Comparison

HVAC Know It All vs Electrical Troubleshooting MS

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

Head to head
About

HVAC Know It All

Connect with HVAC/R professionals to enhance your skills through educational discussions. This app aims to help technicians, installers, owners, educators, and students improve their expertise in the trade.

Highlights
  • Educational discussions
  • Professional networking
  • Skill enhancement
  • Trade knowledge sharing
  • Technician resources
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HVAC Know It All is a community of HVAC/R professionals. The goal, through educational discussion, is to become better technicians, installers, company owners, educators and students of the trade. PRICING INFORMATION: This app has a 7 day free trial after which a subscription of $0.99 monthly OR $9.99 yearly is required in order to access the entire app. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Please find a link to the Privacy Policy below: https://bluecollarguru.disciplemedia.com/privacy_policy Please find a link to the Terms of Service below: https://bluecollarguru.disciplemedia.com/terms_and_conditions

About

Electrical Troubleshooting MS

Learn to troubleshoot electrical circuits with a virtual voltmeter and PLC logic. This app offers 17 random electrical problems for a challenging learning experience, allowing you to practice identifying issues in motor starters and control circuits.

Highlights
  • 17 random electrical problems
  • Virtual voltmeter with probes
  • Animated motor starter
  • Switch between schematic and PLC logic
  • Troubleshooting Assistant
  • Normal and troubleshooting modes
Features
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Totally FREE! No ads or pop-ups! How this App Works: This app has 17 different electrical problems that are randomly selected to provide a fun and challenging learning experience. It is certain to help you become more proficient in troubleshooting with a voltmeter. The motor starter is animated so that you can SEE the different contact configurations between forward and reverse. Another unique feature of this app is the ability to instantly switch back and forth between the control schematic and the real time PLC logic. There is also a "Troubleshooting Assistant" to help test the control circuit and find the problems. The app is initially in normal mode. This allows you to experience: - How a reversing starter works. - How to use the virtual voltmeter probes to measure voltages at various test points (small black squares, which turn red when the voltmeter makes contact with them) in the control circuit. - Analyze the PLC logic, when the starter is in various control modes Run (FWD & Rev), Off and Auto (FWD & REV). The HMI only has control in Auto. The selector switches work as indicated by control circuit. After the you understand how the motor starter works in the various control modes, you can check your troubleshooting skills by going to "Settings" (touch the 'More' button (at the top of the app) and then the gear icon) and selecting troubleshooting mode. Touch the "Arrow Back" icon to return to the control schematic. You will notice that the screen background has turned a light green, indicating that it is in troubleshooting mode and has a problem that needs to be found. Use the "Troubleshooting assistant" at the top, right side of the control schematic to help set the operator switches for testing. Use the voltmeter probes and PLC logic screen to identify the problem. Once you believe that you have identified the problem, touch "Problem Identified" button at the top of the app. A list of possible problems will appear. If you cannot determine the problem, at the bottom of the list, there is an item to provide the answer. If you desire to put the control system back in to normal (Non Troubleshooting Mode - No electrical problems) to learn more about how it is suppose to work, go to the settings section and unselect "Troubleshooting Mode". It is truly a great learning tool for anybody that wants to be able to fully utilize a voltmeter to troubleshoot a control circuit.

Screenshots

HVAC Know It All3 screens
Electrical Troubleshooting MS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Electrical Troubleshooting MS at none against HVAC Know It All's 2. Electrical Troubleshooting MS also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. HVAC Know It All sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Electrical Troubleshooting MS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for HVAC Know It All against 4.8 for Electrical Troubleshooting MS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 224 and 122 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of HVAC Know It All's written reviews are positive against 88% of Electrical Troubleshooting MS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HVAC Know It All ships an update every 6 months, Electrical Troubleshooting MS weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HVAC Know It All versus Electrical Troubleshooting MS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHVAC Know It AllElectrical Troubleshooting MS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (224 ratings) — better4.8 (122 ratings)
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings224 — better122
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHVAC Know It All Inc.David White

Customer experience

HVAC Know It All

All ratings221 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.3%

Electrical Troubleshooting MS

All ratings118 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%

Bugs and requests

HVAC Know It All

Requested features

1 request
  • More content for the residential group

Electrical Troubleshooting MS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HVAC Know It All

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Electrical Troubleshooting MS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HVAC Know It All free?
HVAC Know It All is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Electrical Troubleshooting MS free?
Electrical Troubleshooting MS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HVAC Know It All or Electrical Troubleshooting MS?
HVAC Know It All is rated higher. HVAC Know It All averages 4.8 out of 5 from 224 ratings, while Electrical Troubleshooting MS averages 4.8 from 122 ratings.
Do HVAC Know It All or Electrical Troubleshooting MS have ads?
Neither HVAC Know It All nor Electrical Troubleshooting MS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HVAC Know It All or Electrical Troubleshooting MS?
HVAC Know It All ships an update every 6 months, and Electrical Troubleshooting MS weekly. Most recently, HVAC Know It All was updated on October 24, 2026 and Electrical Troubleshooting MS on October 30, 2026.

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