Comparison

Circuit Colors vs Conduit Bending

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

Head to head
About

Circuit Colors

Quickly determine the phase color for any circuit number across various international electrical systems. This app simplifies electrical work by eliminating the need for manual calculations or reference sheets.

Highlights
  • Determine phase color by circuit number
  • Supports US, Canada, EU, and UK systems
  • Add unlimited electrical panels
  • Configurable single or three-phase
  • Customizable phase color combinations
  • Multiple circuit numbering styles
  • Supports 4 to 1000 circuits
Features
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Know the phase color. Instantly. Circuit Colors takes the guesswork out of determining phase colors for any circuit number. No cheat sheets. No mental calculations. No searching through tables. Just enter your panel configuration and circuit number, and Circuit Colors gives you the correct phase color instantly. Built for electricians. Built for real-world panels. • Supports US, Canada, EU & UK systems • Single-phase and three-phase panels • Add as many panels as you need • Choose from multiple phase-color combinations • Supports circuit numbering from 4 to 1,000 • Single-sided and double-sided panel layouts • Multiple numbering styles, including conventional zig-zag numbering Whether you're troubleshooting, installing, labeling, or working in an unfamiliar panel, Circuit Colors puts the answer right at your fingertips. Stop carrying the cheat sheet. Stop doing the math. Just enter the circuit number and get the color.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Circuit Colors4 screens
Conduit Bending4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Conduit Bending at Free against Circuit Colors's $1.99. Conduit Bending also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months). Circuit Colors's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (58% vs 33%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Conduit Bending is free to download; Circuit Colors costs $1.99 up front. Conduit Bending sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Circuit Colors asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Conduit Bending holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conduit Bending has 669 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Circuit Colors'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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circuit Colors ships an update every 9 months, Conduit Bending every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Circuit Colors versus Conduit Bending: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircuit ColorsConduit Bending
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (25 ratings)4.8 (669 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings25669 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#141 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco AlcalaxNeat.com

Customer experience

Circuit Colors

All ratings24 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative29.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative29.2%

Conduit Bending

All ratings660 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

Circuit Colors

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
Show 4 more
  • 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

None

Circuit Colors

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Conduit Bending

Subscriptions2
  • Conduit Bending3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Conduit Bending7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Circuit Colors free?
Circuit Colors costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Conduit Bending free?
Conduit Bending is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Circuit Colors or Conduit Bending?
Conduit Bending is rated higher. Circuit Colors averages 3.7 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Conduit Bending averages 4.8 from 669 ratings.
Do Circuit Colors or Conduit Bending have ads?
Neither Circuit Colors nor Conduit Bending shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circuit Colors or Conduit Bending?
Circuit Colors ships an update every 9 months, and Conduit Bending every 10 days. Most recently, Circuit Colors was updated on November 6, 2026 and Conduit Bending on November 6, 2026.

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