Comparison

iBend Pipe vs Conduit Bending

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

Head to head
About

iBend Pipe

This app simplifies conduit bending calculations for electricians and tradespeople. It offers instant, accurate results for various bend types using English or Metric measurements, with customizable bender profiles and an integrated protractor.

Highlights
  • Calculates various conduit bends
  • Supports English and Metric measurements
  • Instant, one-screen calculations
  • Accurate centerline bending radius calculations
  • Includes protractor function
  • Customizable bender profiles
Features
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iBend Pipe — Bend It Right the 1st Time iBend Pipe is a professional conduit bending calculator designed to help electricians make accurate bends faster and reduce wasted material. Whether you're bending a simple offset or laying out a complex compound bend around an obstruction, iBend Pipe gives you the information you need to bend it right—the first time. CONDUIT BENDING CALCULATORS Calculate the following bends using English or Metric measurements: • Offsets — bend toward or away from an obstruction • Rolling Offsets — bend toward or away from an obstruction • Parallel Offset Adjustments • 3-Bend Saddles • 4-Bend Saddles • Segmented Bends • 90° Bends • Back-to-Back 90° Bends • Kicked 90° Bends • Compound 90° Bends around round obstructions • Compound 90° Bends around square obstructions • Compound 90° Bends around rectangular obstructions FAST, ONE-SCREEN CALCULATIONS Enter your measurements and see results update instantly. There’s no need to work through multiple screens just to get a measurement. iBend Pipe is designed to keep the calculation and results visible so you can work quickly and efficiently. Large, easy-to-read measurements make the app practical to use on the job. ACCURATE, PRACTICAL RESULTS iBend Pipe goes beyond basic bending multipliers. Centerline bending radius calculations are available for greater accuracy, and bends automatically account for shrink so you don't have to do the math yourself. Pre-position your bends, plan your layout, and get the information you need before you start bending. What's faster—bending it twice or bending it right the first time? PROTRACTOR INCLUDED Use the built-in protractor to measure your bend angle as you bend. The measured angle can be sent directly back to your calculation, helping you work faster without switching between tools. BENDER PROFILES iBend Pipe includes nearly 100 bender and conduit combinations. You can also customize or modify profiles to match the benders and conduit you use in the field. FRACTIONS, NOT JUST DECIMALS Enter measurements as fractions instead of converting everything to decimals. Get your results in practical measurements you can use on the job. BUILT FOR ELECTRICIANS iBend Pipe is for the electrician who takes pride in their work. If you're the person other electricians come to when they have a difficult bend, this app is for you. If you want less wasted conduit in the bone pile, this app is for you. If you can write your name in conduit, this app is definitely for you. From a first-year apprentice to a seasoned journeyman, iBend Pipe is designed to save time, reduce wasted material, and make difficult conduit bends easier to plan. Bend it right. The first time. Thanks for all the great reviews! If you have questions or suggestions, contact me at: support@ibendpipe.com

About

Conduit Bending

This app calculates complex conduit bends for electricians, eliminating the need for charts or manual calculations. It supports over 30 bender types and various conduit sizes, offering both imperial and metric units for precise measurements on the job.

Highlights
  • 17 distinct bend calculators
  • Support for over 30 bender types
  • Imperial and metric unit switching
  • Calculations for offsets and saddles
  • 90° bends and corner calculations
  • Handles fractions and unit conversions
Features
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Conduit Bending is a conduit bending calculator for electricians: 17 bend calculators for offsets, rolling offsets, 3-point and 4-point saddles, 90° bends and corners, with your bender's numbers built in. Pick your bender, enter the measurements, and get the marks for the bend. No bending chart, no working it out on the back of a box. Switch between imperial (inches) and metric (cm) at any time. OFFSET BENDS • Offset: Basic • Offset: 1st Bend Critical • Offset: 2nd Bend Critical • Offset: Parallel Adjustment for parallel runs ROLLING OFFSET CALCULATOR • Rolled Offset: Basic • Rolled Offset: 1st Bend Critical • Rolled Offset: 2nd Bend Critical SADDLE BENDS • 3-Point Saddle: Basic and Critical distance • 4-Point Saddle: Basic and Critical distance 90° BENDS • 90°: Basic • Back to Back 90° • Kicked 90° CORNERS • Corner around a square obstacle • Corner around a rectangular obstacle • Corner around a round obstacle BENDERS AND UNITS • Choose from more than 30 predefined hand, Chicago, electric and hydraulic benders • EMT, IMC, rigid (RMC) and PVC conduit, from 1/2" to 5" • Work in inches or centimeters • A built-in calculator that handles fractions and converts between cm and inches, from the makers of Calculator+ Whether you bend conduit every day or are learning how to bend conduit, Conduit Bending puts every bend in one pipe bending calculator on your iPhone. Conduit Bending is free to use with ads. A subscription removes the ads. Also from xNeat: Construction Calculator and Pipe Fitting. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iBend Pipe4 screens
Conduit Bending4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iBend Pipe at 81% against Conduit Bending's 33%. iBend Pipe also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). Conduit Bending's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.2). On update cadence, ads and device support 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

Conduit Bending is free to download; iBend Pipe costs $5.99 up front. Conduit Bending sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. iBend Pipe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Conduit Bending holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conduit Bending has 664 ratings behind it against 109, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of iBend Pipe's written reviews are positive against 33% of Conduit Bending's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBend Pipe ships an update fortnightly, Conduit Bending every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
iBend Pipe versus Conduit Bending: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBend PipeConduit Bending
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (109 ratings)4.8 (664 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings109664 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco AlcalaxNeat.com

Customer experience

iBend Pipe

All ratings109 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative18.3%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative15.2%

Conduit Bending

All ratings660 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

User reviews

iBend Pipe

From 109 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Saves significant time on job sites
  • 📐 Accurate calculations for complex bends
  • 👍 User-friendly interface and intuitive design
  • 💡 Comprehensive bend types (offsets, saddles, kicks, rolls)
  • 🎓 Excellent tool for apprentices and learning

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Limited support for rigid conduit (EMT-focused)
  • 🐛 Greyed out options without clear explanation
  • 🐛 Apple Watch compatibility issues and crashes
  • 🐛 Missing app icon after purchase
  • 🐛 Inconsistent bender/conduit size detection

Conduit Bending

From 664 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Saves time
  • 🎯 Accurate measurements
  • 🧹 Clean layout
  • 🛠️ Works great on the job

Room to improve

  • 💸 Frequent premium version prompts
  • 🚫 Forced ads
  • 😠 Greedy with ads
  • ❌ Unusable after update
  • 😵 Long ads before use

Bugs and requests

iBend Pipe

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Apple Watch app crashes
  • Missing app icon in app library after purchase
  • Segment bend calculations producing incorrect developed length
  • 4-point saddle measurements (ABCD) potentially inaccurate
  • Step-by-step instructions removed in recent update
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  • App becomes unresponsive with certain calculations
  • Bender type selection not retained between sessions
  • Incompatibility with Android version features on iOS

Requested features

17 requests
  • Apple Watch compatibility and offset calculator
  • Support for rigid conduit calculations
  • Metric system measurements
  • Multi-bend layout (offset + 90 + kick in one stick)
  • Parallel offset calculations for different pipe sizes
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  • Pipe spacing calculations for panel entry
  • Gain calculations for deducts
  • Conduit shrink information
  • 3-point saddle with step-by-step instructions
  • Support for larger pipe sizes (2", 4" etc)
  • Hickey bender calculations
  • Parker and Swagelok crank bender support
  • Hydraulic bender support
  • Front of shoe adjustment for table benders
  • Ability to select bender and conduit size each time
  • Simpler/faster calculation mode option
  • Detailed visual descriptions and pictures for bending techniques

Conduit Bending

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App pops up premium purchase prompt even after deletion
  • Forced to watch ads to change measurement
  • App closes out after watching ad
  • Free version doesn't work at all
  • App is unusable after last update
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  • Requires multiple app downloads and subscription
  • Inaccurate calculation for rolled bends
  • Last line in bender selection screen is hard to read
  • Doesn't take gain into account

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix calculation for rolled bends
  • Add French language option
  • Improve readability of bender selection screen
  • Account for gain in calculations

In-app purchases

None

iBend Pipe

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Conduit Bending

Subscriptions2
  • Conduit Bending3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Conduit Bending7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is iBend Pipe free?
iBend Pipe costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Conduit Bending free?
Conduit Bending is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iBend Pipe or Conduit Bending?
Conduit Bending is rated higher. iBend Pipe averages 4.2 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while Conduit Bending averages 4.8 from 664 ratings.
Do iBend Pipe or Conduit Bending have ads?
Neither iBend Pipe nor Conduit Bending shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBend Pipe or Conduit Bending?
iBend Pipe ships an update fortnightly, and Conduit Bending every 10 days. Most recently, iBend Pipe was updated on November 6, 2026 and Conduit Bending on November 2, 2026.

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