Comparison

Bulk Material Density Guide vs Powder Show 2025

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

Head to head
About

Bulk Material Density Guide

This reference tool helps users find the bulk density of over 1700 materials. It's designed for professionals working with powders and bulk solids, assisting in conveyor specification and production system design. Search for materials by typing their name to quickly get estimated bulk density values.

Highlights
  • Search over 1700 materials
  • Find bulk density for powders and solids
  • Assists in conveyor specification
  • Aids in production system design
  • Quick search by typing material name
  • Provides estimated density values
Features
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You need to know bulk density to work with any powder or bulk solid. This guide lists thousands of materials and is intended to be a reference tool to assist you in conveyor specification and designing your production system. Because the bulk density of a substance varies greatly depending on how the material has been handled, the information contained in this reference tool should be used for estimation purposes only in your bulk material handling application. To calculate material density, you can scroll through the entire list or start typing the name of a compound in the search field. All materials containing those characters will be displayed. Discover the information you need to know to work with any type of power or bulk solid. In seconds you can locate the bulk density of over 1,700 materials right at your fingertips. Use this app as a reference to determine bulk density for the material in your process. Bulk density of any substance can vary depending how it has been handled, but this tool can be very helpful in giving you an estimate.

About

Powder Show 2025

Features
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Thousands of engineers and executives are coming to North America's largest event for processing and handling powder and bulk materials. The Powder Show, a.k.a. iPBS, has everything — analyzing, crushing, screening, mixing, conveying, storing, dosing, and compacting. iPBS is the platform to present your latest product innovations and services to the most important industrial sectors.

Screenshots

Bulk Material Density Guide4 screens
Powder Show 20254 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bulk Material Density Guide at none against Powder Show 2025's shown. Powder Show 2025's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bulk Material Density Guide ships an update every 18 months, Powder Show 2025 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Bulk Material Density Guide versus Powder Show 2025: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBulk Material Density GuidePowder Show 2025
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB74 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSean PattersonMap Your Show

In-app purchases

None

Bulk Material Density Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Powder Show 2025

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bulk Material Density Guide free?
Bulk Material Density Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Powder Show 2025 free?
Powder Show 2025 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bulk Material Density Guide or Powder Show 2025 have ads?
Powder Show 2025 shows ads; Bulk Material Density Guide does not.
Which is updated more often, Bulk Material Density Guide or Powder Show 2025?
Bulk Material Density Guide ships an update every 18 months, and Powder Show 2025 every 2 months. Most recently, Bulk Material Density Guide was updated on September 17, 2026 and Powder Show 2025 on September 13, 2026.

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