Comparison

HVAC Load Plus vs CE HVAC Pro+

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

Head to head
About

HVAC Load Plus

Perform detailed heating and cooling load calculations for buildings in the field using your iPhone. Access a vast weather database and construction data to generate comprehensive reports that can be emailed or exported to spreadsheets.

Highlights
  • Detailed heating and cooling load calculations
  • 1000+ city weather database
  • Extensive construction type data
  • Unlimited project creation and storage
  • Comprehensive load breakdown reports
  • Emailable HTML reports with spreadsheet attachments
  • Company information display on reports
Features
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The HVAC Load+ iPhone app allows you to perform detailed heating and cooling block loads for small commercial and residential buildings out in the field by taking advantage of the simplicity and power of the iPhone. It performs heating and cooling block load calculations based upon industry standard calculation methods. The following is just a small sample of the features included in this app: 1. Includes a 1000+ world-wide city weather database 2. Includes data for 100s of construction types for walls, roofs, floors, doors, windows, skylights, ceilings, and more 3. Allows you to create and store an unlimited number of projects. You can also copy existing projects to new projects for easy reuse of data 4. Allows you to specify an unlimited # of opaque types (ie – doors, walls, roofs, floors, ceilings), window types, and skylight types for each building 5. Allows you to view comprehensive cooling and heating load breakdown reports including breakdown by opaque load, window load, skylight load, infiltration load, ventilation load and internal load contributions 6. Opaque inputs include opaque type, opaque construction number, dimensions, and opening areas 7. Window inputs include window type, internal and external shading type, overhang dimensions, window area, and more.. 8. Skylight inputs include skylight type, dimensions, orientation, and more.. 9. Additional input types include # of people, # of bedrooms, ventilation airflow, and more.. 10. Includes the ability to display a comprehensive HTML report that you can email to yourself or others, and it also includes a spreadsheet attachment that you can open in Excel to further massage data on your desktop 11. Includes ability to input your company information to display on the emailed report 12. Includes ability to display units in either English (IP) or Metric (SI). 13. Equipment location services It also includes 2 bonus modules: 1. The "HVAC Equipment Locator" has the same functionality as our stand-alone Locator app. It allows you to input information about all of your HVAC equipment, upload it to a remote web server (at www.carmelsoft.com/EL), and SAFELY share information about it with other technicians within your company. The equipment's GPS coordinates become its globally unique identifier, allowing you to input and retrieve information about it just by standing next to it. 2. The “HVAC Quick Load” module allows you to quickly perform rule-of-thumb heating and cooling load calcs based upon just inputting the building type, square area, and # of people. Please see the description located under the stand-alone "HVAC Quick Load" app for more details about it. The benefits of using this app are: 1. Great for use out in the field. Quickly size heating and cooling equipment, show the client, then email the results back to your office for further analysis. 2. Show off your advanced on-screen reports to clients convincing them you are using cutting-edge technology 3. Save time by inputting information in the field and then returning to your office to perform more in-depth analysis This app was designed by Carmel Software Corporation, a 20-year old software design firm specializing in engineering analysis software applications geared toward engineers, architects, technicians, and home owners. In fact, our software powers the analysis capabilities of major Autodesk software tools such as Revit (The makers of AutoCAD). We will continue to update this app based upon user feedback. Please email us at info@carmelsoft.com for any comments. We also offer training and tutorial videos at: www.carmelsoft.com/HVACLoadPlus.

About

CE HVAC Pro+

This app provides HVAC technicians with instant access to product information, including warranty status, inventory, and technical specifications. It offers real-time support, order tracking, and helpful calculators to streamline job management and business growth.

Highlights
  • Real-time product availability & pricing
  • Order status and notifications
  • Video/Text technical support
  • Warranty entitlement verification
  • Inventory management tool
  • Access to technical documents
  • HVAC calculators
Features
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CE HVAC PRO is 100% free for HVAC technicians and always will be. Easily check warranty entitlement, available inventory, order status, manuals, and tech specs for all the HVAC models we carry. Our mission is to deliver the quality HVAC products you need, when you need them, provide expert technical support and make it easy to grow your business. We want to be your HVAC Supplier of Choice every time. CE is the leading HVAC supplier. Making the life of the HVAC professionals easier by saving you time and money through the technologies we offer App Features Include: Real-time product availability & pricing Order status and notifications Video/Text technical support from one of our HVAC expert technical agents Quickly verify warranty entitlements FREE inventory management tool EasyStock included Access a variety of documents such as spec sheets, wiring diagrams, installation guides, and more. PT calculator, Superheat calculator, and Duct calculators Fast and easy AHRI matchups

Screenshots

HVAC Load Plus4 screens
CE HVAC Pro+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CE HVAC Pro+ at Free against HVAC Load Plus's $24.99. CE HVAC Pro+ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). HVAC Load Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On review sentiment, ads 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

CE HVAC Pro+ is free to download; HVAC Load Plus costs $24.99 up front. HVAC Load Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CE HVAC Pro+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CE HVAC Pro+ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CE HVAC Pro+ has 1.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of HVAC Load Plus's written reviews are positive against 62% of CE HVAC Pro+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HVAC Load Plus ships an update every 9 months, CE HVAC Pro+ every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HVAC Load Plus versus CE HVAC Pro+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHVAC Load PlusCE HVAC Pro+
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews62.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB166 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperCarmel Software CorporationWatsco, Inc.

Customer experience

HVAC Load Plus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

CE HVAC Pro+

All ratings1,595 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative27.6%

Bugs and requests

HVAC Load Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CE HVAC Pro+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect verification codes
  • Pricing and availability not showing up
  • Scan feature not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
  • Seamless account linking and login process
  • Enhanced warranty information and status tracking
  • Optimized app design for larger screens

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HVAC Load Plus

One-time1
  • HVAC Equipment Locator$9.99
None

CE HVAC Pro+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HVAC Load Plus free?
HVAC Load Plus costs $24.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is CE HVAC Pro+ free?
CE HVAC Pro+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HVAC Load Plus or CE HVAC Pro+?
CE HVAC Pro+ is rated higher. HVAC Load Plus averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while CE HVAC Pro+ averages 4.7 from 1.6K ratings.
Do HVAC Load Plus or CE HVAC Pro+ have ads?
Neither HVAC Load Plus nor CE HVAC Pro+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HVAC Load Plus or CE HVAC Pro+?
HVAC Load Plus ships an update every 9 months, and CE HVAC Pro+ every 3 weeks. Most recently, HVAC Load Plus was updated on November 1, 2026 and CE HVAC Pro+ on November 1, 2026.

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