Comparison

HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus vs Duct Calculator Elite

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

Head to head
About

HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus

This utility app combines three specialized pipe sizing tools for HVAC systems: liquid, steam, and gas. It offers flexible input options, unit conversions, and an equipment locator for comprehensive HVAC design.

Highlights
  • Liquid pipe sizing
  • Steam pipe sizing with steam table calculator
  • Gas pipe sizing (low and high pressure)
  • HVAC Equipment Locator
  • Slider controls for input adjustments
  • English and Metric unit display
Features
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The HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus application is a combination of three (3) of our individual pipe sizing applications including: 1. HVAC Pipe Sizer - Liquid 2. HVAC Pipe Sizer - Steam 3. HVAC Pipe Sizer - Gas Plus This app is a universal app that works on both the iPhone and iPad and adjusts its screen size accordingly. The "HVAC Pipe Sizer - Gas" module allows you to quickly size a simple low (less than or equal to 1.5 psi) and high (greater than 1.5 psi) pressure gas piping system by inputting a number of piping and gas properties. The "HVAC Pipe Sizer - Steam" module allows you to size a steam pipe run, and it also includes a bonus steam table calculator. The "HVAC Pipe Sizer - Liquid" module allows you to size a pipe run with many different types of liquids (or fluids), pipe material and fitting types. This application includes all of the great features of the individual pipe sizer apps such as the use of slider controls that allow you to quickly increment or decrement the input values and immediately observe the calculated results. It also allows you to specify different types of liquids, gases, pipe material types, fitting quantities, min and max ranges, and step values. Also, you can display a wide variety of English and Metric units. The "HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus" application was designed by Carmel Software Corporation, a leader in HVAC design software since 1995. In fact, Autodesk (the makers of AutoCAD) acquired our load calculation software and incorporated it into their leading 3D modeling software called Revit. In addition, we developed a number of customized apps for ASHRAE, DNV GL, and other organizations. We also offer the following additional apps for the iPhone and iPad: 1. HVAC Residential Load Calcs for iPhone and iPad 2. HVAC Quick Load Plus 3. HVAC Quick Load 4. HVAC Toolkit 5. HVAC Pipe Sizer – Gas Low Pressure 6. HVAC Pipe Sizer - Gas High Pressure 7. HVAC Pipe Sizer – Liquid 8. HVAC Pipe Sizer – Steam 9. Steam Tables 10. Psychrometric Plus 11. Psychrometric LT 12. HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus 13. HVAC Pipe Sizer Gas Plus 14. HVAC Toolkit Ultimate 15. HVAC Equipment Locator 16. HVAC ResLoad-J 17. HVAC Psych HD

About

Duct Calculator Elite

This app simplifies HVAC duct sizing calculations. It computes duct size, velocity, pressure drop, and flow rate with an intuitive interface. Supports various units and duct materials for precise HVAC design.

Highlights
  • Calculate duct size, velocity, pressure drop, flow rate
  • Duct Size by Airflow mode
  • Duct Size by Dimension mode
  • Pressure Drop calculations
  • Customizable units and duct materials
  • Uses ASHRAE Handbook friction loss equations
Features
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Duct Calculator Elite™ replaces your ductulator wheel with fast, precise duct sizing built on the friction-loss equations of the ASHRAE Handbook — Fundamentals. Trusted by HVAC professionals, mechanical engineers, and contractors since 2013. One price — no subscriptions, no ads, no accounts. THREE CALCULATORS, ONE TAP APART • DUCT SIZE BY AIRFLOW — Set airflow and either velocity or friction, and solve for round and rectangular duct dimensions. Specify the rectangular aspect ratio to match your available space. The nearest standard round and rectangular sizes are shown with the friction they actually run at. • DUCT SIZE BY DIMENSION — Enter a round diameter or rectangular height and width, then lock airflow, velocity, or friction and solve for the remaining variables. • PRESSURE DROP — Convert between duct length, pressure drop, and friction. Find the exact pressure drop of a given installation, or the maximum duct length that maintains your design pressure drop. DESIGN TOOLS • FRICTION RATE — Enter your available static pressure and duct run, add fittings from a built-in list of typical equivalent lengths (elbows, tees, wyes, supply boots), and get your total effective length and target friction rate — the Manual D style residential design workflow. Then send the result straight into Duct Size by Airflow with one tap. • AIRFLOW FROM HEAT LOAD — Enter a sensible heat load and temperature difference to get the required airflow, corrected for air density. ENGINEERING-GRADE MATH Solves the Colebrook friction-factor equation directly for each duct material's surface roughness — the same method behind the ASHRAE friction chart — rather than interpolating from lookup tables. Roughness values come from Table 1 of the 2025 ASHRAE Handbook — Fundamentals, and the app shows you the one it used. Rectangular results use the Huebscher equivalent-diameter equation; air density is corrected for your temperature and elevation, and air viscosity for your temperature, so results hold up at altitude and outside room temperature. Below the turbulent range where the published methods agree, results are flagged as approximate. PRECISE ENTRY, BUILT FOR THE FIELD Type exact values directly in place — no cumbersome sliders, no pop-up entry screens. Confirm with a tap and every dependent value recalculates instantly. A clean layout keeps every result in view as you work, and everything runs fully offline. CONFIGURED FOR REAL JOB CONDITIONS • Duct dimensions: inches, centimeters, or millimeters • Airflow: CFM, cubic feet per second, cubic meters per second, cubic meters per hour, or liters per second • Velocity: feet per second, feet per minute, or meters per second • Pressure loss: inches of water per 100 ft or pascals per meter • Duct materials: galvanized steel, spiral steel, galvanized spiral (corrugated), aluminum, uncoated carbon steel, PVC plastic pipe, concrete, phenolic duct (pre-insulated), flexible duct (metallic), flexible duct (helix core, insulated), fibrous glass liner (spray coated), and fibrous glass liner (faced, smooth) • Air temperature (°F, °C, K) and elevation (feet or meters) corrections The next time you head to a meeting or out to the job site, leave the ductulator at home — everything you need is on your iPhone or iPad. Questions or ideas for the next version? Email techsupport@cyberprodigy.com — we read every message.

Screenshots

HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus4 screens
Duct Calculator Elite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Duct Calculator Elite at 4.8 against HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus's 3.0. Duct Calculator Elite also leads on ratings volume (234 vs 1) and price ($9.99 vs $13.99). HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus costs $13.99 and Duct Calculator Elite $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Duct Calculator Elite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duct Calculator Elite has 234 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus's written reviews are positive against 50% of Duct Calculator Elite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus versus Duct Calculator Elite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHVAC Pipe Sizer PlusDuct Calculator Elite
Price$13.99$9.99 — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (234 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1234 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#188 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB13 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperCarmel Software CorporationCyberprodigy LLC

Customer experience

HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Duct Calculator Elite

All ratings232 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%

In-app purchases

None

HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Duct Calculator Elite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus free?
HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus costs $13.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Duct Calculator Elite free?
Duct Calculator Elite costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus or Duct Calculator Elite?
Duct Calculator Elite is rated higher. HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Duct Calculator Elite averages 4.8 from 234 ratings.
Do HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus or Duct Calculator Elite have ads?
Neither HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus nor Duct Calculator Elite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus or Duct Calculator Elite?
HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus ships an update every 15 months, and Duct Calculator Elite every 15 months. Most recently, HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus was updated on October 27, 2026 and Duct Calculator Elite on October 29, 2026.

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