Pipe Tools vs Panda Scanner
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
Panda Scanner
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Effortlessly scan documents, IDs, text, and QR codes—all processed securely on your device. With local processing and offline functionality, Panda Scanner ensures your privacy is always protected. This powerful and versatile scanning app is designed to meet all your document management needs without relying on the internet. Scan documents, various types of IDs (such as ID cards, passports, and bank cards), text, and QR codes with confidence, knowing your data stays on your device. Ideal for both professional and personal tasks, Panda Scanner is the perfect tool for secure, private, and efficient scanning. For more information, please review our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Privacy Policy: https://pandaocr.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pipe Tools at none against Panda Scanner's shown. Panda Scanner's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 36 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Panda Scanner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pipe Tools ships an update every 36 months, Panda Scanner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe Tools | Panda Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bri-Steel Manufacturing | 晋轩 车 |
In-app purchases
Pipe Tools
- Unlock Pro Tools$0.99
Panda Scanner
- panda scanner premium$0.991 Month
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