Comparison

testo Smart vs LoadSizer

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

Head to head
About

testo Smart

This app supports measurements for refrigeration, HVAC, and heating systems. It also aids in food safety, frying oil quality, and indoor climate monitoring. Quickly interpret data, create digital reports with photos, and send them via email.

Highlights
  • All-in-one system measurements
  • Graphical display of measured values
  • Digital PDF/CSV measurement reports
  • Email report sharing
  • Leak test analysis
  • Automatic refrigerant charging
  • Indoor air quality monitoring
Features
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- All in one: The testo Smart App supports you with measurements on refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating systems, as well as in ensuring the safety and quality of food and frying oil, and in monitoring indoor climate and storage conditions. - Fast: Graphically descriptive display of measured values, e.g. as a table, for quick interpretation of results. - Efficient: Create digital measurement reports including. photos as PDF/ CSV files on site and send them via e-mail. The testo Smart App is compatible with the following Bluetooth®-enabled measuring instruments from Testo: - Thermal imager testo 860i for smartphones - All Testo Smart Probes - Digital manifolds testo 550s/557s/558s/550i/570s and testo 550/557 - Digital refrigerant scale testo 560i - Vacuum pump testo 565i - Flue gas analyzer testo 300/310 II/310 II EN - Vacuum gauge testo 552 - Clamp meter testo 770-3 - Volume flow hood testo 420 - Compact HVAC measuring instruments - Frying oil tester testo 270 BT - Temperature meter testo 110 Food - Dual purpose IR and penetration thermometer testo 104-IR BT - Data loggers 174 T BT & 174 H BT - Online data loggers testo 160, testo 162 & testo 164 GW Applications with the testo Smart App Refrigeration systems, air conditioning systems and heat pumps, heating systems, indoor air quality: - Leak test: Recording and analysis of the pressure drop curve. - Superheat and subcooling: Automatic determination of condensation and evaporation temperature and calculation of superheat / subcooling. - Target superheat: Automatic calculation of target superheat - Automatic refrigerant charging by weight, by superheat, by subcooling, and by target superheat - Vacuum measurement: Graphical progress display of the measurement with indication of start and differential value Indoor climate monitoring: - Indoor air quality: automatic calculation of the dew point and wet-bulb temperature - Temperature, humidity, lux, UV, pressure, CO2: the right data logger for every application – from a single solution to an online monitoring system" Ventilation systems: - Volume flow: After the intuitive input of the duct cross-section, the app calculates the volume flow fully automatically. - Diffuser measurements: simple parameterisation of the diffuser (dimensions and geometry), comparison of the volume flows of several diffusers when setting up a ventilation system, continuous and multi-point average calculation. Heating systems: - Flue gas measurement: Second screen function in combination with testo 300 - Measurement of gas flow and static gas pressure: Also possible parallel to the flue gas measurement (delta P) - Measurement of flow and return temperatures (delta T) Thermography: - Determining Delta T on heating, refrigeration/air conditioning, and industrial systems - Detecting hot/cold spots - Assessing the risk of mold Food safety: Temperature Control Points (CP/CCP): - Seamless documentation of measured values to fulfill HACCP specifications - Individually definable limit values and measurement comments within the App for each measurement point - Reporting and data export for regulatory requirements and internal quality assurance Frying oil quality: - Seamless documentation of measured values as well as calibration and adjustment of the measurement instrument - Individually definable limit values and measurement comments within the App for each measurement point - Reporting and data export for regulatory requirements and internal quality assurance --------------------------------------------------------- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.testo.com/en/company/privacy-policy-app

About

LoadSizer

Features
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Size the AC right — get a room-by-room cooling and heating load estimate in under a minute, built on the ASHRAE CLTD/SCL method instead of a single "BTU per square foot" guess. Built for installers doing a quick home survey, engineers who want a fast sanity check before a full Manual J, and homeowners who want more than a rule of thumb before buying an AC. TWO MODES - Quick: floor area, ceiling height, room type, main sun-facing side, insulation level, occupants, top floor or not. Instant estimate. - Detailed: full room construction — exterior walls and windows by orientation (area, U-value, SHGC, shading), roof, ground-floor slab, occupants and activity, lighting, equipment, and outdoor air (ACH). WHAT YOU GET - Sensible, latent and total cooling load (W, Btu/h, kW, ton) plus SHR, and a heating load for the coldest design day. - A horizontal breakdown by component: walls, windows (conduction and solar shown separately), roof, people, lighting, equipment, outdoor air. - A recommended commercial AC size (5,000-60,000 Btu/h) in Btu/h, ton and HP, rounded up to a size you can actually buy — plus a warning if it's oversized or the load per square foot looks off. REAL CLIMATE DATA 35 cities across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, with outdoor design conditions sourced from ASHRAE Climatic Design Conditions — not one flat number for an entire country. Enter your own design climate for anywhere else. WORKS THE WAY YOU DO - Fully offline. No account, no tracking, no ads. - °C/°F, m²/ft², m/ft, and W/Btu-h/kW/ton/HP, each set independently. - Multiple rooms per project, multiple projects, PDF export. - English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai. Free for unlimited Quick estimates and one Detailed room. LoadSizer Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription) unlocks unlimited rooms/projects and PDF export. LoadSizer uses a simplified ASHRAE Fundamentals 1997 CLTD/SCL/CLF method for fast sizing guidance — not a substitute for a full Manual J or ASHRAE RTS load calculation, and not certified or endorsed by ASHRAE or ACCA.

Screenshots

testo Smart4 screens
LoadSizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LoadSizer at 15.1 against testo Smart's 18.0. 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. testo Smart sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and LoadSizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
testo Smart versus LoadSizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertesto SmartLoadSizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (170 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings170 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTesto SE & Co. KGaADuong Nguyen Huu

Bugs and requests

testo Smart

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App won't connect to devices
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Inability to save favorite refrigerants
  • Measurement data not displaying properly

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add option to toggle Bluetooth discovery
  • Improve Bluetooth range
  • Add ability to customize colors and graphs
  • Improve data export functionality
  • Add option to name sensors
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  • Improve multi-probe support
  • Integrate more features from physical devices

LoadSizer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

testo Smart

Subscriptions4
  • Multi-site measurement7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Air balancing7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Multi-site measurement$69.901 Year
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  • Air balancing$99.901 Year
One-time1
  • Logging digital manifold$44.99
1 purchases

LoadSizer

One-time1
  • LoadSizer Pro$2.99

Questions

Is testo Smart free?
testo Smart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LoadSizer free?
LoadSizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do testo Smart or LoadSizer have ads?
Neither testo Smart nor LoadSizer shows ads.

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