Cat® Methane Number Calculator vs Advanced Forms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cat® Methane Number Calculator
Quickly calculate methane number, heating value, and other natural gas parameters on your mobile device. Input standard gas samples or enter your own data from the job site without needing complex software.
- Methane number calculation
- Heating value calculation
- Natural gas parameter calculation
- Standard gas samples pre-loaded
- Custom sample input
Read full descriptionHide full description
Cat® Methane Number Calculator is a brand new app for your mobile phone or tablet to allow quick, convenient calculations of methane number, heating value and other natural gas parameters without needing to use your laptop or complicated software. Standard gas samples are pre-loaded or you may enter your own sample from your job site.
Advanced Forms
This app provides a mobile forms and workflow system to streamline operations and ensure consistent data capture. It allows for the creation of unlimited forms with various input types, works online and offline, and integrates with existing business systems for enhanced efficiency.
- Create unlimited mobile forms
- Offline data collection with sync
- Drag-and-drop form design tool
- Multiple data input types (signature, GPS, barcode)
- Integration with business systems
- Email notifications and workflow automation
Read full descriptionHide full description
Advanced Forms is a mobile forms and workflow system that streamlines operations and increases consistent data capture and efficiency across an organization. Create unlimited mobile forms by users, user roles, and teams quickly and easily. Advanced Forms mobile data collection works online and offline with email, notifications, workflow, and reporting. Create Forms for your mobile users using an easy-to-learn and easy-to-use drag and drop design tool. Collect data on your smartphone or tablet. Data capture inputs include: - Date and time - Signature capture - Image capture and annotation - GPS Capture - Barcode and QR code scan - Number, including calculated fields and color ranges - Test and long text - Select, checkbox, radio buttons - Conditional fields - Tables - Data lookup from your systems Integrate Advanced Forms - Integrates with your database system - Integrate with your business systems Works Offline - All forms work offline - Two-way data synchronization each time you connect - Partially completed forms can be saved for later completion and submission Cloud or On-premise
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cat® Methane Number Calculator at 4.0 against Advanced Forms's 1.0. Cat® Methane Number Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Cat® Methane Number Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Cat® Methane Number Calculator ships an update every 3 weeks, Advanced Forms every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cat® Methane Number Calculator | Advanced Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caterpillar Inc. | OmniByte Technology, Inc |
Customer experience
Cat® Methane Number Calculator
Advanced Forms
In-app purchases
Cat® Methane Number Calculator
No in-app purchases
Advanced Forms
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cat® Methane Number Calculator free?
Is Advanced Forms free?
Which has better reviews, Cat® Methane Number Calculator or Advanced Forms?
Do Cat® Methane Number Calculator or Advanced Forms have ads?
Which is updated more often, Cat® Methane Number Calculator or Advanced Forms?
Other comparisons
