Comparison

iBend Offsets vs Master Bender Gold

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iBend Offsets

Calculate various types of offsets in electrical conduit using common or custom angles. Input distances in fractions for real-time results. Includes an Apple Watch companion app and an inclinometer/level feature.

Highlights
  • Calculate regular, parallel, and rolled offsets
  • Supports common and custom bend angles
  • Fractional input for offset distance
  • Real-time calculation display
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Inclinometer/Level feature
Features
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If you bend offsets in electrical conduit or "pipe" as we call it, then this is the app for you. **METRIC IS NOT SUPPORTED** Calculate regular, parallel and rolled offsets in electrical conduit. Use the common 5° ,10°, 22.5°, 30°, 45 °or your custom angle.. Input offset distance in fractions - no need to convert to decimals. Calculations are displayed in fraction in "real time" as you adjust the offset distance or bend angle - no need to press a calculate button to see your results. Apple Watch companion app has been added to quickly solve offset calculations. Inclinometer / Level feature has been added to measure the bend angle as you bend. If you bend more than just offsets we encourage you to consider our other iPhone app : iBend Pipe.

About

Master Bender Gold

This app is a precise conduit bending calculator for electricians, plumbers, and pipe fitters. It simplifies complex calculations for various bend types, supports numerous bending tools, and offers both imperial and metric measurements for accurate conduit layout.

Highlights
  • Conduit bending calculator
  • Supports offset, saddle, stub, parallel, segment, and compound bends
  • Calculates gain & take-up
  • Supports hand, electric, and hydraulic benders
  • Customizable for unsupported tools
  • Imperial and metric measurements
Features
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Master Bender Gold is the industry's leading and most precise conduit bending app for iPhone and iPad. Master Bender Gold is a conduit bending calculator for electricians. Master Bender Gold can also be used by plumbers and pipe fitters, who can enter their own tools into program. Master Bender Gold aids you in bending conduit raceways. It takes the math out of bending and allows you to concentrate on the task at hand. Master Bender Gold uses a more precise conduit bending algorithm than the cosecant method that is commonly used in the industry. This gives you more accurate bends with less waste. Master Bender Gold supports the following types of bends: * offset bends and rolling offset bends * three and four point saddle bends * stub 90° bends * parallel bends * segment bends * compound 90° bends Master Bender Gold contains information about: * gain & take-up * conduit layout * conduit weight & sizes * trig functions * fractions * bender methods * safety Master Bender Gold can bend and calculate most all types of conduit bends used today by electricians. Master Bender Gold supports numerous popular bending tools. Master Bender Gold supports hand benders, electric bender ie. sidewinder, 555, triple nickel, and hydraulic bending tools. Have a tool that is not supported? No problem! Master Bender Gold can work with any bending tool. Just tell Master Bender Gold the bending radius for your tool and you are ready to bend. Master Bender Gold computes bends using both feet/inches and metric measurements. Master Bender Gold makes it easy to bend pipes and conduit raceways regardless of whether you are a seasoned professional, studying to be in the electrical, electronic, engineering, plumbing, pipe fitting professions, or an hobbyist who needs to bend a few pipes. If you like Master Bender Gold, you may want to take a look at our other app: Master Electrician Reference™ (MER™). It includes a 29 page conduit bending manual. We also have a free version: MER™ Lite. More information is available at MasterSparky.com.

Screenshots

iBend Offsets4 screens
Master Bender Gold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iBend Offsets at 74% against Master Bender Gold's 36%. iBend Offsets also leads on price ($1.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 19 months). Master Bender Gold's advantage is ratings volume (435 vs 3) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

iBend Offsets costs $1.99 and Master Bender Gold $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Master Bender Gold holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Master Bender Gold has 435 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of iBend Offsets's written reviews are positive against 36% of Master Bender Gold's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBend Offsets ships an update every 7 months, Master Bender Gold every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iBend Offsets versus Master Bender Gold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBend OffsetsMaster Bender Gold
Price$1.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.5 (435 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better35.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3435 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco AlcalaPawEng, LLC

Customer experience

iBend Offsets

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative14.8%

Master Bender Gold

All ratings435 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.3%

Bugs and requests

iBend Offsets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Master Bender Gold

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Cannot change any dimensions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Spanish language option
  • Include method of measuring distance between two fixed points for master bends
  • Basic offset calculation without requiring distance and width

In-app purchases

None

iBend Offsets

No in-app purchases

None

Master Bender Gold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBend Offsets free?
iBend Offsets costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Master Bender Gold free?
Master Bender Gold costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iBend Offsets or Master Bender Gold?
Master Bender Gold is rated higher. iBend Offsets averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Master Bender Gold averages 4.5 from 435 ratings.
Do iBend Offsets or Master Bender Gold have ads?
Neither iBend Offsets nor Master Bender Gold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBend Offsets or Master Bender Gold?
iBend Offsets ships an update every 7 months, and Master Bender Gold every 19 months. Most recently, iBend Offsets was updated on October 3, 2026 and Master Bender Gold on September 30, 2026.

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