Pipe Tools vs AutoCAD IRef
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
AutoCAD IRef
This app serves as a comprehensive reference guide for AutoCAD 2011 commands. It provides detailed information to help users navigate and utilize the software's features effectively.
- AutoCAD 2011 command reference
- Interactive guide
- Comprehensive companion
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The AutoCAD 2011 Interactive Command Reference is a comprehensive companion reference for AutoCAD 2011.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pipe Tools at 79% against AutoCAD IRef's 10%. Pipe Tools also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.9) and device support (3 vs 1). AutoCAD IRef's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (5.1 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. AutoCAD IRef asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pipe Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Pipe Tools's written reviews are positive against 10% of AutoCAD IRef's.
Pipe Tools ships an update every 36 months, AutoCAD IRef every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe Tools | AutoCAD IRef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (20 ratings) — better | 1.9 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 23 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 5.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bri-Steel Manufacturing | Digital Cheetah Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Pipe Tools
AutoCAD IRef
In-app purchases
Pipe Tools
- Unlock Pro Tools$0.99
AutoCAD IRef
No in-app purchases
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