HyTools vs Johnson Controls CWa
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.
Johnson Controls CWa
This app assists HVAC field installers and service contractors with onsite tasks. It allows technicians to discover and configure equipment controllers, create punch lists, and balance VAV boxes, with exportable reports.
- Discover BACnet compatible equipment controllers
- View and test equipment hardware points
- Create real-time punch lists
- Configure equipment data
- Display trends and events
- Balance single duct VAV boxes
- Export balancing reports
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Connected Workflow applications (CWa) from Johnson Controls are mobile applications designed to enable HVAC Field Installers & Service Contractors to deliver onsite services at the customer locations. HVAC field technicians can: Installer Module - Discover BACnet compatible equipment controllers on a BAS field bus - View and test equipment hardware points - Create “real-time” punch lists per device Technician Module - Discover BACnet compatible JCI HVAC equipment controllers on a BAS field bus - View and configure equipment data in real-time - Displays trends and events Balancer Module - Discover BACnet compatible JCI HVAC VAV controllers on a BAS field bus - Balance single duct VAV boxes - Export balancing reports
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HyTools at 4.0 against Johnson Controls CWa's 2.5. HyTools also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Johnson Controls CWa's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of HyTools's written reviews are positive against 33% of Johnson Controls CWa's.
HyTools ships an update every 6 weeks, Johnson Controls CWa every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HyTools | Johnson Controls CWa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 24 — better |
| 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, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA | Johnson Controls, Inc. |
Customer experience
HyTools
Johnson Controls CWa
In-app purchases
HyTools
No in-app purchases
Johnson Controls CWa
No in-app purchases
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