Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox vs Intelli
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox
This app provides essential calculations for electricians, inspectors, contractors, and engineers. It helps determine conductor sizing, circuit protection, race sizing, and grounding conductor sizes for various electrical equipment and services.
- Conductor sizing
- Voltage drop limitations
- Circuit protection sizing
- Race sizing
- Equipment grounding conductor sizing
- Dwelling-unit service calculations
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Mike Holt, the industry leader in the electrical industry (MikeHolt.com) has created an amazing, practical and useful app for the electrician, inspector, instructor, contractor and engineer. The app contains conductor sizing (including voltage drop limitations), circuit protection sizing, race sizing, equipment grounding conductor sizing for electric heating equipment (commercial and Residential), air-conditioning equipment (commercial and Residential), motors (commercial and Residential), Transformers (commercial) , and dwelling-unit service calculations and sizing.
Intelli
This app allows for remote programming, maintenance, and troubleshooting of crane systems. It provides advanced diagnostics, real-time monitoring, and access to user manuals to minimize downtime and ensure safe operation. It connects wirelessly to equipment, eliminating the need for manual inspection.
- Remote crane system programming
- Advanced diagnostic capabilities
- Real-time monitoring of VFD operation
- Access to user manuals and guides
- Troubleshooting and fault recovery
- Event and trend history logging
- Inspection logging and service life tracking
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Intelli-Connect™ Mobile, from Columbus McKinnon, enables quick and easy programming, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of your crane system. Advanced diagnostic capabilities provide critical information, such as signal monitors, run trending data, equipment usage history, and event history. By incorporating this technology into your overhead crane or hoist, you can proactively monitor and schedule maintenance to ensure you have the necessary parts and support available when you need it. And, if your system does go down unexpectedly, Intelli-Connect™ Mobile can help reduce your mean time to recover (MTTR). With instant access to user manuals available through the app, operators can easily reference system setup and corrective action steps to get equipment back up and running quickly. Using Intelli-Connect™ Mobile, you can monitor and troubleshoot a Magnetek variable frequency drive (VFD) right from the plant floor. Intelli-Connect™ Mobile wirelessly connects to crane equipment located 20-100 feet in the air, allowing you to safely and quickly get an overview of your system’s operation. You no longer need to power down, climb up to the drive, and connect hardware to access drive information, thus eliminating potentially hazardous situations. Features: - Easy Setup and Installation - Access to the latest user manuals and quick start guides - Parameter configuration via Quick Settings - Parameter configuration via Keypad Emulation - Ability to store and retrieve Parameter sets (compatible with Impulse Link 5) - Live Monitoring of VFD operation - Fault and Alarm Status, Description, and Corrective Action Steps - Quickly recover from faults with built in Fault Reset button - Record installation date for reference - Access to technical support information - Secure Wi-Fi connection and ability to customize network name and password Advanced Features: - Event History: Comprehensive data logs during fault, alarm, and run events. This includes 400 alarms, 400 faults, and 5000 runs. Will rollover. (Event History files are compatible with Impulse Link 5) - Trend History: Comprehensive data logs recorded before, during, and after run events. Up to 120MB of trending data which is equivalent to ~30 hours of total run time. Will rollover. (Trend History files are compatible with Impulse Link 5) - Inspection Logging: Record your maintenance activities and keep them stored alongside the equipment - Remaining Service Life: Keep track of the estimated remaining life of your hoist. Calculations based on FEM/ISO standards (FEM 9.511). To purchase Intelli-Connect™ wireless hardware (required), contact us at 800-288-8178 or +1.262.783.3500
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox at 77% against Intelli's 0%. Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox also leads on ratings volume (198 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Intelli's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Intelli holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox has 198 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 0% of Intelli's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox ships an update every 3 months, Intelli every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox | Intelli |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (198 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 198 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Holt Enterprises | Columbus McKinnon Corporation |
Customer experience
Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox
Intelli
Bugs and requests
Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cannot email results
- Video player widescreen exit bug
- Previous calculation data not erased
- App content is outdated
Requested features
6 requests- Increase transformer capacity to 225kva
- Add option to print load calc
- Update to NEC 2020
- Add completion system for video series
- Refine user interface for better usability
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- Add more features, willing to pay extra
Intelli
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox
No in-app purchases
Intelli
No in-app purchases
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