Comparison

Electrician's Sidekick vs Card Grading

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

Card Grading

Features
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Pre-grade collectible cards from your iPhone. Mint Condition helps dealers and collectors check condition before they buy, sell, or send to PSA, BGS, or SGC. Photograph front and back, get an estimate with centering, corners, edges, and surface, then keep everything in your Vault. Custom visual models measure and identify defects - AI is only used as the judge. Built for card shows, shop counters, and quick checks between deals. Use the app to even review cards you've graded from eBay using the Mint Condition Marketplace Grade Chrome Extension. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Grade up to 20 cards in a batch from camera or photo library • See overall grade plus subgrades and estimated value • Browse your Vault on the go • Buy credit packs in-app HOW IT WORKS 1. Sign in with your Mint Condition account 2. Open Grade and add front and back photos 3. Submit your batch 4. Review results and open cards in Vault WHO IT’S FOR Hobby shop owners, show buyers, dealers, and collectors who want a faster read on raw cards without waiting on a slab. IMPORTANT • Pre-grade estimates only. Not an official PSA, BGS, SGC, or CGC grade • Results depend on photo quality. Use sharp, well-lit front and back shots • Not buy/sell advice. For your own research only • Credits are purchased in-app on iOS NEED HELP? Support: https://mintconditiongrading.com/support Privacy: https://mintconditiongrading.com/privacy Website: https://mintconditiongrading.com Download Mint Condition and grade cards on the go.

Screenshots

Electrician's Sidekick4 screens
Card Grading3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Electrician's Sidekick at none against Card Grading's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Card Grading sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Electrician's Sidekick asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Electrician's Sidekick versus Card Grading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectrician's SidekickCard Grading
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIDEAL INDUSTRIES, INCMint Condition Grading

In-app purchases

None

Electrician's Sidekick

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Card Grading

One-time3
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • Collector Pack2 variants$19.99
  • Vault Pack$49.99

Questions

Is Electrician's Sidekick free?
Electrician's Sidekick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Card Grading free?
Card Grading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Electrician's Sidekick or Card Grading have ads?
Neither Electrician's Sidekick nor Card Grading shows ads.

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