Open Channel Flow Lite vs El Centro Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Channel Flow Lite
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Open Channel Flow Lite is the free edition of Open Channel Flow Pro. It has every feature of the Pro version, for small channels. CHANNEL SHAPES • Rectangular • Trapezoidal • Circular • Natural (irregular cross-section, with overbank roughness) • Triangular • Parabolic SOLVE FOR • Discharge, water depth, bed slope, and the channel width or pipe diameter, using Manning's equation RESULTS • Flow area, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius, velocity, Froude number and flow regime • Critical depth, specific energy, alternate and sequent depths • Discharge rating curve and specific energy charts MORE TOOLS • Water surface profiles by the direct step method, from a control depth • Efficient Section: size the best section for a design discharge • Manning's n picker • Metric and English units • Worksheets to save and reopen your calculations • PDF reports to share • Built-in documentation and usage manual • iPhone and iPad LIMITS OF THE LITE VERSION • Discharge up to 0.5 m³/s (17.65 ft³/s) • Water depth in a circular channel up to 0.6 m (1.96 ft) • Trapezoidal side slope of 1:1 only Open Channel Flow Pro removes these limits. No account and no ads. Your worksheets stay on your device.
El Centro Connect
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Place the power of city government in the palm of your hand with the El Centro Connect App. Easily report issues such as graffiti, potholes, missing street signs and more to the City of El Centro. Add a photo of the issue, press submit, and your request is immediately sent to the City. The wonderful part of the El Centro Connect App is that it will significantly cut the time it takes to get issues addressed and can even notify you when the issue has been fixed. See all submissions and track them as they get completed. Comment on other submissions right from the app! Download today and help keep the City of El Centro safe and beautiful!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Open Channel Flow Lite at 3 against El Centro Connect's 1. Open Channel Flow Lite also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | Open Channel Flow Lite | El Centro Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexius Academia | Nobel Systems, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Open Channel Flow Lite
No in-app purchases
El Centro Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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