Comparison

CE HVAC Pro+ vs HVAC ResLoad

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

Head to head
About

CE HVAC Pro+

This app provides HVAC technicians with instant access to product information, including warranty status, inventory, and technical specifications. It offers real-time support, order tracking, and helpful calculators to streamline job management and business growth.

Highlights
  • Real-time product availability & pricing
  • Order status and notifications
  • Video/Text technical support
  • Warranty entitlement verification
  • Inventory management tool
  • Access to technical documents
  • HVAC calculators
Features
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CE HVAC PRO is 100% free for HVAC technicians and always will be. Easily check warranty entitlement, available inventory, order status, manuals, and tech specs for all the HVAC models we carry. Our mission is to deliver the quality HVAC products you need, when you need them, provide expert technical support and make it easy to grow your business. We want to be your HVAC Supplier of Choice every time. CE is the leading HVAC supplier. Making the life of the HVAC professionals easier by saving you time and money through the technologies we offer App Features Include: Real-time product availability & pricing Order status and notifications Video/Text technical support from one of our HVAC expert technical agents Quickly verify warranty entitlements FREE inventory management tool EasyStock included Access a variety of documents such as spec sheets, wiring diagrams, installation guides, and more. PT calculator, Superheat calculator, and Duct calculators Fast and easy AHRI matchups

About

HVAC ResLoad

Perform ACCA Manual J8 load calculations for residential and small commercial buildings. Generate and email PDF reports for clients and building officials. Includes extensive weather and construction data for detailed analysis.

Highlights
  • ACCA Manual J8 load calculations
  • Field-based cooling and heating load calculations
  • Emailable PDF reports
  • Unlimited projects and templates
  • Global weather data
  • Extensive construction data
  • Room-by-room analysis
Features
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This app is great for HVAC technicians, contractors, homeowners, HERS and PHIUS raters to easily perform ACCA Manual J8 load calcs. For online help and training videos, go here: http://bit.ly/1PhqlDi The HVAC ResLoad-J app from Carmel is an ACCA-approved Manual J8 residential load calculation app for the Apple iPad. It allows engineers, contractors, and technicians to perform field-based cooling and heating load calculations on residential and small commercial buildings. Users are then able to email PDF reports to customers and local building officials. Reports produced by this app will be acceptable by all municipalities/states (including 30+ US states that have passed laws requiring contractors to submit load calcs from ACCA-approved software.) The HVAC ResLoad-J app allows users to create unlimited projects and perform both block and room-by-room loads. The app includes weather data for 1000s of cities throughout the world and construction data for 100s of wall, floor, roof, ceiling, and window types. The user is also able to model detailed appliance, duct, infiltration, and ventilation loads. The HVAC ResLoad-J app was specifically designed for the Apple iPad, taking advantage of the larger screen, rotating user interface, and other functionality unique to the iPad. This app is similar to our very popular HVAC Residential Load Calcs HD app for the iPad, and it includes many of the same inputs and results. However, the "J" app is ACCA-approved, and thus requires much more detailed analysis of the building. Other features include: 1. Includes a 1000+ world-wide city weather database 2. Allows you to create and store an unlimited number of projects. You can also re-use existing projects as templates for new projects. 3. Includes data for 100s of construction types for walls, roofs, floors, doors, windows, skylights, and ceilings. 4. Allows you to specify an unlimited # of building envelope types (i.e. – doors, walls, roofs, floors, ceilings), window types, and skylight types for each building. 5. Allows you to input individual home appliance information. 6. Allows you to instantly view total heating and cooling load results as you update input data. 7. Allows you to view comprehensive cooling and heating load breakdown reports including breakdown by envelope load, window load, skylight load, infiltration load, ventilation load and internal load contributions. 8. Also performs room-by-room cooling and heating load calc analysis 9. Includes the ability to display a wide variety of on-screen reports including checksum reports (ie – BTUh/SqFt, SqFt/Ton, etc.), complete heating and cooling load breakdown reports, and even graphically-pleasing pie charts showing cooling and heating load breakdowns. These reports can be converted to PDFs and emailed from right within the app. 10. Includes the ability to display a comprehensive HTML report that you can email to yourself or others, and it also includes a spreadsheet attachment that you can open in Excel to create customized reports. 11. Includes the ability to display units in either English (IP) or Metric (SI). 12. As of 2020, includes new project input reports that allow you to print or export to PDF via email. The benefits of using this app are numerous including: 1. Great for use out in the field. Quickly size heating and cooling equipment, show the client, then email the results back to your office for further analysis. 2. Show off your advanced on-screen reports to clients convincing them you are using cutting-edge technology. 3. Save time by inputting information in the field and then returning to your office to perform more in-depth analysis. 4. Submit reports to local municipalities that require ACCA-approved Manual J8 residential load calcs for equipment replacement. Bonus: The HVAC ResLoad-J app now includes our popular HVAC Equipment Locator app built right in! Click here for details about that app: http://bit.ly/1a2RskH

Screenshots

CE HVAC Pro+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CE HVAC Pro+ at Free against HVAC ResLoad's $199.99. CE HVAC Pro+ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, 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

CE HVAC Pro+ is free to download; HVAC ResLoad costs $199.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CE HVAC Pro+ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CE HVAC Pro+ has 1.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of CE HVAC Pro+'s written reviews are positive against 50% of HVAC ResLoad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CE HVAC Pro+ ships an update every 3 weeks, HVAC ResLoad every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CE HVAC Pro+ versus HVAC ResLoad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCE HVAC Pro+HVAC ResLoad
PriceFree — better$199.99
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better3.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatsco, Inc.Carmel Software Corporation

Customer experience

CE HVAC Pro+

All ratings1,595 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative27.6%

HVAC ResLoad

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

CE HVAC Pro+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect verification codes
  • Pricing and availability not showing up
  • Scan feature not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
  • Seamless account linking and login process
  • Enhanced warranty information and status tracking
  • Optimized app design for larger screens

HVAC ResLoad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CE HVAC Pro+

No in-app purchases

None

HVAC ResLoad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CE HVAC Pro+ free?
CE HVAC Pro+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HVAC ResLoad free?
HVAC ResLoad costs $199.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CE HVAC Pro+ or HVAC ResLoad?
CE HVAC Pro+ is rated higher. CE HVAC Pro+ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while HVAC ResLoad averages 3.4 from 8 ratings.
Do CE HVAC Pro+ or HVAC ResLoad have ads?
Neither CE HVAC Pro+ nor HVAC ResLoad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CE HVAC Pro+ or HVAC ResLoad?
CE HVAC Pro+ ships an update every 3 weeks, and HVAC ResLoad every 4 months. Most recently, CE HVAC Pro+ was updated on November 1, 2026 and HVAC ResLoad on October 29, 2026.

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