Comparison

Pipe Tools vs Metal World

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

Metal World

Quickly calculate the weight of various metal and plastic materials in numerous formats. Supports nearly 300 materials and 22 shapes, providing results per unit or total weight. Also offers material comparison and specific weight displays.

Highlights
  • Weight calculation for ~300 materials
  • Supports 22 formats (sheets, bars, tubes, etc.)
  • Results per kg/m, m², or item
  • Specific weight display
  • Material comparison with EN/DIN standards
  • Information on special materials
Features
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*This app lifts almost any weight* BIKAR-METALLE GmbH is one of the world's leading suppliers to trade and industry. For 50 years, our name has stood for quality, expertise, choice, precision and reliability in the field of NF metals and plastics. We supply: Materials: - Aluminium / Aluminum - Copper - Brass - Bronze - Plastics - Special materials Formats available: - Sheets & plates - Bars & tubes - Round blanks & rings - Bushings - Profiles - Pre-cuts - Parts from drawings Why this app: We have created this app to fulfill our customers’ frequent request to be able to calculate the weights of materials quickly and easily. This extends right across our range of products. Easily calculate the weight of almost 300 different materials and elements in 22 currently specified formats. The app can: calculate weights made from almost 300 materials and elements for: Rolled and cast materials: - sheets / plates / cuttings / rings / circular blanks Bars: - round / square / flat / hexagonal / octagonal / double hexagonal Tubes: - round / square / hexagonal – angular and round-hole / bushings / hollow bars Profiles: - angle (L) / T / U / Z / double T Special shapes - Spheres Results: Weights: per kg/m or m² ● per item ● total weight For tubular forms, calculate the missing dimensions For semi-circular bars (sector of a circle), chord / height / diameter Display specific weights: The specific weights are displayed for all materials and elements. Compare materials: In the case of non-ferrous metals, EN standards are observed as well as many comparable standards according to DIN, UNI (Italy), BS (British Standard), AFNOR (France), and from Spain, Sweden and Norway. However, some of these are only similar. Materials for tool-making, mould-making and model-making: You can also find special materials for tool-making, mould-making and model-making, such as FORMODAL®, UNIDAL® or CERTAL®. Miscellaneous: Simply weigh a ball of fresh snow, an oak beam, or a wedding ring made of pure gold. There’s so much that you could weigh. Information: About BIKAR-METALLE GmbH Route planner Feedback and much more. The team at BIKAR-METALLE GmbH hopes you enjoy using the app. BIKAR-METALLE GmbH Industriestr. 3 - 17 57319 Bad Berleburg GERMANY Tel.: +49-2751-9551111 info@bikar.com www.bikar.com

Screenshots

Pipe Tools4 screens
Metal World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Metal World at 4.8 against Pipe Tools's 4.2. Metal World also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 36 months). Pipe Tools's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 5). 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. Metal World asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metal World holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Pipe Tools's written reviews are positive against 100% of Metal World's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipe Tools ships an update every 36 months, Metal World every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pipe Tools versus Metal World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipe ToolsMetal World
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (20 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.15.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBri-Steel ManufacturingBIKAR-METALLE GmbH

Customer experience

Pipe Tools

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

Metal World

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pipe Tools

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Tools$0.99
None

Metal World

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipe Tools free?
Pipe Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metal World free?
Metal World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pipe Tools or Metal World?
Metal World is rated higher. Pipe Tools averages 4.2 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Metal World averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Pipe Tools or Metal World have ads?
Neither Pipe Tools nor Metal World shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipe Tools or Metal World?
Pipe Tools ships an update every 36 months, and Metal World every 2 months. Most recently, Pipe Tools was updated on October 23, 2026 and Metal World on October 20, 2026.

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