Pipe Sizer vs DSC DredgeMaster Suite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pipe Sizer
This app helps water piping system engineers and designers quickly and accurately design and analyze piping systems. It offers direct input for flow, friction, or velocity, with live calculation updates and support for various units and pipe materials.
- Quickly size new piping systems
- Analyze existing piping systems
- Direct input for flow, friction, or velocity
- Live calculation updates
- Supports SI and IP units
- Works with steel, copper, and PVC pipes
- Includes fluid data for water and glycols
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The Pipe Sizer App for iOS has been designed to help water piping system engineers and designers quickly and accurately design new piping systems, and analyze existing pipping systems. Quickly size new and analyze existing piping systems on your iPhone or iPad. • Enter flow, friction rate or velocity numbers directly for maximum accuracy. • Use the sliders for quick calculations. • Calculations update live, giving you quick feedback on your design. • Lock flow rate, friction rate or velocity to size the pipe based on your input criteria. • Works for both SI and IP units. • Supports steel, copper and PVC piping. • Includes fluid data for: • Water • Ethylene glycol (10-90% by volume) • Propylene glycol (10-90% by volume) Put your plastic sizing wheel in the drawer. Have a modern design tool with you wherever you go. Note: This application (App) is provided for use by qualified piping system engineers and designers and is not a substitute for appropriate design services. When in doubt, contact a design professional.
DSC DredgeMaster Suite
This application assists in benchmarking and monitoring cutter suction dredge performance. It features individual wizards for specific components and tasks, utilizing proprietary knowledge and formulas from years of dredge design and operation.
- Cutter suction dredge benchmarking
- Performance monitoring
- Component-specific wizards
- Task-specific wizards
- Proprietary formulas
- Dredge design knowledge
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Welcome to DSC Dredge’s first IOS application for both iPhones and iPads designed to assist in benchmarking and monitoring cutter suction dredge performance. The suite contains individual wizards designed for specific components or tasks encountered in every dredging job. The proprietary knowledge and formulas used within these wizards are derived from years of dredge design, commissioning, and operation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DSC DredgeMaster Suite at Free against Pipe Sizer's $12.99. DSC DredgeMaster Suite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Pipe Sizer's advantage is update cadence (every 17 months vs every 51 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
DSC DredgeMaster Suite is free to download; Pipe Sizer costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DSC DredgeMaster Suite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.
Pipe Sizer ships an update every 17 months, DSC DredgeMaster Suite every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe Sizer | DSC DredgeMaster Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months — better | Every 51 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pheinex, LLC | DSC Dredge, LLC |
Customer experience
Pipe Sizer
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In-app purchases
Pipe Sizer
No in-app purchases
DSC DredgeMaster Suite
No in-app purchases
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