Comparison

Conduit Bending vs BendWorks Go

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

Head to head
About

Conduit Bending

This app calculates complex conduit bends for electricians, eliminating the need for charts or manual calculations. It supports over 30 bender types and various conduit sizes, offering both imperial and metric units for precise measurements on the job.

Highlights
  • 17 distinct bend calculators
  • Support for over 30 bender types
  • Imperial and metric unit switching
  • Calculations for offsets and saddles
  • 90° bends and corner calculations
  • Handles fractions and unit conversions
Features
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Conduit Bending is a conduit bending calculator for electricians: 17 bend calculators for offsets, rolling offsets, 3-point and 4-point saddles, 90° bends and corners, with your bender's numbers built in. Pick your bender, enter the measurements, and get the marks for the bend. No bending chart, no working it out on the back of a box. Switch between imperial (inches) and metric (cm) at any time. OFFSET BENDS • Offset: Basic • Offset: 1st Bend Critical • Offset: 2nd Bend Critical • Offset: Parallel Adjustment for parallel runs ROLLING OFFSET CALCULATOR • Rolled Offset: Basic • Rolled Offset: 1st Bend Critical • Rolled Offset: 2nd Bend Critical SADDLE BENDS • 3-Point Saddle: Basic and Critical distance • 4-Point Saddle: Basic and Critical distance 90° BENDS • 90°: Basic • Back to Back 90° • Kicked 90° CORNERS • Corner around a square obstacle • Corner around a rectangular obstacle • Corner around a round obstacle BENDERS AND UNITS • Choose from more than 30 predefined hand, Chicago, electric and hydraulic benders • EMT, IMC, rigid (RMC) and PVC conduit, from 1/2" to 5" • Work in inches or centimeters • A built-in calculator that handles fractions and converts between cm and inches, from the makers of Calculator+ Whether you bend conduit every day or are learning how to bend conduit, Conduit Bending puts every bend in one pipe bending calculator on your iPhone. Conduit Bending is free to use with ads. A subscription removes the ads. Also from xNeat: Construction Calculator and Pipe Fitting. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BendWorks Go

This app facilitates seamless information transfer for electrical prefabrication shops and job sites. Access project summaries, completion status, and step-by-step bend instructions directly on your mobile device, reducing paper waste and boosting efficiency.

Highlights
  • Seamless information transfer
  • View project summaries
  • Check completion status
  • Step-by-step bend instructions
  • Eliminates paper files
  • Improves productivity
Features
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BendWorks Go is a mobile application that allows for a smooth information transfer from BendWorks® to your mobile device in the electrical prefabrication shop or job site. Upload project files from BendWorks to view project summaries and completion status, and follow step-by-step bend instructions, eliminating the need for paper files and improving productivity.

Screenshots

Conduit Bending4 screens
BendWorks Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Conduit Bending at 4.8 against BendWorks Go's 2.9. Conduit Bending also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (669 vs 19). BendWorks Go's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Conduit Bending sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BendWorks Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Conduit Bending holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conduit Bending has 669 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conduit Bending ships an update every 10 days, BendWorks Go every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Conduit Bending versus BendWorks Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConduit BendingBendWorks Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (669 ratings) — better2.9 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings669 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperxNeat.comGREENLEE TOOLS, INC

Customer experience

Conduit Bending

All ratings660 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

BendWorks Go

All ratings19 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Conduit Bending

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App pops up premium purchase prompt even after deletion
  • Forced to watch ads to change measurement
  • App closes out after watching ad
  • Free version doesn't work at all
  • App is unusable after last update
Show 4 more
  • Requires multiple app downloads and subscription
  • Inaccurate calculation for rolled bends
  • Last line in bender selection screen is hard to read
  • Doesn't take gain into account

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix calculation for rolled bends
  • Add French language option
  • Improve readability of bender selection screen
  • Account for gain in calculations

BendWorks Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Conduit Bending

Subscriptions2
  • Conduit Bending3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Conduit Bending7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

BendWorks Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Conduit Bending free?
Conduit Bending is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BendWorks Go free?
BendWorks Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Conduit Bending or BendWorks Go?
Conduit Bending is rated higher. Conduit Bending averages 4.8 out of 5 from 669 ratings, while BendWorks Go averages 2.9 from 19 ratings.
Do Conduit Bending or BendWorks Go have ads?
Neither Conduit Bending nor BendWorks Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Conduit Bending or BendWorks Go?
Conduit Bending ships an update every 10 days, and BendWorks Go every 3 months. Most recently, Conduit Bending was updated on November 6, 2026 and BendWorks Go on November 3, 2026.

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