HyTools vs Asset Data Collection
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.
Asset Data Collection
This app helps building engineers collect and preview industrial equipment data in large facilities. Users can register with their LINQ account and scan equipment QR codes to fill out forms. Data is saved locally for offline use and syncs automatically when a network connection is restored.
- Offline data collection
- QR code scanning for equipment
- User registration via LINQ account
- Data preview and editing
- Automatic data syncing
- Network connection alerts
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The Asset Data Collection application is used to help building engineers perform fill out and preview information associated with industrial equipment in large facilities. User can register themselves to the device using their LINQ user account QR code provided by their administrator. Equipment forms are mapped to unique QR codes that will be placed on their respective equipment. All data is saved to the users device so that it can operate without a network connection and alerts the user when they connection is lost or available. When the user submits the data offline, the data will be pushed when the user gets a network connection when in the foreground, The form are submitted to the cloud and can be previewed, edited, and synced.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HyTools at 4.0 against Asset Data Collection's 3.4. Asset Data Collection's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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
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 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HyTools | Asset Data Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.4 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA | Entronix LLC |
Customer experience
HyTools
Asset Data Collection
In-app purchases
HyTools
No in-app purchases
Asset Data Collection
No in-app purchases
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