Pipe Tools vs SSAB WeldCalc
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
SSAB WeldCalc
This tool quickly calculates welding parameters like preheat temperatures, heat input, and machine settings. It also provides a risk analysis and allows users to save and share results as PDFs.
- Welding parameter calculation
- Preheat and interpass temperature recommendations
- Heat input calculation
- Welding machine setting recommendations
- Risk analysis
- Save and share results as PDF
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The SSAB WeldCalc app is a simplified version of the advanced SSAB WeldCalc desktop pro version. Based on the welding method, the welding joint, steel grades and thicknesses, it gives you the result in seconds: - Recommended preheat and interpass temperatures. - Recommended minimum and maximum heat input. - Recommended welding machine settings (amps, volts and travel speed). - Risk analysis. You can save the results on your device and share them as PDF. WeldClac is available in English, Turkish, Portugal, Hungary, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France, Finland, Italy, Korea, Russia, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, Czech, Poland, indonesian and Thai Contact details marketing@ssab.com
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Verdict
Pipe Tools and SSAB WeldCalc both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Pipe Tools's written reviews are positive against 0% of SSAB WeldCalc's. Pipe Tools also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (19 vs 5). SSAB WeldCalc's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Pipe Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SSAB WeldCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Pipe Tools against 4.2 for SSAB WeldCalc. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Pipe Tools's written reviews are positive against 0% of SSAB WeldCalc's.
Pipe Tools ships an update every 12 months, SSAB WeldCalc every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe Tools | SSAB WeldCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (19 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bri-Steel Manufacturing | SSAB AB |
Customer experience
Pipe Tools
SSAB WeldCalc
In-app purchases
Pipe Tools
- Unlock Pro Tools$0.99
SSAB WeldCalc
No in-app purchases
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