Steel Pipe vs AxisForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steel Pipe
Access essential data for common steel pipe sizes, including outside diameter, wall thickness in both inches and millimeters, and weight per meter in pounds and kilograms. This utility app also provides pipe schedule information.
- NPS steel pipe data
- Outside diameter
- Wall thickness (inches/mm)
- Weight (lbs/kg per meter)
- Pipe Schedule information
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Most common Nominal Pipe Size [NPS] steel pipe information: Outside diameter Wall thickness in inches and mm Weight in pounds and kg per meter Pipe Schedule NPS and pipe diameter estimation tool based on partially accessible pipe using chord and sagitta
AxisForge
Transform your iPhone into a wireless remote for your CNC router or laser cutter. Control your machine with large, responsive buttons and customizable haptic feedback. Seamlessly integrates with popular design software.
- Wireless jog pendant for CNC/laser cutters
- Large, glove-friendly jog buttons
- Customizable haptic feedback
- Deadman mode for safety
- Automatic watchdog and disarm
- Support for popular CNC software
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AxisForge turns your iPhone into a professional wireless jog pendant for your CNC router or laser cutter — no dedicated hardware remote needed, just your phone and the AxisForge USB dongle. WORKS WITH YOUR SOFTWARE Built-in profiles for the most popular CNC and laser software — no configuration needed: Carbide Motion Universal G-Code Sender (Mac & Windows) Easel by Inventables Mach3 OpenBuilds CONTROL Generic GRBL LightBurn Custom Layout — assign any key combination to any button DESIGNED FOR THE SHOP FLOOR Large, glowing jog buttons you can tap confidently with work gloves on ARM/DISARM safety system — buttons only send keystrokes when intentionally armed Deadman mode — hold the ARM button to keep jogging; release and the machine stops instantly Automatic watchdog: if your phone disconnects mid-jog, the dongle stops all movement within 500ms Auto-disarms when you navigate away from the jog screen — no accidental moves Hold-to-jog mode for continuous movement, or tap mode for precise incremental steps 5 increment presets: 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 25 mm Feed rate selector: Slow / Med / Fast FEED HOLD always reachable — even when disarmed INSTANT RESPONSE Jog commands fire the instant your finger touches the button — not on lift Hold-to-jog starts immediately on first touch with zero delay HAPTIC FEEDBACK BUILT FOR THE SHOP Talks directly to the native Taptic Engine for zero-latency response Four feel presets: Smooth, Click, Punch, and Machine — from subtle to industrial Press Kick intensity: Off, Tiny, Light, Medium, Heavy, or Hardcore Smooth continuous hold buzz powered by Core Haptics — one clean waveform for the entire hold, no ticking Hold Speed control: dial in when the buzz starts, from a relaxed delay to instant on first touch SIMPLE SETUP Plug the AxisForge USB dongle into your CNC or laser computer Open the app — it finds the dongle automatically over Bluetooth Pick your software profile ARM and start jogging The dongle acts as a USB keyboard to your computer — no drivers, no software install, no admin rights needed. It just works. THE DONGLE The AxisForge wireless dongle is sold separately at TheBossFactory.ca and Etsy. The app is free. AxisForge is not affiliated with or endorsed by Carbide 3D, Inventables, LightBurn Software, Newfangled Solutions, OpenBuilds, or any other software manufacturer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AxisForge at weekly against Steel Pipe's every 4 months. AxisForge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Steel Pipe's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AxisForge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steel Pipe has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Steel Pipe ships an update every 4 months, AxisForge weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steel Pipe | AxisForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | River Right Ltd | Francis Bosse |
Customer experience
Steel Pipe
AxisForge
In-app purchases
Steel Pipe
No in-app purchases
AxisForge
No in-app purchases
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