ElbowData vs El Tubero 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ElbowData
This utility app helps industrial piping professionals quickly visualize pipe and elbow dimensions based on ISO/ASME standards. It offers instant calculations for diameter, angle, and radius, with support for various elbow formats and segmented elbows.
- Pipe and elbow dimension visualization
- ISO/ASME standard compliance
- Diameter, angle, radius calculation
- 2D/3D/5D elbow formats
- Segmented elbow generation
- PDF abacuses and isometric sheets
- Inch/millimeter conversion
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With version 10, the application allows you to quickly visualize relational values related to pipes and elbows (Carbon Steel / Stainless Steel) according to ISO / ASME standards, making it a practical tool for industrial piping. An ultra-fast and intuitive way to retrieve: Diameter → Angle → Radius → Extrados → Intrados, regardless of the angle or diameter, in a single step. This provides up to 810 possible entries with one click. With this version, you can choose how to control diameter selection: via a slider, or via pre-filled input fields. ElbowData is free forever. Features Elbow formats: 2D / 3D / 5D Segmented elbows (lobster back): 8 generators / 12 generators / 16 generators PDF abacuses and isometric sheets including: bill of materials based on the selected language, technical memo, generator templates Inch / millimeter conversion Scientific calculator optimized for industrial piping Saved language selection This version benefits from UI, design, and ergonomic optimizations. Advertisements are now non-intrusive, ensuring a smooth and free user experience, with rewarded ads and technical articles related to industrial piping. You can support the developer with your suggestions and/or access the premium version. Thank you! If you have any feedback about the application, feel free to contact me by email.
El Tubero 2.0
This app helps calculate pipe branch development, fitting runs, bends, and elbow cuts. It also determines bolt sizes, flange dimensions, and includes a unit converter with tightening torques.
- Calculate pipe branch development
- Track fitting runs
- Calculate bends and elbow cuts
- Determine bolt and flange dimensions
- Unit converter with tightening torques
- Support for 14+ standards including metric stainless steel
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This application is the updated and expanded version of Trazado de tubería El Tubero. With it, you can calculate the development of any pipe branch, track fitting runs, calculate bends, elbow cutting dimensions, pipe combs, determine the size and number of bolts required for each flange, calculate volumes and weights, use a unit converter, and much more. NEW FEATURES compared to El Tubero: - Language options include Spanish, English, Chinese, Hindi, French, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, Swahili, German, Japanese, Italian, Romanian, Turkish, Korean, Urdu, and Arabic. - Calculate branch tapping. - Create pipe-to-elbow and elbow-to-pipe branches, including tapping. - Bevel-to-bevel bends. - Pipe dimensions from 14 different standards, including 9 metric stainless steel standards for the pharmaceutical and food industries. - Dimensions of screws and bolts for 5 different standards. Also includes wrench dimensions in both millimeters and inches. - Dimensions of gaskets for 6 different standards, including gaskets for RTJ flanges. - Dimensions of flanges for 4 different standards, including metric stainless steel flanges for the pharmaceutical and food industries. - Dimensions of BW elbows for 5 different standards, including metric stainless steel for the pharmaceutical and food industries. - Dimensions of tees for both ANSI and the pharmaceutical and food industries. - Dimensions of reducers for both ANSI and the pharmaceutical and food industries. - Dimensions of valves: flanged gate, flanged globe, flanged check, SW gate, SW globe, SW check, wafer check, wafer butterfly, lugged butterfly, ANSI flanged ball, DIN flanged ball, and SW ball. - Dimensions of flanged filters according to ANSI and DIN standards. - Cut elbows according to 5 different standards, including those used in the pharmaceutical and food industries. You can even manually specify the radius and diameter. - Expanded and improved unit converter. - Tightening torques for screws and bolts. You can see a sample video at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDrwTxRHZD0 For any complaints or questions, please write to infoeltuberoios@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ElbowData at 75% against El Tubero 2.0's 20%. ElbowData also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (3.0 vs 1.0). El Tubero 2.0's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
ElbowData is free to download; El Tubero 2.0 costs $3.99 up front. ElbowData sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. El Tubero 2.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.
ElbowData holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ElbowData's written reviews are positive against 20% of El Tubero 2.0's.
ElbowData ships an update every 2 months, El Tubero 2.0 every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | ElbowData | El Tubero 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELM-web | Alfredo Pombo |
Customer experience
ElbowData
El Tubero 2.0
In-app purchases
ElbowData
- Premium version$1.99
El Tubero 2.0
No in-app purchases
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