Aerospace Groove Selector vs Springulator Spring Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aerospace Groove Selector
This app provides quick access to five critical SAE Aerospace groove standards for hydraulic systems. It helps users determine groove suitability for dynamic and static seals, offering data in both metric and inch units based on standard dash numbers.
- Access to five SAE Aerospace groove standards
- Determine suitability for dynamic/static seals
- Metric and Inch unit support
- Gland design for Bore, Rod & Face seals
- Instant dimension and tolerance display
- Email data as PDF
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This app covers five of the most important SAE Aerospace groove standards for hydraulic systems, AS4716 Rev B, AS5857 Rev A, AS6235 Rev A, AS4088 Rev E and AS4832 Rev A. You can easily find groove sizes and determine if grooves are suitable for a dynamic and/or static seal. Available in Metric and Inch, based on standard Dash numbers. Features: - Gland design for Bore, Rod & Face seals - Easy inch/mm conversion - Indication of dynamic/static usage - Main groove dimensions and tolerances displayed instantly - Drawings for easy correlation of data - Email data as PDF
Springulator Spring Calculator
This reference tool helps engineers, designers, and purchasing agents calculate various spring parameters. It supports compression, extension, and torsion springs, offering detailed stress charting and material selection.
- Compression, extension, and torsion spring calculations
- Stress charting and material guidelines
- Calculations based on selected materials
- English and metric measurements
- Adjustable initial tension for extension springs
- Emailable and quotable results
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Springulator® is a robust spring calculator that features easy-to-use functions, reference diagrams and stress charting for: • Compression Springs – One-Load, Two-Load, Rate-Based & Dimensional • Extension Springs • Torsion Springs Created for engineers, purchasing agents and designers, the Springulator allows users to calculate an array of information with minimal data input. With only a few fields of data entered, the Springulator provides information to check the stress of a design, calculate spring functions and test spring capabilities. Springulator calculations include: • Stress, corrected stress & stress at load height • Tension, free length, solid height, load at solid height, total number of coils, active coils, rate, deflection, index, Wahl factor, torsional movement & part weight • Spring stress charts with material tolerance guidelines • Calculations based on selected materials • English and metric measurements • Adjustable initial tension for extension springs • Emailable and quotable results
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aerospace Groove Selector at 5.0 against Springulator Spring Calculator's 4.5. Aerospace Groove Selector also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 27 months). Springulator Spring Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Aerospace Groove Selector holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Aerospace Groove Selector ships an update every 6 months, Springulator Spring Calculator every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aerospace Groove Selector | Springulator Spring Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trelleborg Sealing Solutions | Newcomb Spring Corp |
Customer experience
Aerospace Groove Selector
Springulator Spring Calculator
In-app purchases
Aerospace Groove Selector
No in-app purchases
Springulator Spring Calculator
No in-app purchases




