Comparison

Bend Aid vs Conduit Bending

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

Head to head
About

Bend Aid

This app uses precise mathematical formulas to calculate conduit and pipe bends, eliminating guesswork. It determines the optimal bend angles and lengths needed for various pipe types, helping professionals work more efficiently and save time and money.

Highlights
  • Accurate mathematical formulas for bending
  • Eliminates guesswork in pipe bending
  • Calculates smallest possible bend angle
  • Solves centerline for any pipe size
  • Supports over 20 different bend types
  • Provides detailed bend placement and length
Features
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Bend conduit right the first time. Bend Aid is a professional conduit bending solver that uses the correct mathematical formulas for the shapes conduit is actually bent into — not the cosecant shortcut, not charts, not correction factors. An offset is not a right triangle. A right triangle has three straight lines; an offset has two bends and a straight section, and gain happens in every bend. The cosecant method has been used for almost 100 years as a "trick of the trade" because the correct math is too complicated to do by hand — it's "close enough most of the time," until a large bend radius or bend angle forces you to fix the bend. It's not your fault you were taught tricks. Bend Aid does the correct math for you. HOW IT WORKS Measure where the conduit has to fit, enter your dimensions, and use the answers to lay out the bend. Measure any two of the four right-triangle values and Bend Aid solves the rest — including the bend angle, which is not the same as the measured angle. Bend Aid solves the whole offset, from the start of the first bend to the finish of the second, and finds the smallest bend angle that fits between obstructions or supports — making wire pulling easier, reducing strain on conductors, and saving fittings, nipples, and material. WHAT BEND AID SOLVES • Offsets — including rack and concentric offsets • Saddles — 3-point and 4-point, with rack and concentric variations • Kicks — simple kicks, rack and concentric kicks, kicks to horizontal or vertical • Nineties — single 90s, back-to-back, rack, and concentric bends • Right triangles — enter any two values, get the rest • Find Bend Radius — measure your bender's true centerline radius • Chart Bender — solve bends using your bender's chart values EVERY ANSWER YOU NEED Bend Aid gives you all the numbers the old methods can't: where every bend mark goes, the total finished length, whether the conduit will still fit in the bender for the second bend, and the layout dimensions to cut and thread to length when needed. WORKS WITH ANY CONDUIT Bend Aid solves the centerline of the bends, so it works with any type and any size of conduit — EMT, rigid, IMC, PVC — and any bender, once you know its centerline radius. YOUR NUMBERS, YOUR FORMAT Enter and read answers in decimal inches, fractions to 1/16" or 1/32", or millimeters. Real-time validation catches entry errors before they reach the conduit. BUILT FOR THE TRADE If your job is skilled labor, you know tools are how the work gets done. Benders, tape measures, levels, and pencils are tools — Bend Aid is the tool that ties them together. Stop guessing, stop practice-bending, stop wasting time and material. Measure, enter, bend.

About

Conduit Bending

This app simplifies electrical conduit bending calculations with expert-designed tools. It offers advanced fractional and unit conversion capabilities, supporting a wide range of bend types for precise results. Easily switch between imperial and metric units and choose from predefined benders.

Highlights
  • Advanced fractional calculations
  • Imperial and metric unit conversion
  • Support for numerous bend types
  • Predefined bender selection
  • Expert-designed accuracy
Features
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Conduit bending calculator app designed by experts with simplicity and beauty in mind, yet fast and most accurate! Unlike all the other Apps, Conduit Bending comes with advanced built in calculator made by the Creators of Calculator+, so you can easily deal with fractions, convert between cm and inches. Conduit bending support the following bends: - Offset Basic Bend - Offset Bend with 1st Bend Critical - Offset Bend with 2nd Bend Critical - Parallel Adjustment - Rolled Basic Bend - Rolled Bend with 1st Bend Critical - Rolled Bend with 2nd Bend Critical - 3 Saddles Basic Bends - 3 Saddle Bends with Critical distance - 4 Saddle Bends with Critical distance - 90º Basic Bend - 90º Back to Back - 90º Kicked - Corner with Round Obstacle - Corner with Rectangular Obstacle - Corner with Square Obstacle You can easily switch between imperial(inches) or metric(cm) Conduit Bending comes with a large set of predefined benders to choose from. Conduit Bending is one stop solution for fast and accurate bending! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bend Aid4 screens
Conduit Bending1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Conduit Bending at Free against Bend Aid's $3.99. Conduit Bending also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (645 vs 1). Bend Aid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Conduit Bending is free to download; Bend Aid costs $3.99 up front. Conduit Bending sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bend Aid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bend Aid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conduit Bending has 645 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Bend Aid's written reviews are positive against 35% of Conduit Bending's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bend Aid ships an update every 12 months, Conduit Bending fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Bend Aid versus Conduit Bending: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBend AidConduit Bending
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (645 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better34.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1645 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB49 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperP StroneyxNeat.com

Customer experience

Bend Aid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Conduit Bending

All ratings624 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive34.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative53.8%

In-app purchases

None

Bend Aid

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Conduit Bending

Subscriptions2
  • Conduit Bending3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Conduit Bending7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Bend Aid free?
Bend Aid costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Conduit Bending free?
Conduit Bending is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bend Aid or Conduit Bending?
Bend Aid is rated higher. Bend Aid averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Conduit Bending averages 4.8 from 645 ratings.
Do Bend Aid or Conduit Bending have ads?
Neither Bend Aid nor Conduit Bending shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bend Aid or Conduit Bending?
Bend Aid ships an update every 12 months, and Conduit Bending fortnightly. Most recently, Bend Aid was updated on October 17, 2026 and Conduit Bending on October 21, 2026.

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