Comparison

Do One Thing vs CaptiveAire Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

Do One Thing

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You can track your goal from a calendar view. Your progress will sync through all your devices.

About

CaptiveAire Toolbox

This app provides over 40 HVAC and building-systems engineering calculators. It's designed for field use, offering standard industry formulas for cooling, heating, ventilation, electrical sizing, and more. Access detailed formula definitions and reference data.

Highlights
  • 40+ HVAC engineering calculators
  • Cooling and heating load calculations
  • Ventilation and airflow tools
  • Electrical sizing and motor circuits
  • Duct and piping pressure drop
  • Reference data and psychrometric chart
Features
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The CaptiveAire Toolbox puts 40+ HVAC and building-systems engineering calculators in your pocket. Designed for engineers, contractors, and technicians, every formula uses standard industry references (ASHRAE, AMCA, NEC), sized so you can run sanity checks in the field instead of pulling out a laptop. Cooling: Total Cooling Load (enthalpy-based with humidity), Sensible Cooling Load, Latent Cooling Load, SEER, Cost of Cooling, Tons to BTU/hr conversions, DX/MPU Cooling, Evaporative Cooling, DMUA mode logic, Cooling Density Factor. Heating: BTU output for direct and indirect fired heaters, Input and Output BTU/hr for IBT systems, Temperature Rise from BTU and CFM, Heat Pump capacity with airflow and outdoor temperature adjustment, Reheat Coil leaving conditions, Manifold Pressure for natural gas and LP, Heating Density Factor. Ventilation and Airflow: Room Volume CFM, Sensible Heat CFM, Cooling Load CFM, Duct Velocity CFM, Outdoor Air Load (sensible plus latent), Psychrometric properties from dry bulb plus RH or wet bulb, Fan Energy Index per AMCA 208, Motor Adjusted Frequency for VFDs, ERV ROI Calculator with degree-day economics. Electrical Sizing: Wire Size per NEC Table, MCA and MOCP for motor circuits, Amperage from horsepower. Piping and Structural: Round Duct Sizing using Darcy-Weisbach and Colebrook-White, Duct Velocity and Friction, Piping Pressure Drop with fittings equivalent length, Pitched Roof curb height variation. Valve and Flow Sizing: Kv from flow rate, flow rate from Kv, pressure drop from Kv, Cv to Kv conversion, Heat Load to Flow Rate for water and glycol. Reference: ASHRAE Weather Station data with autocomplete address search, returning heating and cooling design temperatures, solar irradiance, wind speeds, and monthly design-day temperatures. Interactive Psychrometric Chart with property calculations. Modern HVAC versus Traditional Rooftop Unit comparison. Each calculator includes the formula and variable definitions accessible from the title bar. Tap the info icon to see exactly what equation drives the result. Built by the engineering team at CaptiveAire Systems. No tracking, no ads, no account required.

Screenshots

Do One Thing3 screens
CaptiveAire Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Do One Thing at every 4 days against CaptiveAire Toolbox's weekly. Do One Thing also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

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

Do One Thing ships an update every 4 days, CaptiveAire Toolbox weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Do One Thing versus CaptiveAire Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDo One ThingCaptiveAire Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZeyu YinCaptive-Aire Systems, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Do One Thing

No in-app purchases

None

CaptiveAire Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Do One Thing free?
Do One Thing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CaptiveAire Toolbox free?
CaptiveAire Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Do One Thing or CaptiveAire Toolbox have ads?
Neither Do One Thing nor CaptiveAire Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Do One Thing or CaptiveAire Toolbox?
Do One Thing ships an update every 4 days, and CaptiveAire Toolbox weekly. Most recently, Do One Thing was updated on October 27, 2026 and CaptiveAire Toolbox on October 24, 2026.

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