Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc vs TuroPoints
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc
Calculate the appropriate wire size for electrical circuits. This tool helps determine wire size based on voltage drop and current carrying capacity, ensuring compliance with NEC ampacity limits.
- Determine wire size for voltage drop
- Calculate voltage drop for conductor runs
- Limit wire size by voltage drop
- Limit wire size by NEC ampacity
- Supports AWG and KCMIL sizes
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Southwire's voltage drop calculator will help you determine the proper wire size for an electrical circuit based on the voltage drop and current carrying capacity of an electrical circuit. Determines wire size to meet specific voltage drop limits or calculates voltage drop for a specific conductor run. When sizing conductors, calculations limits wire size to voltage drop and NEC ampacity. Southwire's Voltage Drop Calculator is designed for applications using AWG and KCMIL sizes only.
TuroPoints
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TuroPoints is a smart rewards platform built exclusively for electrical contractors and industry professionals in Canada. Easily upload your purchase receipts for Turolight LED products, earn reward points, and redeem them for promotional gifts—delivered straight to your door. With real-time access to company promotions and product news, TuroPoints brings value to your everyday work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TuroPoints at every 6 days against Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc's every 2 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.
Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc ships an update every 2 months, TuroPoints every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc | TuroPoints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Southwire Company | Turolight Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc
Reported bugs
24 issues- Useless!
- Won't work
- How to use
- Confused
- Bad app
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- Bad
- Not applicable for Residential
- Electrician
- Terrible
- Not working
- What??
- Terrible
- Don't work
- Terrible
- Choice Between AWG and Metric wire Gauge
- Updated app not so simple
- The last version was better
- App
- Terrible
- Voltage drop calculator
- IOS 8
- One flaw
- Worst app ever
- Average
Requested features
2 requests- Motor starting Voltage drop calculation
- Metric wire size options
TuroPoints
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc
No in-app purchases
TuroPoints
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Southwire® Voltage Drop Calc or TuroPoints have ads?
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