Pipe Sizer vs Material Numbers
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.
Material Numbers
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M Numbers: Quick lookup of base metal weldability grouping numbers (Material Numbers) for welding procedure and performance qualification. Data is provided by C-spec from the master source used for generation, proof-reading and maintenance of AWS B2.1 Table C.1 and C.2.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Material Numbers at Free against Pipe Sizer's $12.99. Material Numbers also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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
Material Numbers is free to download; Pipe Sizer costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pipe Sizer ships an update every 17 months, Material Numbers every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe Sizer | Material Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pheinex, LLC | ASMEIX CORPORATION |
In-app purchases
Pipe Sizer
No in-app purchases
Material Numbers
No in-app purchases
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