Comparison

PCS Instruments vs GradPad

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

Head to head
About

PCS Instruments

Calculate Hertz contact pressures and sizes for various geometries, loads, and materials. Pre-loaded with specimen data from PCS Instruments machines and common materials, with options to add custom ones.

Highlights
  • Hertz contact pressure calculations
  • Contact size calculations
  • Load and material input
  • Pre-loaded specimen data
  • Custom material support
  • Circular and line contact calculations
Features
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Designed by PCS Instruments, the PCS App allows you to easily and quickly calculate Hertz contact pressures and sizes for any valid Hertzian geometry with specified loads and materials. Specimen geometries and material properties for all our instruments are loaded on the app: simply select your specimens, input the load, and the app does the rest - giving you all the contact conditions instantly! For custom Hertz contacts, you can select from a range of standard (and custom) contact types to fit all your testing needs. For circular and line contacts you can even set just the radius of the sample and any other parameter, and the app will calculate the load required to achieve this and all the other parameters. These parameters are: - Load - Max pressure - Contact radius - Mean pressure - Contact area - Approach For users of PCS Instruments machines, the PCS App comes pre-loaded with all the contact geometry and standard specimens and materials from our instruments including the: - MTM - EHD - ETM - HFRR - MPR - ABS - ABSSL Moreover, the PCS App not only comes pre-loaded with properties for all the standard specimen materials we supply, but many more common materials, and the option for you to add and save your own custom materials.

About

GradPad

Features
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The simplest way to manage your GradPad Resident account from your fingertips. The GradPad Resident app brings everything you need all in one place: โ€ข Make rent payments โ€ข View all your documents in one place โ€ข Contact the site team The GradPad Resident app is free to download. It's quick and easy to install and makes managing your accommodation easy.

Screenshots

PCS Instruments4 screens
GradPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

PCS Instruments and GradPad are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PCS Instruments versus GradPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPCS InstrumentsGradPad
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyโ€”Every 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPCS Instruments LimitedYardi Systems, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

PCS Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

GradPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PCS Instruments free?
PCS Instruments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GradPad free?
GradPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PCS Instruments or GradPad have ads?
Neither PCS Instruments nor GradPad shows ads.

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