Comparison

Electrician's Sidekick vs In Out Scheduler

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

Head to head
About

Electrician's Sidekick

This free tool consolidates essential electrical calculations and reference guides into a single app. It offers precise tools for conduit bending, wire sizing, voltage drop, and conduit fill, designed to enhance fieldwork efficiency and accuracy for professionals. The app functions offline, ensuring constant access to critical information.

Highlights
  • Conduit bending calculator
  • Wire sizing and voltage drop calculator
  • Conduit fill calculator
  • Construction calculator (feet/inches)
  • Electrical wiring color charts
  • Digital clinometer (level)
Features
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Tired of juggling multiple calculators and reference guides on the job? The Electrician's Sidekick app from IDEAL Electrical is a free tool that combines the functions of many electrical calculators into one convenient app. Instantly calculate rolling offsets and bends with the precise conduit bending calculator and integrated level. Determine accurate wire sizing, voltage drop, and conduit fill to meet compliance standards. Designed by pros for pros, this app maximizes your fieldwork efficiency and accuracy from layout to final connection. The calculators continue to function even without internet connectivity, ensuring you always have access to the information you need. Key features include: Connector Selector – input the wire combination and connector style to receive recommendations for the right connector for the job. Smart Meter Connectivity - Connect compatible IDEAL smart test instruments to automatically capture measurements, monitor readings in real time, and document results directly from your mobile device. Wire Sizing & Voltage Drop Calculator – input wire size, voltage, amperage, and length to determine volts and drop percentage. Conduit Bending Calculator – select the type of conduit and desired bend (offset, saddle bend, or rolling offset), then input the angle, offset distance, and clearance. The dynamic display quickly shows the bend required, shrink, and other important information. Conduit Fill Calculator – input the conduit type and the number/size of conductors to calculate the minimum conduit size required for a certain percentage of fill. Construction Calculator – this specialized calculator permits electricians to add and multiply feet and inches and get the answer back in feet and inches. Electrical Wiring Color Charts – provides the wiring code for the various phases in a panel for both 120/280V and 277/480V systems. Clinometer – transform your phone into a digital level with zero/reset options. When placed on a flat surface, it automatically becomes a bubble level. Simplify every job with this all-in-one electrician's companion. Join the thousands of other electricians using the free Electrician’s Sidekick app from IDEAL Electrical. DATA COMM - T568A/T568B Wiring Reference and conduit fill calculator for data cables. Box Fill Calculator - Calculate NEC® box fill requirements in seconds. Account for conductors, devices, grounding conductors, cable clamps, fixture studs, and plaster rings while instantly verifying box capacity and available volume.

About

In Out Scheduler

Coordinate group attendance for recurring events, games, or meetings. Users can easily indicate their availability for individual occurrences without committing to the entire series. Facilitates flexible scheduling for any group activity.

Highlights
  • Per-event attendance tracking
  • Recurring event scheduling
  • Group communication for events
  • Flexible sign-up options
  • Easy availability indication
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This allows a group to have a re-occurring event/game/meeting and allow each user to let the group know if they will be attending on a per event bases rather than a full series.

Screenshots

Electrician's Sidekick4 screens
In Out Scheduler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: In Out Scheduler at 5.0 against Electrician's Sidekick's 3.6. In Out Scheduler also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Electrician's Sidekick's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

In Out Scheduler holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Electrician's Sidekick has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Electrician's Sidekick ships an update every 4 months, In Out Scheduler every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Electrician's Sidekick versus In Out Scheduler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectrician's SidekickIn Out Scheduler
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIDEAL INDUSTRIES, INCAndrew Wirth

Customer experience

Electrician's Sidekick

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In Out Scheduler

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Electrician's Sidekick

No in-app purchases

None

In Out Scheduler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Electrician's Sidekick free?
Electrician's Sidekick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is In Out Scheduler free?
In Out Scheduler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Electrician's Sidekick or In Out Scheduler?
In Out Scheduler is rated higher. Electrician's Sidekick averages 3.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while In Out Scheduler averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Electrician's Sidekick or In Out Scheduler have ads?
Neither Electrician's Sidekick nor In Out Scheduler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Electrician's Sidekick or In Out Scheduler?
Electrician's Sidekick ships an update every 4 months, and In Out Scheduler every 3 weeks. Most recently, Electrician's Sidekick was updated on October 24, 2026 and In Out Scheduler on September 26, 2026.

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