BluVac at every 2 months against PHNA USA's every 7 months. BluVac also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 BluVac against 5.0 for PHNA USA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
BluVac ships an update every 2 months, PHNA USA every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BluVac | PHNA USA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | measureQuick | tchop GmbH |
Customer experience
BluVac
PHNA USA
In-app purchases
BluVac
No in-app purchases
PHNA USA
No in-app purchases
