Pipe Tools vs CRSI Rebar Reference
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
CRSI Rebar Reference
Access essential data for reinforcing bars (rebar) including specifications, hook details, and marking requirements. This app serves as a quick reference for industry standards and links to online resources.
- ASTM standard reinforcing bar specifications
- Standard hook details (90, 135, 180 degrees)
- Stirrup/tie hook details
- ASTM reinforcing bar marking requirements
- Minimum yield and tensile requirements
- Links to CRSI online resources
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QUICK REFERENCE! This ready reference app from the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute is a handy desk and field resource and includes information on ASTM standard reinforcing bars (rebar), standard hook details, standard stirrup/tie hook details, and ASTM reinforcing bar marking requirements. The app provides standard rebar specifications including sizes, diameters, areas and weights along with 90-, 135- and 180-degree hook details. Minimum yield and minimum tensile requirements per ASTM are also included. Industry standard bar markings for inch-pound rebar is illustrated for grades 40, 50, 60, 75, 80, 100 (A615), 100 (A1035), and 120. Links to the CRSI’s online resources are included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pipe Tools at 79% against CRSI Rebar Reference's 33%. Pipe Tools also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). CRSI Rebar Reference's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pipe Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CRSI Rebar Reference sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pipe Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Pipe Tools's written reviews are positive against 33% of CRSI Rebar Reference's.
Pipe Tools ships an update every 12 months, CRSI Rebar Reference every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe Tools | CRSI Rebar Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (19 ratings) — better | 3.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bri-Steel Manufacturing | Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute |
Customer experience
Pipe Tools
CRSI Rebar Reference
In-app purchases
Pipe Tools
- Unlock Pro Tools$0.99
CRSI Rebar Reference
- CRSI - Rebar Identifier Module$2.99
- CRSI Development Length ACI$4.99
- CRSI Development length AASHTO$4.99
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