Comparison

Festool vs IDC Woodcraft

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tool customization and updates
  • Location detection
  • Tool registration and warranty
  • Repair ordering
  • Product discovery and watch list
  • Dealer search
Features
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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.

About

IDC Woodcraft

This app helps CNC router users find the correct feeds and speeds for their specific router bits. It allows users to save bits to a list for offline access and scan QR codes on bits for instant data retrieval.

Highlights
  • Find feeds and speeds for CNC router bits
  • Save bits to a list
  • Offline access to saved bits
  • Scan bit QR codes for data
  • Exclusive data by IDC Woodcraft
Features
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Don't know what router bits you need for your CNC machine? What Feed and Speed does your CNC router bit need for your next amazing project? Find Feeds And Speeds For Your CNC Router Bits, exclusively by IDC Woodcraft. Save your bits to a "bit list" for easy offline access in your shop later. Even easier, scan your CNC router bit QR code using the camera built right into your phone and get taken directly to the data for the bit you own!

Screenshots

Festool4 screens
IDC Woodcraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

Festool and IDC Woodcraft both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of IDC Woodcraft's written reviews are positive against 35% of Festool's. Festool's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 17) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Festool against 4.8 for IDC Woodcraft. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Festool has 1.5K ratings behind it against 17, 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 IDC Woodcraft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Festool ships an update every 2 weeks, IDC Woodcraft monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Festool versus IDC Woodcraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFestoolIDC Woodcraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better4.8 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews35.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFestool GmbHIDC Woodcraft LLC

Customer experience

Festool

All ratings1,431 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive35.1%
Neutral15.8%
Negative49.1%

IDC Woodcraft

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 3 more
  • 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

IDC Woodcraft

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Festool

No in-app purchases

None

IDC Woodcraft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Festool free?
Festool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IDC Woodcraft free?
IDC Woodcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Festool or IDC Woodcraft?
Festool is rated higher. Festool averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while IDC Woodcraft averages 4.8 from 17 ratings.
Do Festool or IDC Woodcraft have ads?
Neither Festool nor IDC Woodcraft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Festool or IDC Woodcraft?
Festool ships an update every 2 weeks, and IDC Woodcraft monthly. Most recently, Festool was updated on November 2, 2026 and IDC Woodcraft on November 3, 2026.

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