Comparison

SPUD vs Bedford’s Piping Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

SPUD

Features
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The Total Construction Industry Project Management Tool SPUD is the totally versatile, amazingly comprehensive construction management tool the whole industry’s hungry for… We know that for sure because, between us, SPUD Construct’s directors boast 40 years’ Purchasing and Project Management experience at the sharp end of high-end commercial construction projects. It gives you complete control… And saves you serious amounts of money by cutting out a huge amount of hassle and admin. It’s no exaggeration to say it’s a total project management tool that provides complete workforce oversight and site access control while dramatically slashing labour costs and adapting effortlessly to the way you work.

About

Bedford’s Piping Toolkit

This digital companion provides pipefitters, welders, and fabricators with essential calculations and reference charts. It features an advanced ISO builder for visualizing pipe runs and a suite of calculators for angles, branches, and thermal expansion. Designed for field use with a dark mode and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Advanced ISO Builder
  • Essential Calculators (Angles, Branches, Thermal Expansion)
  • Metric Bolt Torque
  • Purge Calculator
  • Offline Functionality
  • Dark Mode
Features
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Say goodbye to wet notebooks and scribbled calculations. Bedford’s Piping Toolkit is the all-in-one digital companion built specifically for professional pipefitters, welders, and fabricators. Whether you are in the fab shop or on a remote site, this toolkit puts every essential calculation and reference chart right in your pocket. Designed with a high-contrast dark mode for low-light environments and large, easy-to-tap buttons for gloved hands. This tool does exactly what it says it does, no ads, no premium, just your tool. If this tool helps you verify just one tricky offset or prevents one bad cut in the field, it has paid for itself ten times over. KEY FEATURES: Advanced ISO Builder Visualize complex pipe runs in seconds. • Input simple directions (North, South, Up, Down) to auto-generate clean isometric drawings. • Visualize Rolling Offsets automatically. • Add fittings like Flanges, Valves, and Eccentric Reducers with simple codes. • Perfect for verifying drawings or sketching field runs to show colleagues. Essential Calculators Stop doing trigonometry on the back of your hand. • Fixed Point Angles: Solves quadratic formula for angles A-B accounting for elbow takeoffs. • Right Angle Triangle Solver: Instantly solve travel, set, and run. • Lateral Branch Calculator: Precise layout math for branching pipes. • Pipe Arc Radius: Calculate arc lengths and radii for custom bends. • Thermal Expansion: Predict pipe growth based on material and temperature changes to prevent stress fractures. Field Reference & Utilities • Metric Bolt Torque: accurate torque specifications for various flange sizes and grades. • Purge Calculator: Calculate exact purge times and volumes for welding, saving gas and time. • Yaw Tool: Quickly determine orientation and rotation angles. • Reference Formulas: A quick-access library of standard pipefitting formulas. What Else This App Offers • 100% Offline: No internet connection required. It works wherever the job takes you. • Dark Mode Native: Saves battery and prevents glare in dark work areas. • Privacy First: No tracking, no accounts, no cloud sync. Your data stays on your device. Built for the field. Download Bedford’s Piping Toolkit.

Screenshots

SPUD4 screens
Bedford’s Piping Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SPUD at Free against Bedford’s Piping Toolkit's $9.99. SPUD also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SPUD is free to download; Bedford’s Piping Toolkit costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SPUD ships an update monthly, Bedford’s Piping Toolkit every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
SPUD versus Bedford’s Piping Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPUDBedford’s Piping Toolkit
PriceFree — better$9.99
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpud Construct LtdCALLUM JAY BEDFORD

In-app purchases

None

SPUD

No in-app purchases

None

Bedford’s Piping Toolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SPUD free?
SPUD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bedford’s Piping Toolkit free?
Bedford’s Piping Toolkit costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SPUD or Bedford’s Piping Toolkit have ads?
Neither SPUD nor Bedford’s Piping Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SPUD or Bedford’s Piping Toolkit?
SPUD ships an update monthly, and Bedford’s Piping Toolkit every 5 weeks. Most recently, SPUD was updated on October 5, 2026 and Bedford’s Piping Toolkit on October 5, 2026.

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