Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox vs CIC Labor Saving Calc
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.
CIC Labor Saving Calc
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The industry’s first estimator showing the reduction of installation labor for Southwire® Cable-in-Conduit (CIC) compared to pulling cables into PVC ducts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox at every 3 months against CIC Labor Saving Calc's every 8 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox ships an update every 3 months, CIC Labor Saving Calc every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox | CIC Labor Saving Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (197 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 197 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Holt Enterprises | Southwire Company |
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
CIC Labor Saving Calc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox
No in-app purchases
CIC Labor Saving Calc
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox free?
Is CIC Labor Saving Calc free?
Do Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox or CIC Labor Saving Calc have ads?
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