proteän vs Building Wire Selector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
proteän
This app digitizes regulatory compliance inspections. It guides inspectors through custom checklists, allowing them to record facility and equipment details, ask relevant questions, and document compliance status. Findings and citations are clearly communicated in a digital report.
- Customizable inspection checklists
- Facility and equipment attribute viewing
- Predefined inspection workflows
- Preliminary and follow-up questions
- Compliance deficiency citation
- Digital report generation
- In-app data capture (camera, GPS, comments)
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The protean iOS application provides a digital means to complete customized regulatory compliance inspection checklists. Inspectors are able to view attributes of a regulated facility and associated equipment in-app. The app leads inspectors through predefined custom inspection workflows that incorporate preliminary and follow-up questions drawn from regulatory requirements. The app allows the inspector to cite compliance deficiencies as appropriate and create a digital report notating whether a facility is in compliance or not. The application utilizes the iOS device’s camera, GPS, touch screen, and ability to enter comments to capture accurate compliance data and clearly identify and communicate the inspector’s findings and citations in the report.
Building Wire Selector
This tool helps determine the correct conductor size and wire type for electrical installations. It adheres to the National Electrical Code® wiring methods, ensuring compliance and safety.
- Conductor size determination
- Wire and cable type selection
- National Electrical Code compliance
- Electrical installation guidance
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Southwire's Building Wire Selector determines the minimum conductor size and the best wire and cable type for a particular installation, following the National Electrical Code® wiring methods.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: proteän at 8 against Building Wire Selector's 2. proteän also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for proteän against 5.0 for Building Wire Selector. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | proteän | Building Wire Selector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Protean Ventures, LLC | Southwire Company |
Customer experience
proteän
Building Wire Selector
In-app purchases
proteän
No in-app purchases
Building Wire Selector
No in-app purchases
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