Comparison

Pipe Tools vs Xpy Bell

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

Head to head
About

Pipe Tools

This app provides a comprehensive steel pipe handbook with charts for wall thickness, mass, and pressure calculations. It facilitates quick conversions and cost comparisons, allowing users to prepare and send customized PDF quotes for pipe sales.

Highlights
  • Steel pipe charts (wall thickness, mass)
  • Unit conversions (feet, meters, pounds, kg)
  • Pipe cost comparison
  • Customizable PDF quote generation
  • Mechanical and hardness conversions
  • Pressure and wall thickness calculations
Features
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Steel Pipe Handbook that fits in your pocket! Great tool for pipe purchasers & sales, pipe manufacturers, pipe yard inspectors, fabricators, oilfield workers, NDE techs, truck operators, designers, heat treaters, and engineers. Steel pipe charts for wall thickness (inch & mm) and pipe mass (lb/ft and kg/m) from ASME B36.10M, and casing and tubing charts from API 5CT. Quick conversion between feet, metres, pounds, kilograms, CWT, net tons, metric tonnes for any pipe size. Compare pipe costs $/ft, $/m, $/lb, $/kg, $/CWT, $/net ton, $/metric tonne for your pipe size. Prepare quotes for pipe sales and send customized pdf to your customers - all from within the app! Info from various pipe specs (ASTM, CSA, API, NACE) Mechanical conversions (for strength & toughness). Calculator for Carbon Equivalents. Hardness conversions (scales include HRBW, HRC, HV, HBW, UTS) Calculate the weight of a truckload of steel pipe. Check typical AISI alloy content. Calculate the weight & buoyancy of pipe including its coatings and contents. Calculate ASME B31.3 maximum pressures and minimum wall thicknesses. www.bri-steel.com sales@bri-steel.com 2020 Bri-Steel Manufacturing, All Rights Reserved

About

Xpy Bell

Monitor your home's exterior with this Wi-Fi doorbell camera. See and speak to visitors remotely, record footage, and receive motion alerts. Features night vision and cloud backup for continuous surveillance.

Highlights
  • HD wireless outdoor doorbell camera
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Remote viewing and visitor interaction
  • Night vision capabilities
  • Google Drive cloud backup
  • Motion detection with push notifications
Features
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Focusing on the connected home of the future, Nexxt Solutions introduces an innovative outdoor Wi-Fi doorbell camera. Its high-definition lens along with its two-way communication feature, allows you to see and greet visitors from wherever you are. Night vision ensures that you will keep on clearly monitoring all activity in and around your home even in low light conditions. Complete with Google Drive integration, the doorbell backs up and stores footage captured by the camera directly to the cloud. This battery-powered doorbell can be installed virtually anywhere. Moreover, with round-the-clock surveillance, coupled with our mobile application, important moments will never go unnoticed again as long as the XpyBell is guarding your front door. Features: • HD wireless outdoor doorbell video camera • 720p / 1.0MP • Mobile access using the included application • Answer the door from your mobile device. • View a live feed and interact with guests or possible intruders • Record and playback footage • Google One Drive ready for instant cloud backup • Motion detection alarm with push notification to application • Supports two-way communication • Supports P2P connection • Easy QR code setup • IEEE 802.11n wireless connection • H.264 compression • IP55 outdoor housing • IR LEDs for night vision

Screenshots

Pipe Tools4 screens
Xpy Bell3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pipe Tools at 79% against Xpy Bell's 0%. Pipe Tools also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). Xpy Bell's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 36 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Pipe Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Xpy Bell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pipe Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pipe Tools has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Pipe Tools's written reviews are positive against 0% of Xpy Bell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipe Tools ships an update every 36 months, Xpy Bell every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pipe Tools versus Xpy Bell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipe ToolsXpy Bell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (20 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB88 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBri-Steel ManufacturingAccvent LLC

Customer experience

Pipe Tools

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

Xpy Bell

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pipe Tools

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Tools$0.99
None

Xpy Bell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipe Tools free?
Pipe Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Xpy Bell free?
Xpy Bell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pipe Tools or Xpy Bell?
Pipe Tools is rated higher. Pipe Tools averages 4.2 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Xpy Bell averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pipe Tools or Xpy Bell have ads?
Neither Pipe Tools nor Xpy Bell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipe Tools or Xpy Bell?
Pipe Tools ships an update every 36 months, and Xpy Bell every 2 months. Most recently, Pipe Tools was updated on November 1, 2026 and Xpy Bell on November 2, 2026.

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