Comparison

mySANAD vs Open Channel Flow Lite

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

Head to head
About

mySANAD

Enhance your efficiency and effectiveness with this mobile application designed for seamless task performance and workflow management. Access critical updates and manage activities from any device, anywhere, anytime, with a focus on cutting-edge design and user experience.

Highlights
  • Perform tasks from phone
  • Quick and easy authentication
  • Offline mode availability
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Cutting-edge design and UX
Features
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The mySANAD Mobile App provides a means for any user globally to become more efficient and effective when performing activities and workflows… any device, anywhere, anytime! The app provides cutting edge design and user experience to enhance life of users. Features: • Perform tasks from the ease of your phone • Quick and easy authentication • Offline mode availability dependent on your use of the app • Push notifications, sending you important updates right to your phone • And more...

About

Open Channel Flow Lite

Features
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Open Channel Flow Lite is the free edition of Open Channel Flow Pro. It has every feature of the Pro version, for small channels. CHANNEL SHAPES • Rectangular • Trapezoidal • Circular • Natural (irregular cross-section, with overbank roughness) • Triangular • Parabolic SOLVE FOR • Discharge, water depth, bed slope, and the channel width or pipe diameter, using Manning's equation RESULTS • Flow area, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius, velocity, Froude number and flow regime • Critical depth, specific energy, alternate and sequent depths • Discharge rating curve and specific energy charts MORE TOOLS • Water surface profiles by the direct step method, from a control depth • Efficient Section: size the best section for a design discharge • Manning's n picker • Metric and English units • Worksheets to save and reopen your calculations • PDF reports to share • Built-in documentation and usage manual • iPhone and iPad LIMITS OF THE LITE VERSION • Discharge up to 0.5 m³/s (17.65 ft³/s) • Water depth in a circular channel up to 0.6 m (1.96 ft) • Trapezoidal side slope of 1:1 only Open Channel Flow Pro removes these limits. No account and no ads. Your worksheets stay on your device.

Screenshots

mySANAD4 screens
Open Channel Flow Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Open Channel Flow Lite at every 13 months against mySANAD's every 26 months. mySANAD's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mySANAD ships an update every 26 months, Open Channel Flow Lite every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
mySANAD versus Open Channel Flow Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermySANADOpen Channel Flow Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 13 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabors Corporate Services, Inc.Alexius Academia

In-app purchases

None

mySANAD

No in-app purchases

None

Open Channel Flow Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mySANAD free?
mySANAD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Channel Flow Lite free?
Open Channel Flow Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mySANAD or Open Channel Flow Lite have ads?
Neither mySANAD nor Open Channel Flow Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mySANAD or Open Channel Flow Lite?
mySANAD ships an update every 26 months, and Open Channel Flow Lite every 13 months. Most recently, mySANAD was updated on September 24, 2026 and Open Channel Flow Lite on October 14, 2026.

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