Comparison

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox vs AbleEdge Installer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Conductor sizing
  • Voltage drop limitations
  • Circuit protection sizing
  • Race sizing
  • Equipment grounding conductor sizing
  • Dwelling-unit service calculations
Features
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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.

About

AbleEdge Installer

Features
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AbleEdge Installer allows installers to commission and configure Eaton’s AbleEdge Smart Breakers quickly and easily. Whether you are installing for your own integration or for one of our strategic partner integrations, the AbleEdge Installer app can be used to connect smart breakers to a Wi-Fi network so that they can communicate through Eaton’s AbleEdge API platform and any organization that has integrated with the APIs. Within the AbleEdge Installer app, you can do the following: • Commission smart breakers to a network following our step-by-step instructions • Modify advanced configurations for your smart breaker • Create and manage sites to keep your installations organized • Join an organization with an invitation code if you are a verified installer for one of Eaton’s partner organizations NOTE: This app is for qualified installers only. Are you a homeowner just trying to connect your devices to our consumer app? Do NOT use this app, but instead download Brightlayer Home, where you can commission devices directly for consumer use. If you are an installer or system integrator and are interested in integrating with Eaton’s AbleEdge API, please visit https://ableedge-portal.eaton.com/ for more information.

Screenshots

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox4 screens
AbleEdge Installer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox and AbleEdge Installer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox ships an update every 3 months, AbleEdge Installer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox versus AbleEdge Installer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMike Holt's Electrical ToolboxAbleEdge Installer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (197 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings197 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMike Holt EnterprisesEaton Corporation

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

AbleEdge Installer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox

No in-app purchases

None

AbleEdge Installer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox free?
Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AbleEdge Installer free?
AbleEdge Installer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox or AbleEdge Installer have ads?
Neither Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox nor AbleEdge Installer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox or AbleEdge Installer?
Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox ships an update every 3 months, and AbleEdge Installer every 2 months. Most recently, Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox was updated on September 21, 2026 and AbleEdge Installer on August 3, 2026.

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