Technical Pocket Guide (STT) vs DBV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Technical Pocket Guide (STT)
This mobile reference guide offers essential technical knowledge for students, engineers, and technicians. It features a comprehensive search function, customizable bookmarks, and offline access, making it a convenient tool for daily work.
- Mobile technical reference
- Full-text search
- Table of contents with links
- Customizable bookmarks and notes
- Email content sharing
- Offline functionality
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Schaeffler’s Technical Pocket Guide in a new edition! Schaeffler's Technical Pocket Guide provides students of technical degree programs, engineers, and technicians alike a compact and mobile reference work to help them in their day-to-day work. Several chapters have been updated in the new edition and the chapters about tolerances and design elements have been expanded. An overview of the individual features is given below: - You can read the STT on your mobile device - Full-text search function - Table of contents with links to the chapters - Individual bookmarks and notes can be saved - Content can be sent quickly and easily by e-mail - Full offline functionality and contact with Schaeffler Get hold of this technical knowledge as a reference work on your mobile device now!
DBV
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Always and everywhere access to the Merkblätter and the Hefte of the DBV! The app "DBV-Schriften" contains all currently valid guides of good practice of the Deutscher Beton- und Bautechnik-Verein DBV. The practical publications reflect the current state of knowledge and experience in all areas of concrete construction. Supplemented by recommendations for detailed solutions, they serve the purpose of further improving the quality of the buildings and avoiding errors in planning and execution. The range of topics is broad and the most important columns are: • Execution of structures • Building with existing structures • Building products • Construction technology • Concrete technology The informations provided in the DBV-Heftreihe are, for example, research results or also supplementary background information respective the DBV-Merkblätter. The collection of "DBV-Schriften" is constantly updated so that you always have the latest information available. Using the app, you keep track of all the content – with the electronic table of contents and the quick search function, you can easily find your way around the documents. Insert annotated bookmarks and attach annotations in the form of texts, images, photos or files to any text passages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DBV at every 3 months against Technical Pocket Guide (STT)'s every 9 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Technical Pocket Guide (STT) ships an update every 9 months, DBV every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Technical Pocket Guide (STT) | DBV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | Fraunhofer |
In-app purchases
Technical Pocket Guide (STT)
No in-app purchases
DBV
No in-app purchases
