Amtrol vs KNIPEX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amtrol
This app provides product sizing, selection, and application support for plumbing, heating, and water systems. Access literature, videos, price books, and technical support for various product lines. It also offers mobile access to the Amtrol Rewards installer points program.
- Product sizing and selection
- Application support
- Literature and videos
- Price book access
- Technical support
- Rewards installer points program
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Offers product sizing, selection and application support for Amtrol’s plumbing and heating, water systems and commercial products; featuring popular brands like Extrol, Therm-X-Trol, Well-X-Trol, Pressuriser and BoilerMate. Literature, videos, price book and technical support are provided for well system pressure tanks, hydronic and thermal expansion tanks, pressure boosters, indirect-fired water heaters, air separators and fire protection products. The application also provides simplified mobile access to the Amtrol Rewards installer points program.
KNIPEX
Easily locate the perfect pliers from an extensive catalog. Browse product details, save preferred items to a personal wish list, and ensure you always have the right tool for the job.
- Find the right pliers
- Access entire product range
- View product details
- Save favorites to wish list
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With the KNIPEX app you can always find the right pliers for you. Get access to the entire KNIPEX range, find out about our products and save your favorites on your personal wish list.a
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: KNIPEX at 149 against Amtrol's 1. KNIPEX also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Amtrol's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Amtrol against 4.9 for KNIPEX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KNIPEX has 149 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Amtrol ships an update every 8 months, KNIPEX every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amtrol | KNIPEX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (149 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 149 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amtrol, Inc. | KNIPEX |
Customer experience
Amtrol
KNIPEX
Bugs and requests
Amtrol
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
KNIPEX
Requested features
4 requests- Video demonstrations for each tool
- Ability to compare multiple products
- Direct in-app purchasing
- More applications listed in search filters
In-app purchases
Amtrol
No in-app purchases
KNIPEX
No in-app purchases
