iBend Offsets vs Conduit Bending
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Conduit Bending
This app calculates complex conduit bends for electricians, eliminating the need for charts or manual calculations. It supports over 30 bender types and various conduit sizes, offering both imperial and metric units for precise measurements on the job.
- 17 distinct bend calculators
- Support for over 30 bender types
- Imperial and metric unit switching
- Calculations for offsets and saddles
- 90° bends and corner calculations
- Handles fractions and unit conversions
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Conduit Bending is a conduit bending calculator for electricians: 17 bend calculators for offsets, rolling offsets, 3-point and 4-point saddles, 90° bends and corners, with your bender's numbers built in. Pick your bender, enter the measurements, and get the marks for the bend. No bending chart, no working it out on the back of a box. Switch between imperial (inches) and metric (cm) at any time. OFFSET BENDS • Offset: Basic • Offset: 1st Bend Critical • Offset: 2nd Bend Critical • Offset: Parallel Adjustment for parallel runs ROLLING OFFSET CALCULATOR • Rolled Offset: Basic • Rolled Offset: 1st Bend Critical • Rolled Offset: 2nd Bend Critical SADDLE BENDS • 3-Point Saddle: Basic and Critical distance • 4-Point Saddle: Basic and Critical distance 90° BENDS • 90°: Basic • Back to Back 90° • Kicked 90° CORNERS • Corner around a square obstacle • Corner around a rectangular obstacle • Corner around a round obstacle BENDERS AND UNITS • Choose from more than 30 predefined hand, Chicago, electric and hydraulic benders • EMT, IMC, rigid (RMC) and PVC conduit, from 1/2" to 5" • Work in inches or centimeters • A built-in calculator that handles fractions and converts between cm and inches, from the makers of Calculator+ Whether you bend conduit every day or are learning how to bend conduit, Conduit Bending puts every bend in one pipe bending calculator on your iPhone. Conduit Bending is free to use with ads. A subscription removes the ads. Also from xNeat: Construction Calculator and Pipe Fitting. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Conduit Bending at Free against iBend Offsets's $1.99. Conduit Bending also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months). iBend Offsets's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, 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
Conduit Bending is free to download; iBend Offsets costs $1.99 up front. Conduit Bending sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. iBend Offsets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Conduit Bending holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conduit Bending has 669 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 33% of Conduit Bending's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iBend Offsets ships an update every 7 months, Conduit Bending every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | iBend Offsets | Conduit Bending |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (669 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 669 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francisco Alcala | xNeat.com |
Customer experience
iBend Offsets
Conduit Bending
Bugs and requests
iBend Offsets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Conduit Bending
Reported bugs
9 issues- App pops up premium purchase prompt even after deletion
- Forced to watch ads to change measurement
- App closes out after watching ad
- Free version doesn't work at all
- App is unusable after last update
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- Requires multiple app downloads and subscription
- Inaccurate calculation for rolled bends
- Last line in bender selection screen is hard to read
- Doesn't take gain into account
Requested features
4 requests- Fix calculation for rolled bends
- Add French language option
- Improve readability of bender selection screen
- Account for gain in calculations
In-app purchases
iBend Offsets
No in-app purchases
Conduit Bending
- Conduit Bending3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Conduit Bending7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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