Comparison

iDrawlix Mobile vs Hoffmann Machining Calculator

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

Head to head
About

iDrawlix Mobile

This app allows users to design and verify partially full conduits and open channels. It offers various cross-section types and hydraulic calculation models, displaying real-time flow depth and discharge. Users can also generate stage-discharge curves and analyze hydraulic grade lines.

Highlights
  • Playground concept for real-time experimentation
  • Seven cross-section types
  • Four hydraulic calculation models
  • International and Imperial unit systems
  • Real-time normal flow depth and discharge display
  • Stage-Discharge curve generation
  • Hydraulic Grade Line (HGL) representation
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iDrawlix® Mobile comes as free App, with two In App Purchases options which will unlock Watermarks and file sharing, respectively. It replaces iDrawlix® Premium, for which we will do not grant our assistance starting June, 30 2021, because his not full compatibility with iOS 13 or newer. It has been, fully recompiled in native Swift also for Mac OS. Now it is newer, faster and graphically more beautiful.  iDrawlix® can handle a single Sewer or Open Channel, basing on the Playground concept. The iDrawlix® Playground concept allows Users approaching design and verification of partially full conduits or open channels to immediately experiment what happens to their project at any change in the settings, without the burden of building complex ad hoc models in order to get graphics and tables out of it. We chosen to provide iDrawlix® Mobile with the "Top Seven" types of cross section: - Open Channels: -Simple Trapezoidal; - Closed Channels/Sewers: -Rectangular, -Rectangular with Triangular Bottom, -Circular, -Egg-Shaped (old England Style), -Standard Egg-Shaped, -Elliptical. User can select four different Hydraulics Calculation Models: - Gauckler & Strickler, - Chezy-Bazin, - Chezy-Kutter and - Manning. Two different options of System Unit are available: - International System (IS) or - Imperial Units (IU). Each Cross Section, furthermore, can be characterised by two Roughness Coefficients: one for the bottom and one the edges (sides). All the necessary geometric parameters, are anyway explained graphically by the legend and the quotes next to the cross section represented within the Activity. iDrawlix® Mobile displays in real time, at any parameter change: - Normal Flow Depth and - Normal Flow Discharge. One of the main output of iDrawlix® Mobile is the Stage-Discharge curve of the current Cross Section. ​ Each Parameter is plotted in the classic dimensionless scale vs. the ratio Yn/H, where: - Yn is the normal depth; - H is the maximum internal depth of the given Cross Section. In the bottom View, are tabled the following parameters, for each Y, assumed as normal depth Yn: - σn, as the Hydraulic Cross Section involved (m²) or (ft²), - HRn, as the Hydraulic Radius (m) or (ft), - χn, as the corresponding Wet Perimeter (m) or (ft), - Qn, as the normal Discharge (m³/s) or (ft³/s), - Vn, as the normal Velocity (m/s) or (ft/s), - Vc, velocity in critical conditions (m/s) or (ft/s), - Fr, that is the Froud number (n). iDrawlix® Mobile can represent also the HGL (Hydraulic Grade Line) for a given free surface channel or sewer, which is plotted under hypothesis of gradually varied flow. Users can consider Channels or Sewers of semidefinite length in the Mild Slope as well as in the Steep Slope case. Boundary conditions are set interactively by the User, imposing the known depth into the starting downstream cross section (profiles known as M1 and M2) for Mild Slope Channels or, in the opposite case, by imposing the known depth into the starting upstream cross section (profiles known as S2 and S3) for Steep Slope Channels. ​All the parameters computed within the integration used in order to plot the HGL graph, are represented also in the tabular format as follows: - Y(i) depth of the current. Dimensions: (m) or (ft); - X(i) abscissa corresponding to Y(i), computed as negative for upstream wise case (mild slope) and positive for downstream wise integrations (steep slope). Dimensions: (m) or (ft); - V(i) velocity of the current in the cross section i. Dimensions: (m/s) or (ft/s); - J(i) energy loss or gain between the i-th and the i+1-th cross section. Dimensions: (m/m) or (ft/ft); - E(i) energy computed as sum of the hydraulic grade and velocity head. Dimensions: (m) or (ft). We strongly recommend to buy the "Full unlock forever" In App Purchase in order to get the max from your iDrawlix® Mobile experience. Old Premium version owners are kindly requested to email to idrawlix@idrawlix.com in order to get a new free license.

About

Hoffmann Machining Calculator

Calculate essential cutting and performance data for turning, drilling, and milling operations. This tool provides quick, offline access to crucial machining parameters, supporting various production methods with clear formulas and a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Calculate cutting data for turning, drilling, milling
  • TPC milling parameter calculation
  • Forward and reverse calculations
  • Access to material database
  • Clear formulae with pictograms
  • Offline functionality
Features
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THE QUICK WAY TO CALCULATE CUTTING DATA Use the Hoffmann Group Machining Calculator to calculate the most relevant cutting and performance data for turning, drilling, milling and TPC milling production methods. The Hoffmann Group Machining Calculator is an app, which we have developed specially for you, so that you can calculate cutting and performance data regardless of tool and offline – any time, anywhere. Advantages for you, at a glance: - User-friendly interface allows for fast and simple navigation - Forward and reverse calculations allow you to calculate the cutting speed using the given speed for example - Integrated link to ToolScout and access to our tried-and-tested material database - Clear formulae with explanatory pictograms Drilling, turning, milling – calculate all cutting data using one app You can calculate the speed and feed rate for the production methods of turning, drilling and milling by entering the corresponding parameters, as well as subsequently readjusting them to the machine parameters. In the additional screen on performance calculation, you can calculate all relevant performance values such as torque, metal removal rate, main processing time, performance, cut arc angle and specific cutting forces, by selecting the corresponding material and entering additional production parameters. TPC milling (Trochoidal Performance Cutting) Calculate the relevant parameters for your application using a few entries. In this case, it is possible to calculate the cutting width, feed rate per cutting edge, cut arc angle and the maximum cutting thickness. The Hoffmann Machining Calculator is now also available in 16 languages: German, Hungarian, Czech, Spanish, Slovenian, Swedish, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Dutch, Italian, French, Finnish, English, Danish and Chinese.

Screenshots

iDrawlix Mobile4 screens
Hoffmann Machining Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iDrawlix Mobile at 100% against Hoffmann Machining Calculator's 57%. Hoffmann Machining Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. iDrawlix Mobile sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hoffmann Machining Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDrawlix Mobile ships an update every 10 months, Hoffmann Machining Calculator every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iDrawlix Mobile versus Hoffmann Machining Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDrawlix MobileHoffmann Machining Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.213.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio EnvisysHoffmann Group

Customer experience

iDrawlix Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hoffmann Machining Calculator

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iDrawlix Mobile

One-time2
  • Watermarks unlock forever.$2.99
  • Full unlock forever.$5.99
None

Hoffmann Machining Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDrawlix Mobile free?
iDrawlix Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoffmann Machining Calculator free?
Hoffmann Machining Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iDrawlix Mobile or Hoffmann Machining Calculator have ads?
Neither iDrawlix Mobile nor Hoffmann Machining Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDrawlix Mobile or Hoffmann Machining Calculator?
iDrawlix Mobile ships an update every 10 months, and Hoffmann Machining Calculator every 6 months. Most recently, iDrawlix Mobile was updated on October 14, 2026 and Hoffmann Machining Calculator on October 5, 2026.

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