Comparison

AUTHADA vs DC Electrical Calc

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

Head to head
About

AUTHADA

Securely identify yourself online using your German identity card or residence permit. The app guides you through the process of reading your ID and entering necessary codes for verification.

Highlights
  • Online identification with German ID card
  • Uses NFC for data reading
  • PIN and TAN entry for verification
  • PIN change and unlock functionality
  • Privacy-focused with BSI certification
  • Accessible design
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For a successful identification you need: - one of the following identity documents: German identity card, residence permit or eID card for EU citizens. - the corresponding ID PIN - an NFC-enabled smartphone This is how identification with our app works step by step: 1. Start the process by entering the 10-digit ident code you can find on your service provider's website into the AUTHADA app. If you do not see an ident code and you are using a PC, go to the website of the service provider you want to identify with a PC and scan the QR code with the AUTHADA app. If you are only using a smartphone (without an additional desktop device), click on the "Start AUTHADA" button on the service provider's website. 2. Now follow the instructions in the app. This includes entering your PIN and reading out your ID card. 3. Then enter the TAN generated in the app on the service provider's website. The ID card PIN You can find your ID card PIN and PUK in your PIN letter, which you received via mail after applying for your ID card. Please note: Before using the online ID card function for the first time, you must change your ID card PIN. To do so, you will need the five-digit transport PIN from your PIN letter. With the AUTHADA app and the "Change PIN" function, you can assign a new, personal, six-digit PIN. In future, you will always need this PIN if you want to use the online ID card function. If you enter your PIN incorrectly three times, your ID card PIN is blocked. With the AUTHADA app, you can unlock your ID card PIN using the "Unlock PIN" function and your PUK. If you have forgotten your PIN or no longer have your PIN letter, you can also have your PIN reset without your PUK at your local Citizens' Registration Office. AUTHADA protects your privacy AUTHADA's eID solution is certified by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and ensures compliance with the highest security requirements. The smartphone is only used to read out the data for the respective business purpose. Before the read out process, the data to be read out is displayed. Your data is not stored in the app or at AUTHADA - your data is always encrypted and secure. Accessibility We paid attention to accessibility when implementing the app in order to make it accessible to as many people as possible.

About

DC Electrical Calc

Features
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Wire sizing, voltage drop and ampacity for 12 V, 24 V and 48 V DC systems — offline, on site. Choosing a conductor means satisfying three rules at the same time: voltage drop, ampacity, and the small-conductor overcurrent limits in NEC 240.4(D). Most calculators check one of them and stop. Enter the current, the one-way distance and the system voltage. DC Electrical Calc returns the smallest conductor that satisfies all three at once, then tells you in one sentence which rule is actually limiting the answer: "Limited by voltage drop — not by ampacity. A smaller conductor would carry this current, but its drop would exceed the limit you set." When no size satisfies the constraints it says so, instead of returning the nearest one. Where the underlying table has no published value — 18 AWG and 16 AWG copper at 75 °C, for example — those sizes are treated as failing rather than guessed at. EIGHT TOOLS • Wire Sizing — the smallest conductor that passes drop, ampacity and 240.4(D) together • Voltage Drop — forward calculation for a size you already have • Fuse & Breaker — protective device rating, checked against the conductor • Ohm’s Law & Power — fill in any two of volts, amps and ohms • Battery Bank — series and parallel cells into one bank: voltage, capacity and energy • Inverter Sizing — continuous and surge watts to compare against a nameplate • Runtime — how long the bank lasts at a given load • Ampacity Tables — NEC 310.16 copper and aluminium at 60 °C, 75 °C and 90 °C, plus conductor areas and circular mils EVERY ANSWER SHOWS ITS WORK Tap "Show working" on any result and the formula appears with the values already substituted, so the answer can be checked by hand or handed to an inspector. Nothing is a black box. BUILT FOR THE PLACES YOU WORK • Free, with no in-app purchases, no subscription and no ads • No account and no sign-in • No network connection needed — it works in airplane mode • Metric and AWG in the same view; change units without re-entering anything • Light and dark themes WHAT IT DOES NOT DO It does not size AC circuits, it does not do load calculations for a whole installation, and it is not a substitute for the code book. SAFETY On first launch the app asks you to read a safety notice before it will let you continue. This is a calculation aid. Follow the electrical code that applies where you are installing — NEC for land installations, ABYC E-11 or the equivalent for marine work — and have the work verified by a licensed electrician or surveyor. The app does not constitute engineering advice, and responsibility for a selection rests with the person who makes it.

Screenshots

AUTHADA4 screens
DC Electrical Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DC Electrical Calc at every 8 days against AUTHADA's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUTHADA ships an update every 2 months, DC Electrical Calc every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
AUTHADA versus DC Electrical Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUTHADADC Electrical Calc
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAuthada GmbHhongyang li

In-app purchases

None

AUTHADA

No in-app purchases

None

DC Electrical Calc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUTHADA free?
AUTHADA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DC Electrical Calc free?
DC Electrical Calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AUTHADA or DC Electrical Calc have ads?
Neither AUTHADA nor DC Electrical Calc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUTHADA or DC Electrical Calc?
AUTHADA ships an update every 2 months, and DC Electrical Calc every 8 days. Most recently, AUTHADA was updated on October 8, 2026 and DC Electrical Calc on October 14, 2026.

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