SolidGuide vs Hans Premium Water
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SolidGuide
This app provides water treatment professionals with quick access to product information and essential calculators for cooling tower, boiler, and closed-loop systems. It features a user-friendly catalog, equipment details, intelligent surveys, and searchable resources like spec sheets and drawings.
- User-friendly product catalog
- Comprehensive equipment information
- Intelligent surveys
- Upgraded calculators
- Searchable resources (spec sheets, drawings, case studies)
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SolidGuide, powered by AP Tech, is a valuable resource for water treatment professionals, designed to streamline access to AP Tech solid chemistry product information and calculators for cooling tower, boiler, and closed-loop applications. With SolidGuide 2.0, you will experience a smooth experience and refined resources, including: • User-friendly Product Catalog • Comprehensive equipment information • Intelligent and seamless surveys • Calculators with upgraded functionality • Searchable resources (spec sheets, drawings, case studies, and more) • Eliminate the guesswork and get SolidGuide.
Hans Premium Water
This app connects to a whole-house water appliance that purifies water to meet bottled water standards. It significantly reduces contaminants like lead, arsenic, and nitrates, while also softening water without salt. The system features a space-saving design and quiet operation.
- Connects to Model 2 water appliances
- Reduces lead, arsenic, and nitrates
- Softens water without salt
- Space-saving design
- Quiet operation
- Low maintenance
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The HANS™ Premium Water Appliance is the first major advancement in whole-house water technology in over 50 years The only whole-house water system that meets or exceeds standards set for bottled water. Significantly reduces these contaminants and many more: - Lead - Arsenic - Iron - Nitrates/ Nitrites - PFOA/ PFOS - Softens water without salt. - Easily attaches to most water main. - Space-saving design (18.5” x 22.5” x 49”). - Quiet operation. - Low maintenance. - 20-year element warranty. This application is intended for use with the Model 2 family of units (Model 2, Model 2R, Model 2 Quad, Water Treatment Unit, Redundant Pump, Boost Pump, Sterile Water).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SolidGuide at 5.0 against Hans Premium Water's 3.5. SolidGuide also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SolidGuide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
SolidGuide ships an update every 6 weeks, Hans Premium Water every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolidGuide | Hans Premium Water |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | APTech Group | S2 Equipment LLC |
Customer experience
SolidGuide
Hans Premium Water
In-app purchases
SolidGuide
No in-app purchases
Hans Premium Water
No in-app purchases
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