Festool vs KNIPEX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Festool
Manage and customize your power tools with this app. Track tool locations, register for warranty, order repairs, and stay updated on new products and promotions. It provides a direct connection to your tools and services.
- Tool customization and updates
- Location detection
- Tool registration and warranty
- Repair ordering
- Product discovery and watch list
- Dealer search
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Stay connected with the Festool app Download the Festool app now and discover practical additional functions for your tools! As an extension of the Festool system, you always have an overview of your tools and services, can customise them and receive help for your application. You can also keep your tools up to date with updates and benefit from exclusive information on promotions, new products and competitions! Your benefits: - Customise the settings of your tool to your individual needs and keep it up to date with regular software updates. - Use location detection to localise your tool at any time and from anywhere. - Register your tool, register it for the warranty all-inclusive, order repairs and communicate directly with Festool. - Discover Festool products directly and conveniently via the app. - Save your favourite products to your personal watch list and share them with your dealer. - With the dealer search, your nearest Festool partner is always just a click away. Save your favourites and navigate easily - even internationally. We learn from the best: From you! Festool means first-class power tools. With the claim that they make the everyday work of tradespeople easier, more productive and safer. We can only do that together with you. By communicating with each other openly and incorporating your feedback directly into the development of our products. Your success is the best praise.
KNIPEX
Easily locate the perfect pliers from an extensive catalog. Browse product details, save preferred items to a personal wish list, and ensure you always have the right tool for the job.
- Find the right pliers
- Access entire product range
- View product details
- Save favorites to wish list
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With the KNIPEX app you can always find the right pliers for you. Get access to the entire KNIPEX range, find out about our products and save your favorites on your personal wish list.a
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Verdict
Festool and KNIPEX both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of KNIPEX's written reviews are positive against 35% of Festool's. KNIPEX also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Festool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 131). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 4.8 for Festool against 4.9 for KNIPEX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Festool has 1.4K ratings behind it against 131, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Festool's written reviews are positive against 100% of KNIPEX's.
Festool ships an update every 2 weeks, KNIPEX every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Festool | KNIPEX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) | 4.9 (131 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 131 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Festool GmbH | KNIPEX |
Customer experience
Festool
KNIPEX
User reviews
Festool
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💚 Perfection in every way
- 👍 Simple, fast, effective
- 🔝 Top quality
- 💚 Excellent before iOS26
- 💚 Exceptional service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Amazing products, customer service diabolical
- 🐛 Lack of product photos
- 🐛 Order of registered machines
- 🐛 Renofix sander not connectable
- 🐛 Landscape option not available
KNIPEX
From 131 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
- 💡 Helpful for finding the right tool
- 🚀 Fast and efficient search
- 👍 Well-organized catalog
- 💡 AR feature is innovative and useful
Room to improve
- 💡 Could be faster in animations/transitions
- 💡 Missing video demonstrations for tools
Bugs and requests
Festool
Reported bugs
8 issues- Battery firmware update doesn't work
- Akkus und Maschinen werden einfach gelöscht
- Every update deletes the battery information
- Impossible to register a brand new tool with receipt scan
- App gets stuck on sign in
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- App stopped working
- Can't pair CTL Midi
- App no longer connects to Bluetooth devices after update
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to rename batteries
- Save and transfer angle settings
- Watch version
- Ability to delete old tools
KNIPEX
Requested features
4 requests- Video demonstrations for each tool
- Ability to compare multiple products
- Direct in-app purchasing
- More applications listed in search filters
In-app purchases
Festool
No in-app purchases
KNIPEX
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Festool free?
Is KNIPEX free?
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