ChemE Calculator vs Hyperfocus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChemE Calculator
This app provides chemical engineering calculations like VLE and steam tables, along with unit conversions and a chemical database. It allows for quick problem-solving on mobile devices, with results exportable via email. Includes kitten pictures for breaks.
- VLE calculations (Flash, Bubble P/T, Dew P/T)
- Generalized and specific steam table calculations
- Unit conversion tool
- Chemical database search (PubChem)
- Email results export
- Support for multicomponent mixtures with Peng-Robinson EOS
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ChemE Calculator is a powerful tool with a simple interface for running VLE and steam table calculations on your iPhone or iPad, or for doing unit conversions. Ever been working a problem with your colleague, the path to real answers illuminated before you, when suddenly you need to do a quick dewpoint calc or check the heavies content in a vapor phase? How about working a startup and needed to know how much duty your steam turbine can achieve with a lower pressure source? Ever been in a meeting with the VP who's asking for sources of product loss and find yourself wishing you included the composition for the knockout drum bottoms stream in your slides? Need to look up the structure and molecular weight of beta-carotene or any other compound? Instead of leaving the productive groove to go back to your desk, log into your computer, creak open the process simulation software, define the simulation, run the simulation and then sift through reams of output to get your answer, now you can reach into your pocket and run a few quick cases on your iPhone or iPad! Its tabular user interface draws upon the familiar look and feel of iOS. To help you get off the ground, press the circled "i" icon at the top right corner of the screen to access helpful view-specific information. When you're done with your calc, you can email the results to yourself or anyone else! The calculation tools available in this release are: - Flash VLE - Bubble P - Dew P - Bubble T - Dew T - Generalized steam tables - Saturated vapor/liquid steam tables - Wet steam properties - Subcooled liquid steam tables - Superheated vapor steam tables - Supercritical fluid steam tables - Unit Conversion - Chemical Database Search (PubChem) There are also pictures of kittens in case you need a little break. Units for different types of input can be selected and changed when defining feed properties, and concentrations can be entered as either mole fraction or mass fraction. Multicomponent mixtures are rigorously modeled with the Peng-Robinson equation of state, but rapid convergence is facilitated by lean graphics and an optimized backend that starts crunching numbers as soon as you hit the button. The current version includes data for 47 different components: 45 hydrocarbons (C1-C10) plus acetonitrile and N,N-dimethylformamide. Binary interaction parameters are included for 57 selected pairs. Steam table calculations use the IAPWS-IF97 equations, representing the most up-to-date steam thermodynamics model available today. Output data can be provided in either metric or US units based on your preference. After running your calcs, you can email the results to the address of your choice. Emails contain input data as well as calculation results, and are transmitted in simple HTML format for readability, compatibility and ease of reference. Or, you can just share your favorite kitten picture with friends.
Hyperfocus
This app uses AI to help you organize tasks and reduce decision fatigue. Dictate your to-dos, and it will sort, estimate, and break them down into manageable steps. Achieve clarity and focus on what matters.
- AI task organization
- Dictate tasks
- Task breakdown
- Time estimates
- Task reordering
- Subtask support
- Focus on one list
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Feeling overwhelmed by tasks? Stop wasting time figuring out what to do next. Hyperfocus uses AI to help you clear your head and stay on track. Start dictating and tell it what you need to do. Hyperfocus sorts, estimates, and breaks everything down for you. No more decision fatigue. No more messy task lists. Just clarity, focus, and progress. Get started for free: • Capture tasks into lists (with subtasks, too) • Reorder and move tasks between lists • Mark tasks complete to get them out of your way • Collapse lists or subtasks to reduce clutter • Focus on just one list at a time Upgrade to Hyperfocus Pro for AI features: • Dictate tasks: Turn your stream of consciousness into an organized todo list. • Break down big projects: Stuck on a complicated task? Split it out into manageable steps. • Estimates: Plan your day with automatic time estimates for every task. Clear your mind. Focus on what matters. Get Hyperfocus. For subscription terms, see https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChemE Calculator at none against Hyperfocus's 2. ChemE Calculator also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Hyperfocus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ChemE Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ChemE Calculator against 5.0 for Hyperfocus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChemE Calculator has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChemE Calculator | Hyperfocus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Tiedemann | Appetizers Inc. |
Customer experience
ChemE Calculator
Hyperfocus
In-app purchases
ChemE Calculator
No in-app purchases
Hyperfocus
- Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year









