Piping DataBase vs Electio App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piping DataBase
This app provides a mobile reference for pipe flange specifications, including dimensions, bolt details, and types. It's designed for professionals and students in industries like oil & gas and petrochemicals, offering unit conversion between US Customary and SI.
- Pipe flange specifications
- Large diameter flange support
- Multiple flange types
- Bolt count, diameter, and length
- Raised Face (RF) and Ring Type Joints (RTJ)
- US Customary and SI unit conversion
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A handy mobile reference tool for Piping Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Designers, Draftsmen, Pipe Fitters, Students and more for the Oil & Gas Industry, Petrochemical & Manufacturing Plants as well as Design Engineering Consulting Companies. This application covers the B16.5 & B16.47 Pipe Flanges (in-app purchase) - another Piping DataBase series. User interface is presented in an easy one page set up, interchangeable to both US Customary Units and SI Units by scrolling the pickers and touching the button switch. Features: *** Pipe Flanges in all class ratings*** ***including large diameter flanges (26" ~ above)[ in-app purchase - B16.47]*** *** Welding Neck, Threaded, Lapped, Blind, Slip-On & Socket Welding*** *** including no. of bolts, bolt diameter & length *** *** Raised Face (RF) & Ring Type Joints (RTJ) *** Note: More piping components at Piping DataBase – Xtreme: includes Pipe Schedules, Fittings, Valves, Line Blanks, Branch Connections and Flanges. All in one app!
Electio App
This app helps Oil and Gas operators optimize field operations and reduce expenses. It automates route planning for field teams, prioritizes tasks, and links communications to specific locations and actions.
- Dynamic route optimization for field teams
- Task creation, assignment, and prioritization
- Location-based communication linking
- Well and tank battery metadata access
- Reduced miles driven and fuel consumption
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Electio is a purpose-built app for Oil and Gas operators to reduce operating expenses and improve efficiency. Optimize daily routes, increase the efficiency of pumpers and create, assign, and prioritize tasks between team members. Key features include: - Tie communications to locations, tasks, actions, and outcomes - See metadata for all wells, linked to relevant information - Automatically optimize field team routes to wells and tank batteries to reduce miles driven and fuel consumption - See orders and tasks for the entire team, organized by priority Please note: this app requires an existing Electio account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Electio App at Free against Piping DataBase's $3.99. Electio App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Piping DataBase's advantage is chart position (#184 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On 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
Electio App is free to download; Piping DataBase costs $3.99 up front. Piping DataBase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Electio App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Electio App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Piping DataBase ships an update every 3 months, Electio App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piping DataBase | Electio App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #184 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radin Alcira | Electio |
Customer experience
Piping DataBase
Electio App
In-app purchases
Piping DataBase
- Flanges B16.47$1.99
Electio App
No in-app purchases
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