Orifice Flow Rate Calculator vs DPC Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orifice Flow Rate Calculator
Easily calculate natural gas orifice flow rates using the AGA 3 standard. This utility app allows users to determine MCF production for a given duration, save calculations, and export data to CSV. It functions offline, requiring no cell service.
- Orifice MCF Calculator
- Rotary (Direct) MCF Calculator
- Save all calculations
- View saved inputs and calculations
- Export calculations to CSV
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Looking to calculate orifice flow rates quickly and easily? R. L. Laughlin has a solution for you! With our Orifice Flow Rate Calculator, users are given the ability to determine orifice flow rates easily and quickly that does not require cell service to utilize the app. Orifice Flow Rate Calculator utilizes AGA 3 standard to calculate the MCF a single well is producing per day and for a given duration that you choose. Features: -Orifice MCF Calculator -Rotary (Direct) MCF Calculator -Ability to save all calculations -View all inputs and calculations saved for a given meter -Export all or individual saved calculations to a CSV file
DPC Tools
This app provides a suite of tools for designing and building projects using PVC pipe. It calculates pipe buoyancy, external load deflection, flow rates, pricing, and truckload capacity. Results can be printed for easy reference.
- Pipe Buoyancy Calculator
- External Load Design
- Flow Calculator
- Pricing Calculator
- Representative Locator
- Truckload Calculator
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Tools to determine Pipe Buoyancy, External Load Design, Flow, Pricing, Rep locator, and Truckload calculator that are utilized to design and build projects using PVC pipe. All applications have an option to print the results once determined. Buoyancy Calculator The Buoyancy Calculator allows the user to determine the buoyancy force of PVC pipe during construction as well as once the pipe is installed and in use. The user chooses the pipe from drop down lists, inputs the Specific Gravity of the fluid around the pipe, the Unit Weight of the backfill material, the Concrete or Flowable Fill unit weight, and the amount of water in the pipe. Output allows the contractor to know the maximum height of each lift of Flowable fill or Concrete placed before floatation occurs, the minimum soil cover in feet with pipe empty to prevent floatation, and the Buoyancy force per foot length of pipe when empty or full of water. External Load Design This application allows the user to estimate the percent of ring deflection in buried flexible pipe utilizing the Modified Iowa Equation. This equation has been used since the late 1950’s to accurately calculate expected maximum deflections. The application follows the latest methods outlined in AWWA M23 and allows the user to choose each of the input variables based upon specific known conditions and also offers the option of selecting inputs from recommended values. Flow Calculator This calculator provides Friction loss (psi), Velocity (ft/second), and Fuel costs in dollars per hour for comparable pipe products under comparable flow conditions. It may be used to compare different diameters or different pipe products to allow the user to choose the best pipe to be used for the design as well as for life cycle costs used in value engineering of projects. Pricing The Pricing calculator allows the user to choose the PVC pipe use whether Agricultural or Utility pipe and input the Block price. The output is in dollars per foot of pipe. Find A Representative The application allows the user to choose the PVC pipe use whether for Agricultural of Utility and then choose the Nation that the pipe representative works in from a drop down list. Once a Postal Code in entered the output shows a picture and contact information for the Diamond Plastics Corporation sales representative in that area. Truckload Calculator The application allows the user to choose the nearest Diamond Plastics Corporation PVC pipe manufacturing facility from a drop down list. The user can then choose from Water, Sewer, or Ag products, the pipe type and input the quantity desired. The output will indicate the percentage of a truckload that the chosen pipe and quantity will occupy for shipment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orifice Flow Rate Calculator at 100% against DPC Tools's 0%. Orifice Flow Rate Calculator also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (98 vs 5). DPC Tools's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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.
Orifice Flow Rate Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orifice Flow Rate Calculator has 98 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Orifice Flow Rate Calculator's written reviews are positive against 0% of DPC Tools's.
Orifice Flow Rate Calculator ships an update every 6 months, DPC Tools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orifice Flow Rate Calculator | DPC Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (98 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | R.L. Laughlin & Company, Inc. | Diamond Plastics Corporation |
Customer experience
Orifice Flow Rate Calculator
DPC Tools
In-app purchases
Orifice Flow Rate Calculator
No in-app purchases
DPC Tools
No in-app purchases
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