Comparison

HyTools vs dDrives

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hydronic calculator
  • Valve sizing and presetting
  • Radiator power estimation
  • Pipe sizing
  • Unit conversion
  • Pressure maintenance calculation
Features
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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.

About

dDrives

Access alarm descriptions, troubleshooting guides, and user manuals for Danfoss VLT drives. This professional tool provides essential information for commissioning and service, supporting a wide range of drive models.

Highlights
  • Alarm descriptions
  • Troubleshooting guides
  • User manual links
  • Support for multiple VLT drive models
  • Multilingual alarm descriptions
Features
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The "dDrives - VFD help" app provides quick access to alarm descriptions of Danfoss VLT drives. In a second you get a full alarm description, troubleshooting guide and even a link to the latest user manual. App greatly helps by commissioning and service giving you the necessary information when you need it and where you need it. It is a small but really feature-full application. A professional tool for professionals. Currently supported drives: VLT2800, VLT5000, FC51, FC101, FC102, FC103, FC202, FC280, FC301, FC302, FCD302, FCM106, FCP106, LD302, MCD200, MCD500, MCO305, MCO350, MCO351. The app is in English. For most popular drives the alarms descriptions are also available in French, Português, Russian, Spanish and simplified Chinese. DISCLAIMER This app IS NOT affiliated with Danfoss A/S or any of its affiliates!

Screenshots

HyTools4 screens
dDrives4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: dDrives at 4.5 against HyTools's 4.0. dDrives also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). HyTools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. dDrives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HyTools asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dDrives holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dDrives has 29 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HyTools ships an update every 6 weeks, dDrives monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HyTools versus dDrives: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHyToolsdDrives
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.5 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings529 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIMI Hydronic Engineering International SAEvgeny Makarenkov

Customer experience

HyTools

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

dDrives

All ratings29 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

HyTools

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

dDrives

One-time1
  • All Drives$1.99

Questions

Is HyTools free?
HyTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dDrives free?
dDrives is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HyTools or dDrives?
dDrives is rated higher. HyTools averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while dDrives averages 4.5 from 29 ratings.
Do HyTools or dDrives have ads?
Neither HyTools nor dDrives shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HyTools or dDrives?
HyTools ships an update every 6 weeks, and dDrives monthly. Most recently, HyTools was updated on September 28, 2026 and dDrives on October 9, 2026.

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