Comparison

Thermo Physical Prop vs Periodic

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

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About

Thermo Physical Prop

Access essential thermo-physical property data for seventeen common industrial fluids. This app provides quick reference for engineers and students in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer, aiding in flow system design computations.

Highlights
  • Data for 17 common industrial fluids
  • SI and USCS unit options
  • Transport properties (density, viscosity, etc.)
  • Gas properties (molecular weight, specific heat ratio, etc.)
  • Steam table with saturated and superheat conditions
  • Humid air properties (humidity ratio, dew point, etc.)
Features
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This app provides important thermo-physical property data on seventeen fluids that are very common in industrial applications. Data helps in computation of various parameters pertaining to flow system design involving heat and energy transfers. This App can become very handy for engineers and students dealing with thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfers as a quick reference guide. Fluids: Air, Steam, Water, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Helium, CO2, Methane, Ethane, Chlorine, Ammonia, Argon, Hydraulic oil, HFC (R410A), Mercury, Sulfuric Acid. Properties: The property data is presented in SI and USCS units for the given pressure and temperature conditions. Property data is displayed in two parts. The first part is on transport properties that are common to all fluids and presented in home screen as shown in the screen shot. The second part is displayed as plus properties that are exclusively for gases and steam as given below. •Thermo-physical Transport properties. o Density (ρ) – function of temperature and pressure o Viscosity (μ) – function of temperature o Specific Heat (cp) – function of temperature o Thermal conductivity (K) – function of temperature •Gas properties o Molecular wt. (MW) o Specific heat ratios (cp/cv) o Thermal diffusivity (α) o Prandtl number (Pr) For steam, additional thermodynamic property data are provided in the form of a Steam Table covering all 3 states such as saturated water, saturated vapor and superheat conditions at a given pressure and temperature. Besides, a separate section is provided for saturation properties where users can choose either temperature or pressure as primary argument as shown in the screen shot. Similarly for Air, there is a section on humid air properties that are consistent with psychrometric chart. Users can choose either wet-bulb temperature or relative humidity as primary argument in addition to dry bulb temperature. The result includes humidity ratio, dew point temperature, specific volume, specific enthalpy and entropy for both dry and humid air as shown in the screen shot. In addition app notes has a link to a complete documentation on implementation and validation of math-models with industry examples. Refrigerant Freon-R12 is no longer used in any HVAC or industrial applications. Therefore it has been replaced with HFC R410A and app provides transport properties and vapor pressure data for a given saturated liquid temperature. It is often very cumbersome to read and interpolate these data from a chart or a reference table. Therefore, this app can be very useful for all HVAC personnel including students for obtaining these data with speed and accuracy at given operating temperature and pressure.

About

Periodic

Features
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The PeriodicTableElements is an elegant app that is interactive and fun. Easy to use, easy to understand, simple and effective. It shows the periodic table of elements in variety of ways 1) Classic grid with name that is color coded. You can configure it to look however you like. 2) Visually appealing electron distribution. 3) Visually appealing Lewis dot structure. 4) List that can be sorted based on different element properties like group, period, category etc. These awesome periodic tables can be shared by simple double click anywhere on the table. It is possible to copy the periodic table diagrams as high quality SVG xml. Drag your finger on the periodic table canvas to update elements automatically or tap on an element to see more details. Tap on an element and all the rest of the related elements are highlighted. Details of a selected element is shown in a beautifully drawn animated element. Tap on the animated element and you will see more details that can also be shared. Tapping on the list element will navigate you to a page that shows details of the element. It automatically saves your hard work locally on your device so you can come back and pick up from where you left off as your great effort will not be lost. This is a perfect app if you are a student learning chemistry. This is an app for all student groups. From high school to college to university students. Be creative. Enjoy the app!

Screenshots

Thermo Physical Prop4 screens
Periodic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Periodic at Free against Thermo Physical Prop's $4.99. Periodic also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). Thermo Physical Prop's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, 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

Periodic is free to download; Thermo Physical Prop costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thermo Physical Prop ships an update every 8 months, Periodic every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Thermo Physical Prop versus Periodic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermo Physical PropPeriodic
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.3 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaup Shenoy AssociatesOm Prakash Chapagain

In-app purchases

None

Thermo Physical Prop

No in-app purchases

None

Periodic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thermo Physical Prop free?
Thermo Physical Prop costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Periodic free?
Periodic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thermo Physical Prop or Periodic have ads?
Periodic shows ads; Thermo Physical Prop does not.
Which is updated more often, Thermo Physical Prop or Periodic?
Thermo Physical Prop ships an update every 8 months, and Periodic every 5 weeks. Most recently, Thermo Physical Prop was updated on September 12, 2026 and Periodic on May 16, 2026.

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