Comparison

Bend Designer vs Wave Tool Advance

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Dynamic tube design
  • Add bends and change dimensions
  • Generate output for bending machine
  • Designed for specific hardware
  • Supports H55 ACR Type-L copper tubing
Features
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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.

About

Wave Tool Advance

This app retrieves and displays data from NFC tags on specific air conditioning units. It allows users to command test operations, view system information, record maintenance history, and generate reports with multimedia attachments.

Highlights
  • NFC data retrieval
  • Test operation commanding
  • System information display
  • Maintenance history recording
  • Report generation with media
  • Data auto-saving and replaying
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■Overview■ This application assists service of installation/maintenance for air conditioning equipment of TOSHIBA SMMS-u series or later and Carrier XCT Top Discharge series equipped NFC tag by getting and displaying data via NFC tag. ■Features■ - Commanding a test operation and displaying the results - Displaying system information (e.g. unit configuration and cooling capacities, etc.) - Displaying operation time of compressor(s) - Displaying check/notice code history - Recording/Displaying maintenance history of refrigerant and replacement parts - Displaying sensor/actuator data in a refrigerant cycle - Creating reports with photo/movie/sound data - Auto saving/Replaying data displayed in the above functions - Mailing all data about a site - Switching view setting of language and unit, etc. ■Objective Products List■ Confirm the list of outdoor model names compatible to Wave Tool Advance from Developer Website. This application does not support TOSHIBA SMMS-e series and Carrier XPOWER series. ■Requirements■ - iPhone 7 or later, with NFC - iOS14.3 or later - Free of charge. However, you will be responsible for any communication costs incurred in sending e-mails and etc. - For detailed information on how to use Wave Tool Advance, please refer to the user guide on our website.

Screenshots

Bend Designer3 screens
Wave Tool Advance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bend Designer at every 2 months against Wave Tool Advance's every 4 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bend Designer against 5.0 for Wave Tool Advance. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bend Designer ships an update every 2 months, Wave Tool Advance every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Bend Designer versus Wave Tool Advance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBend DesignerWave Tool Advance
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReftekk, Inc.Carrier Japan Corporation

Customer experience

Bend Designer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wave Tool Advance

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bend Designer

No in-app purchases

None

Wave Tool Advance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bend Designer free?
Bend Designer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wave Tool Advance free?
Wave Tool Advance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bend Designer or Wave Tool Advance?
Bend Designer and Wave Tool Advance are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Bend Designer or Wave Tool Advance have ads?
Neither Bend Designer nor Wave Tool Advance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bend Designer or Wave Tool Advance?
Bend Designer ships an update every 2 months, and Wave Tool Advance every 4 months. Most recently, Bend Designer was updated on October 19, 2026 and Wave Tool Advance on October 16, 2026.

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