Comparison

Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD vs Thermal Engineering Calc

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

Head to head
About

Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD

This comprehensive app suite offers a vast array of tools for chemical engineers, chemists, and students. It includes unit converters, physical property calculations, thermodynamic equations, and specialized calculators for fluid dynamics and more. Access a chemical database, periodic table, and graphing tools.

Highlights
  • Steam table calculations
  • Chemical database (1000+ compounds)
  • Extensive unit converters
  • Physical property calculations
  • Fluid dynamics & process control tools
  • Thermodynamic equations of state
  • Vapor-liquid equilibrium prediction
Features
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There are many unit conversion apps and there are many calculator apps... There are even chemistry apps and engineering apps... but there is only one Chemical Engineering AppSuite!!! Chemical Engineering AppSuite for iPad and iPhone has been developed by a team of chemical engineers for both professionals and students. This one-of-a-kind app features many equations and data used by chemical engineers, chemists and other engineers and integrates them with unprecedented functionality! And yes, we have also unit converters and graphing calculators. The app is also great for any high school or college student in science and math courses. Professionals will also find it very useful! Anyone with an interest in science, chemistry, math or engineering can find ways to use Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD! Highlights of the app include: Full steam table calculations based on IAPWS95 model. Database with 1000+ common industrial and laboratory chemicals Unit converters for temperature, pressure, length, area, time, and many, many more. Select your favorites for quick access! Physical property calculations for more than 1000 compounds and elements including densities, vapor pressures, heat capacities, viscosities. "ChemE Tools" for rapidly solving problems in fluid dynamics, process controls, mass/mole calculations and combustion reactions! Periodic table of the elements with a high-resolution, zoomable view Thermodynamic Equations of State: Rapidly solve for any variable in ideal gas, Peng-Robinson, van der Waals, SRK, and others. Calculation of compressibility factors and graphing of individual compressibility charts via the Lee-Kesler model Binary vapor-liquid equilibrium prediction with graphing via Raoult's Law (ideal) or Wilson Model (real). Over 675 pairs possible in the Wilson Model. Spreadsheet, statistics, and graphing tools with a built in graphing calculator! (iPad only). The iPhone version includes a very useful calculator as well! Matrix tools and linear equation solvers. Randomized practice problems for mass balances. Get data from the app and share via PDF, photos and Twitter. Follow us on Twitter and send us your feedback and suggestions for new content: @Vector254 Check out our other apps: Engineering Unit Converter and ODEsseus - Numerical Solver for Differential Equations.

About

Thermal Engineering Calc

This app provides 44 calculators for thermal engineering parameters, along with thermodynamics tables, formulas, and definitions. It's a comprehensive tool for mechanical engineers and students needing to perform various thermal calculations.

Highlights
  • 44 thermal engineering calculators
  • Thermodynamics tables
  • Formulas and definitions
  • Carnot and Rankine efficiency calculators
  • Heat transfer calculations
  • Temperature conversion
Features
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Thermal Engineering Calc. has 44 Calculators related to THERMAL ENGINEERING PARAMETERS along with Thermodynamics Tables - Formulas and Definitions too List of Calculators are : 1.Carnot Efficiency (Carnot Cycle) 2.Eckert Number 3.Emissivity Coefficient 4.Energy Efficiency 5.Energy/Work Converter 6.Enthalpy 7.Entropy 8.Fick's Law of Diffusion 9.Fouling Factor 10.Fourier Number 11.Heat Flow 12.Heat Storage 13.Heat Transfer Rate 14.Kinetic Energy 15.Laws of Thermodynamics 16.Lewis Number 17.Liquid Phase Diffusion Coefficient 18.Nusselt Number 19.Peclet Number 20.Potential Energy 21.Prandtl Number 22.Radiation Constant 23.Radiation Converter 24.Radiation Heat Transfer 25.Rankine Efficiency 26.Sherwood Number 27.Specific Heat Capacity Calculator 28.Specific Heat Capacity Converter 29.Stefan-Boltzmann Law 30.Surface Absorbtivities -Tables 31.Temperature Converter 32.Thermal Area Expansion 33.Thermal Conductivity (Common Liquids) -Tables 34.Thermal Conductivity (Heat Exchanger Materials) 35.Thermal Conductivity Calculator 36.Thermal Conductivity Converter 37.Thermal Diffusivity 38.Thermal Expansion Converter 39.Thermal Linear & Volumetric Expansion Relationship 40.Thermal Linear Expansion 41.Thermal Resistivity 42.Thermal Transmittance 43.Thermal Volumetric Expansion 44.Work Useful for Mechanical Engineers and Students.

Screenshots

Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD4 screens
Thermal Engineering Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD and Thermal Engineering Calc both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD's written reviews are positive against 50% of Thermal Engineering Calc's. Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (81 vs 6). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD costs $0.99 and Thermal Engineering Calc $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD against 4.7 for Thermal Engineering Calc. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD has 81 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD's written reviews are positive against 50% of Thermal Engineering Calc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD ships an update every 2 months, Thermal Engineering Calc every 15 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD versus Thermal Engineering Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChemical Engineering AppSuite HDThermal Engineering Calc
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (81 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings81 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.1 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVector 254 LLCV PUGAZHENTHI

Customer experience

Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD

All ratings80 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative11.4%

Thermal Engineering Calc

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App shuts down when using converter
  • Conversion tables not working with new iOS versions
  • Unit converter not working
  • App crashes with iOS 11
  • App crashes on iOS 7.x
Show 6 more
  • Converter doesn't convert gallons to barrels correctly
  • 1 gallon not equal to 8 pints
  • Barrel of oil conversion factor is incorrect
  • Time converter converting hours to days incorrectly
  • Area units converter needs fixing
  • Graphical bugs when changing tools/graphs

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add Internal Energy
  • Save imperial units as default
  • Add more ranges for Antoine constants
  • Functions for choosing equations of state
  • Add conical frustum volume calculator
Show 15 more
  • Add liquid level calculator
  • Add concentration section to conversions
  • Add more steam tables for common compounds (ammonia, R-134a)
  • Include unit operators and their functions
  • Include examples of industrial processes
  • Include PFD and P&ID information
  • Include quizzes and answers
  • Add a built-in scientific calculator
  • Fix area units converter
  • Fix time converter
  • Reference for calculations
  • Add butane and other common compounds
  • Consistent use of preferred units
  • Obtain temperature from entropy and pressure data for cycle problems
  • Add Raul's Law

Thermal Engineering Calc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD

No in-app purchases

None

Thermal Engineering Calc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD free?
Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thermal Engineering Calc free?
Thermal Engineering Calc costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD or Thermal Engineering Calc?
Thermal Engineering Calc is rated higher. Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD averages 4.6 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Thermal Engineering Calc averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD or Thermal Engineering Calc have ads?
Neither Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD nor Thermal Engineering Calc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD or Thermal Engineering Calc?
Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD ships an update every 2 months, and Thermal Engineering Calc every 15 months. Most recently, Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD was updated on November 1, 2026 and Thermal Engineering Calc on November 1, 2026.

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