HyTools vs EXATON Welding Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HyTools
This app provides HVAC professionals with a comprehensive suite of hydronic calculation tools. It assists with tasks like valve sizing, pressure drop calculations, and radiator power estimation. The tool offers unit conversion and language selection for user convenience.
- Hydronic calculator
- Valve sizing and presetting
- Radiator power estimation
- Pipe sizing
- Unit conversion
- Pressure maintenance calculation
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IMI Hydronic Engineering proudly presents HyTools, the user-friendly hydronic calculator App for HVAC professionals. Features include: - Hydronic calculator (enter any two values and get the third one): - flow - Kv/Cv - pressure drop - power - flow - temperature difference - flow - valve setting - pressure drop - Dirt and air separator pressure drop calculation - Valve sizing and presetting - Radiator power estimation (panel and column) - Radiator valve sizing and presetting - Pipe sizing - Unit conversion - Run-time selection of localisation - Run-time selection of language - Pressure maintenance and vacuum degassing calculation and selection for heating, cooling and solar systems Stay tuned for great upcoming updates adding further hydronic calculation functions. Please visit www.imi-hydronic.com for more information and contact details. Phone numbers to local support can be found here: http://www.imi-hydronic.com/en/contact/ IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA is the leading global provider and expert in hydronic distribution systems and room temperature control, with experience in more than 100,000 projects worldwide. We help our customers everywhere optimise HVAC systems so they deliver desired comfort with optimal efficiency. IMI Hydronic Engineering is part of the international engineering group IMI plc which is listed as a member of the FTSE 100 on the London Stock Exchange.
EXATON Welding Guide
This welding handbook provides essential tools for welders and those interested in welding technology. It includes guides for selecting welding grades, calculating heat input, and evaluating weldability, along with tips for weld planning and details on a full product portfolio.
- Welding grade selection guide
- Shielding gas assistance
- Ferrite diagram calculator
- Heat-input calculator
- Weldability evaluation
- Weld planning tips
- Exaton product portfolio details
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Welding Handbook from Exaton: a quick, easy and useful in your pocket tool! For those working with welding or interested in welding technology, in our Welding Handbook you will find a welding grade selection guide and shielding gas assistance, ferrite diagram and heat-input calculators. You will be able to evaluate weldability and find tips and tricks for your weld planning in the welding guide. Included is also the details of the entire Exaton portfolio of welding products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EXATON Welding Guide at 100% against HyTools's 50%. EXATON Welding Guide also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). HyTools's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
EXATON Welding Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of HyTools's written reviews are positive against 100% of EXATON Welding Guide's.
HyTools ships an update every 6 weeks, EXATON Welding Guide every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HyTools | EXATON Welding Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA | ESAB Group Inc |
Customer experience
HyTools
EXATON Welding Guide
In-app purchases
HyTools
No in-app purchases
EXATON Welding Guide
No in-app purchases
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