Electrical Formulator vs SwiftPanel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electrical Formulator
This app provides a comprehensive suite of electrical calculation tools for design and engineering challenges. It offers hundreds of conversion and calculation options, with features to save, print, and email results. Easily access frequently used and recently accessed formulas, with all calculations automatically stored.
- Over 100 electrical formulas
- Save and organize results
- Share results via email or print
- Access most-used and recent formulas
- Supports US/Imperial and metric units
- Formula categories for batteries, motors, transformers, and more
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Electrical Formulator: Your Complete Electrical Calculation Tool Solve virtually any electrical design or engineering challenge with this powerful and intuitive electrical formulator. Packed with hundreds of conversion and calculation tools, it’s the most versatile utility in your toolkit. Save, print, or email your results. Easily access your most-used and recently used formulas. Every calculation is automatically saved for future reference. Key Features: • Instant access to over 100 professional-grade electrical formulas • Save and organize your results for later reference • Share results via email or print • Highlights your most-used and recent formulas • Designed for engineers, electricians, and energy professionals Formula Categories: Batteries • Starting motor amperage • Number of cells required • Estimated operating time Cost Calculations • Appliance and lighting energy usage • Estimated usage hours for new bulbs • Insulation payback period BTU Conversions • BTU to joules, horsepower-hr, watt-hr, calories, foot-pounds, and more Generator Calculations • DC generator output • Generator amperage and efficiency Impedance & Reactance • Resistance & reactance combinations • Inductive and capacitive reactance • Total impedance and parallel circuits Kilowatts & Joules • Convert kilowatts to BTU/hr, joules/sec, lumens, horsepower, megajoules/hr, and more Motors • Single- and three-phase motor calculations • Locked rotor current • Motor kVA (including multiple input scenarios) • Motor speed analysis Ohm’s Law • Calculate for power, voltage, resistance, or current Transformers • Primary and secondary amperage • Full-load transformer sizing (208V, 240V, 480V for single and three-phase) • Impedance and amperage capacity calculations Voltage Drop • Copper and aluminum wire voltage drop (1-phase and 3-phase) • US/Imperial and metric units supported Wiring & Conduits • Wire size and resistance (copper and aluminum) • Wire length calculations • Conduit sizing Whether you’re working in the field, the lab, or the classroom, this electrical formulator helps you work faster, smarter, and with confidence. Users are able to calculate twelve formulas for FREE. Purchase a subscription to calculate additional formulas. All subscriptions come with a 1-WEEK FREE TRIAL and SUPPORT Family Sharing.
SwiftPanel
Easily create professional electrical panel directories from your phone. Document, organize, and print breaker layouts with custom labels and notes. Ideal for homeowners, electricians, and property managers.
- Create and label up to 80 circuits per panel
- Categorize breakers by room or type
- Support for single and double-pole breakers
- Export print-ready PDF directories
- Works offline
- Save multiple panels
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SwiftPanel – Panel Directory Replace messy handwritten breaker charts with clean, professional electrical panel directories — in minutes. SwiftPanel is the fastest way for homeowners, electricians, and property managers to document, organize, and print electrical panel layouts. Label every breaker, categorize circuits by room or type, and export polished, print-ready PDFs directly from your phone. Create & Organize Add and label up to 80 circuits per panel Categorize breakers — Kitchen, HVAC, Lighting, Laundry, and more Support for single-pole and double-pole breakers Mark spare slots, add notes, and swap circuit positions Save multiple panels — main panels, subpanels, and more Duplicate panels for similar properties Export & Print Panel Directory — clean two-column layout ready to print and mount Sized for standard panel doors, binders, and clipboards Export as PDF and share instantly via AirDrop, email, or Files SwiftPanel Pro Mirror Panel Layout — odd and even breakers side by side, just like the real panel Ultra Compact — up to 48 circuits on a single page Avery 5160 labels — print individual circuit labels on standard label sheets Breaker Labels — sized for Avery 94219 label stock Large Directory Labels — Avery 5163 shipping label format Contractor branding — add your business name, phone, client, and job info to every export Watermark-free exports Built for Real Life Works completely offline — no account, no cloud required All data stored privately on your device Dark and light mode support Whether you're a homeowner finally organizing a confusing panel, an electrician leaving a professional document for a client, or a property manager tracking multiple buildings — SwiftPanel gives you the tools to do it right.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SwiftPanel at fortnightly against Electrical Formulator's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Electrical Formulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SwiftPanel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Electrical Formulator against 5.0 for SwiftPanel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Electrical Formulator ships an update every 2 months, SwiftPanel fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electrical Formulator | SwiftPanel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Historycentral.com | BRIAN JAMES GAIDA |
Customer experience
Electrical Formulator
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In-app purchases
Electrical Formulator
- Pro Features For Electrcial$1.99
SwiftPanel
- SwiftPanel Pro$4.99
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