Bend Designer vs Easy Isometric
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bend Designer
Design custom tubes by adding bends and adjusting dimensions. The app's output is used with a specific bending machine to fabricate the designed tube. It is intended for use with H55 ACR Type-L bendable copper tubing.
- Dynamic tube design
- Add bends and change dimensions
- Generate output for bending machine
- Designed for specific hardware
- Supports H55 ACR Type-L copper tubing
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Dynamically design tubes by adding bends and changing dimensions to create exactly what you need. Then use the apps output along with the Reftekk Digi-Bender to create the tube you designed. This app is designed to be used with the Reftekk Digi-Bender. Do not use it with any other bender. This app is designed to be used with H55 ACR Type-L bendable copper tubing. Do not use any other tubing.
Easy Isometric
Create accurate pipe isometric drawings on your iPad or iPhone. This app automates calculations and labeling, generating bills of materials and PDF reports for efficient fabrication and purchasing.
- Automated dimension calculations
- Integrated ASME and ASTM standards
- Bill of Materials generator
- Automatic labeling of components
- PDF sharing of drawings and BOM
- Supports iPad and iPhone
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Designed for iPads, Easy Isometric finally brings pipe isometric drawings into the 21st century. Created and designed by experienced mechanical and plumbing construction professionals, Easy Isometric gives your field crews and designers the ability to quickly and accurately design fabrication level isometric designs from their iPad. Key Features: + New accounts receive a 48-hour app trial from account creation before requiring a subscription. Sign-in is required. + Eligible Apple accounts can receive a two-week introductory subscription offer. Eligibility, price and renewal terms are shown on Apple's purchase sheet. + Drawings can be created on both iPads and iPhones. + Integrated ASME and ASTM Standards – Our robust database allows Easy Isometric to automatically calculate center-to-center, end-to-center, and end-to-end dimensions for all pipe, fittings, flanges, and valves. This helps you reduce the need to lookup lengths and dimensions from external resources and databases. + Bill of Materials Generator – As you design your isometric drawing, Easy Isometric tracks and categorizes all materials placed on the drawing sheet. This ensures that there are no missing items when you submit your bill of material for purchase or pickup. + Automatic Labeling – When placing items within the drawing, the app will automatically label all pipes, fittings, flanges, and valves which will be reflected on the associated bill of materials. These helps prevent confusion and error when fabricating and purchasing. + Easily Share – Once you have completed your pipe isometric, you can easily share your drawing and bill of materials as a PDF from within Easy Isometric. This allows field crews to remain in the field, so that valuable time is not lost transporting designs from the field to the office. Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy: https://www.easyisometric.com/terms-and-conditions/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bend Designer at 5.0 against Easy Isometric's 2.6. Bend Designer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Easy Isometric's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Easy Isometric sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Bend Designer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bend Designer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Isometric has 60 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bend Designer | Easy Isometric |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.6 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 34.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reftekk, Inc. | Construkt Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Bend Designer
Easy Isometric
Bugs and requests
Bend Designer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Easy Isometric
Reported bugs
32 issues- App is laggy
- Too many bugs
- Lost project due to bugs/app not being solid
- Lost hours of work due to bugs
- Sub tabs never show up
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- Joining two lines is clunky
- App crashes when sharing or opening projects
- App does not work
- Cannot make an iso
- Lost a project due to bugs
- App crashes when clicking on a project
- Cannot place components
- Cannot draw pipe or fittings
- Cannot change any thing
- Cannot move anything
- Commands respond very poorly, sometimes not at all
- Fittings or valve disappearing
- Crashing issue when trying to share or open a project
- App crashes when clicking the project
- 90s, tees, reducers are only fittings available
- Cannot attach o-lets onto fittings
- Issues with attaching flanges onto weld o-lets
- Cannot change/edit pipe sizes once a fitting is attached
- Cannot rotate fittings once a flange is attached
- Cannot place a thread-o-let on a weld cap
- Pipe is off the screen instead of scaling to proportion
- App does not work on iPad
- Cannot draw pipe or fittings
- Cannot move pipe
- Cannot change materials after starting
- Cannot add new isometric name or number under the same job
- No access to flanges, valves etc.
Requested features
44 requests- Add more essential fittings (reducers, adapters, unions)
- Include larger pipe sizes (up to 42in)
- Add more instruments/fittings/valves (PIVs)
- Allow users to specify pipe materials, valve types, fitting types
- Add studs and gaskets selection
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- Allow mixing buttweld and socket weld valves/fittings on spools
- Enable drawing in up/down direction
- Add ability to add a logo to the page
- More variety in material selection or custom material designations
- Feature to create general arrangement drawings with field dimensions
- Ability to move fittings and pipe after placement
- Ability to change label names for pipes and fittings
- Ability to place overall dimensions across multiple fittings
- Ability to remove/include individual dimensions
- Ability to modify/add fittings in the middle of pipe runs
- Ability to orient TEE fittings (bull and run) East/West and North/South
- Add a text box for special equipment (pumps, heat exchangers)
- Add 26”, 30”, 36” pipe sizes
- Add weld on valves and pipe info insertion
- Add 3r stuff
- Allow relocation of fittings without deleting
- Add 45 degree offsets after a 45 degree fitting
- Add 304/316 stainless steel materials
- Add metric units option
- Add support for PVC and PEX pipes
- Allow rotation of vertical pipe elbows (90, 45 degrees)
- Add unions to the fittings tab
- Add lateral fittings
- Improve determination of 45 degree set orientation
- Display measurements in feet and inches
- Add grooved and PVC pipe options
- Allow changing materials after starting (e.g., welded to copper sweat)
- Allow creating new isometric names/numbers under the same job
- Add flanges, valves, and other catalogues
- Add DWV options
- Add API 5L data
- Allow 4000, 10000 class valves
- Add ability to do multiple types of joints (welds and threads)
- Add ability to roll fittings
- Add weld in valves that don't require flanges
- Add option to scale pipe length to proportion when off screen
- Add optional background color changes
- Add ability to draw pipe or fittings
- Add support for different pipe types (flanges, valves, etc.)
In-app purchases
Bend Designer
No in-app purchases
Easy Isometric
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Annual Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Year
