HyTools vs ABT Go
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.
ABT Go
This tool facilitates the commissioning and maintenance of Siemens building automation devices. It provides secure access for managing device configurations, updates, and diagnostics. Users can monitor device status, manage data points, and troubleshoot issues remotely.
- Secure device access for commissioning and maintenance
- Support for various Siemens automation stations and intelligent valves
- Software and configuration updates with backup/restore
- Network device overview (name, type, IP, location)
- Intuitive diagnostics and status dashboards
- Data point management and reporting
- Online trending for data point testing
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ABT Go is the mobile tool for commissioning and maintenance tasks of Siemens devices used in building automation and control systems. Available functions: 1) Access to Siemens devices for commissioning and maintenance tasks based on security authentication. 2) Support of Siemens devices: Desigo room automation DXR1/2.. or PXC3.E .., Desigo automation stations PXC4/5/7.., Siemens Intelligent Valve EVG/F 3) Support of software and configuration update incl. backup/restore as well as online configuration changes for DXR1 and EVG/F. 4) Fast overview of all devices in the network (name, type, IP address, location, equipment ID). 5) Easy and intuitive diagnostics in one list for all devices or via graphic for the DXR1/2… or PXC3.E.. 6) Dashboard for a fast overview of the device commissioning status. 7) View, manage and report commissioning status of each data point (not checked, failed, passed). 8) Add/change the assignment of KNX PL-Link devices for DXR1/2 .. or PXC3.E ..PXC4/5/7 9) Add/change the assignment of DALI 1 and DALI 2 devices for PXC3.E .. 10) Indication of manually overridden data points and commanding of them. 11) Indication of data points in alarm including reset/acknowledge for the DXR2… or PXC3.E.. or PXC4/5/7.. 12) Check and change data point parameters and properties (I/O,PL-Link, ModBus, MBus). 13) Online trending for data point testing 14) Support blinds command 15) Register as foreign device discovery Requirements: • Desigo room automation stations (DXR1/2... or PXC3.E..) from Siemens on Ethernet (BACnet/IP) or MS/TP (BACnet/MSTP). • Desigo automation stations (PXC4/5..) for primary plants from Siemens on Ethernet (BACnet/IP) or MS/TP (BACnet/MSTP) or activated device access point (WLAN) ) with application loaded, network setup finished. • Siemens Intelligent Valve on Ethernet (BACnet/IP) or activated device access point (WLAN). • Network communication established over WLAN (access point/router) to a BACnet/IP network that contains the Siemens devices in the same IP subnet (proxy free) or over router to a BACnet/MSTP network. • Power save mode disabled.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HyTools at 4.0 against ABT Go's 3.6. HyTools also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). ABT Go's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
HyTools holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of HyTools's written reviews are positive against 33% of ABT Go's.
HyTools ships an update every 6 weeks, ABT Go every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HyTools | ABT Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 522 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA | Siemens AG |
Customer experience
HyTools
ABT Go
In-app purchases
HyTools
No in-app purchases
ABT Go
No in-app purchases









