Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator vs Bosch MeasureOn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator
This app helps pipe fitters, welders, and fabricators create accurate cuts for pipe intersections. It calculates offset layout dimensions and generates full-size pattern templates for various pipe sizes and angles, eliminating the need for traditional tools and books.
- Accurate pipe intersection cut calculations
- Generates full-size pattern templates
- Supports any pipe size and intersection angle
- Considers pipe wall thickness
- Outputs in imperial and metric units
- Adjustable control point accuracy
- Printable templates for standard paper sizes
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Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator is a iPhone app that provides the fitter with the points to make an accurate cut (fish mouth, cope, etc) for piping (cylinder to cylinder) intersections. This app is intended to be used by fitters, welders, fabricators, or anyone who needs to join two metal cylinders at any angle. Are you still carrying that blue book around? Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator is the modern piping blue book. Confused about how to layout cut lines for joining two pieces of pipe? If you are a pipe fabricator, welder, or fitter who needs to make perfect saddle cuts, then this app is for you. Forget books, calculators, compasses, ancient saddle layout procedures, laptops, expensive CAD programs, mathematics or internet access to figure out how to make that perfect saddle joint. Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator is easy. Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator provides the offset layout dimensions for that perfect pipe joint. This calculator works with any size pipe, any angle of intersection, and any wall thickness of pipe. User enters: main pipe, branch pipe, wall thickness (this app considers wall thickness, you don't want to leave too much metal, or take too much off) and branch angle. The calculator does the rest. This calculator produces an on the fly ordinate table of the offsets. The beauty of this app is that it also produces full size pattern templates, so you don't have to measure and layout all of the work points. Now you can print out your pipe pattern templates for any size and any angle intersection. This version outputs patterns configured for an 8.5 X 11 (everyone has access to one of these), 11 X 17, and 24 X 36 printer sizes. So with this app and a 8.5 X 11 printer, the user can still produce any size pipe coping pattern. The calculator is very versatile. Presently input and output is US based imperial and/or metric. Output is feet, or feet and inches, decimal or fractions (to 1/32"). This app has been updated to support metric solutions. User can control how much cut line accuracy he/she wants by setting how many control points are desired (infinite amount, user can get 8 control points, i.e. every 45 degrees or 360 control points, i.e every degree, or more). Most books only give 8 or 16 control points. This app allows an infinite amount. For example, a 2" pipe needs fewer control points than a 48".
Bosch MeasureOn
Easily document floor plans, measurements, photos, and notes on-site. This app allows for cloud-based project access across all devices, ensuring your data is backed up and synchronized. Streamline your workflow and improve efficiency for various trade professionals and DIYers.
- Infinite workspace for floor plans, photos, and notes
- Direct measurement input from laser range finder via Bluetooth
- Document wall dimensions, doors, and windows
- Automatic cloud synchronization for data backup
- Share and export data in multiple formats
- Organize projects for improved efficiency
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Save all information in one place: Bosch MeasureOn by Bosch Measuring Tools is your app for easy on-site documentation of floor plans, measurements, photos, and notes. With cloud-based* project access anywhere on all devices – on the construction site, at the office, on the move, or at home. Main functions and benefits: - USE THE NEW INFINITE WORKSPACE: Start your project, sketch floor plans as individual rooms within the flexible workspace, and add photos and notes according to your individual needs. - DOCUMENT ON THE JOBSITE: Use your laser range finder and your smart device to capture measurements instantly and insert them error-free into the app. - STAY ON TOP OF THINGS: Organize your projects, save time, and avoid confusion. - SECURITY AND CONVENIENCE: Thanks to the cloud*, your data is always backed up and synchronized on all your devices. You can easily process your documentation on your desktop back at the office. Features: - Add floor plans as individual rooms, photos, and notes to your workspace - Add in measurements directly from your laser range finder via Bluetooth® - Document wall dimensions including doors and windows - Synchronize your data automatically via the cloud* - Share and export data in a variety of formats Developed for tradesmen such as painters, electricians, carpenters, tilers, dry wallers, floorers, plumbers, architects, and construction managers as well as DIYers. Compatible laser range finders: Bosch Professional: GLM 50 C, GLM 100 C, GLM400C, GLM165-27C and GLM165-27CG Bosch MeasureOn replaces the MeasureOn Gen 1 app. Experience our cloud* for free and synchronize your first project with up to three workspaces. Questions, problems, suggestions? Contact us: Measuring.AppSupport@us.bosch.com *Not available in all countries. In order to use the cloud service, you need to set up a Bosch account with your Bosch ID.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bosch MeasureOn at Free against Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator's $4.99. Bosch MeasureOn also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (535 vs 8). Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (33% vs 12%). On update cadence, ads 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
Bosch MeasureOn is free to download; Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator costs $4.99 up front. Bosch MeasureOn sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bosch MeasureOn holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bosch MeasureOn has 535 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator's written reviews are positive against 12% of Bosch MeasureOn's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator ships an update every 2 months, Bosch MeasureOn monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator | Bosch MeasureOn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (8 ratings) | 4.1 (535 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 11.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 535 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jean-Paul Lanaux | Bosch US |
Customer experience
Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator
Bosch MeasureOn
Bugs and requests
Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bosch MeasureOn
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Measurements and data loss issues
- Bluetooth connectivity problems
- Unintuitive user interface
Requested features
4 requests- Allow exporting of entire projects
- Improve drawing and annotation tools
- Add support for non-rectangular rooms
- Integrate with CAD/design software
In-app purchases
Pipe Saddle Layout Calculator
No in-app purchases
Bosch MeasureOn
- PRO Export Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- PRO Cloud & Export Monthly14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- PRO Export Annual$99.991 Year
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- PRO Cloud & Export Annual$149.991 Year
- PRO Cloud & Export Annual3 Months trial$149.991 Year
- PRO Cloud & Export Annual1 Year trial$149.991 Year
- PRO Cloud & Export Annual6 Months trial$149.991 Year
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