ELECTROtools vs NXGEN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ELECTROtools
This app provides electricians and engineers with essential tabulations, formulas, and graphics for various electrical and electronic tasks. It includes tools for circuit calculations, component identification, and data lookup, making it a handy reference for fieldwork and office use.
- Electrical tabulations and graphics
- Formulae calculator
- Component identification
- Color code references
- Cable dimensioning
- Own document uploads
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Tabulations and formulae App for electricians, electronic engineers and anybody else operating within this field of business. With this App. you always have all important information at hand! The ideal tool for building sites, customer service, workshop, office and meetings. This App. contains formulae which are automatically converted, understandable graphics and clear tabulations At present only SI-Units!!!!! Most table entries are based on German and / or European standards! The screenshots shows the design in >= iOS 7. At this time following functions are integrated: Tabulations and graphics - Protection Classes - IP Code - Current Ratings (at present only available in German) - Assignments (ISDN, TAE etc.) - Terminal Identification - Motor Terminals - Circuits (Light) - Fiber Optics Engineering - Fuse Color Codes - Color Coded Cable End Sleeves - Telecommunication cable: sorting the colorcode - Typical Illuminance Strengths - Fluorescent Lamp Data (Colors, Lengths) - Lamp Sockets - Component Symbols - Equipment Identification - Acronyms and Abbreviations (under construction) - Own Documents (Upload your own files in this App.) Formulae Calculator - Power - Motor Power - Voltage Drop - Compensation - Ohm's Law - Cable Dimensioning (Convenience-Voltage-Drop-Calculator) - Cost of Electricity - Cable Length - Cable Price (DEL, €) - Fixation Interval Calculator - Scale Calculator - Pythagorean Theorem - Power over Energy Meter - Sat-Finder, Dish Alignment Calculator (Freely selectable location coordinates and satellites.) - Barcode product search - Manufacturer Tools: Use the configurators and the know-how of the manufacturer
NXGEN
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With the Nxgen app, you have an overview of your ongoing projects or properties. You have a single view of the alarm interventions of the last 24 hours and the associated event logs. You retain full control – report changes to the time schedule or contact details directly via the app; the changes are processed fully automatically in our Video Operations Center. If all data protection regulations are met, you have direct access to the cameras via live view.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NXGEN at every 11 days against ELECTROtools's every 2 months. ELECTROtools's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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.
ELECTROtools ships an update every 2 months, NXGEN every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ELECTROtools | NXGEN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FEGIME Deutschland Marktgemeinschaft im Elektrogrosshandel GmbH & Co. KG | NXGEN Technologies AG |
In-app purchases
ELECTROtools
No in-app purchases
NXGEN
No in-app purchases
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