Comparison

HyTools vs QuickSelect

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
Read full description

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

QuickSelect

Instantly select and size Westermeyer Industries catalog products for HVAC systems. Input system conditions to find optimal products, perform sizing calculations, and generate PDF summaries. It also allows for checking existing installations and organizing selections into projects.

Highlights
  • Quick product selection
  • Instant sizing calculations
  • PDF summary generation
  • Check existing installations
  • Project organization
  • Transcritical CO2 selections
Features
Read full description

The QuickSelect App is designed around the premise of quick selection and sizing of Westermeyer Industries catalog product. Refrigeration and air conditioning system conditions may be entered for quick retrieval of products that will operate at peak performance. This App supplements the standard catalog but will conduct all necessary sizing calculations instantly and provide clear and concise pdf files summarizing the selections. May also double check existing product installations to ensure proper sizing. Product Selections Included: - Oil Separators** - Liquid Receivers** - Suction Line Accumulators** - Water Cooler Condensers - Direct Expansion Chiller Barrels - Mueller Pressure Relief Valves **Transcritical CO2 Selections Available A Projects section allows for adding product selections to a group, where this Project can be exported via pdf, listing all the selections and initial conditions.

Screenshots

HyTools4 screens
QuickSelect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: QuickSelect at 100% against HyTools's 50%. QuickSelect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuickSelect 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 QuickSelect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HyTools ships an update every 6 weeks, QuickSelect monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HyTools versus QuickSelect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHyToolsQuickSelect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIMI Hydronic Engineering International SAWestermeyer Industries Inc.

Customer experience

HyTools

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

QuickSelect

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HyTools

No in-app purchases

None

QuickSelect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HyTools free?
HyTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuickSelect free?
QuickSelect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HyTools or QuickSelect?
QuickSelect is rated higher. HyTools averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while QuickSelect averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do HyTools or QuickSelect have ads?
Neither HyTools nor QuickSelect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HyTools or QuickSelect?
HyTools ships an update every 6 weeks, and QuickSelect monthly. Most recently, HyTools was updated on July 25, 2026 and QuickSelect on September 10, 2026.

Other comparisons