Southwire® Conversion Calc vs Lug Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Southwire® Conversion Calc
This utility app facilitates conversions between copper and aluminum electrical wiring. It allows users to calculate pricing, unit of measure, conversion factors, and weight based on product length. The app comes preloaded with numerous cable types for easy calculation.
- Copper to aluminum conversion
- Aluminum to copper conversion
- Pricing unit of measure calculation
- Conversion factor calculation
- Weight per product length calculation
- Preloaded cable data
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Southwire's Conversion Calculator helps to convert copper to aluminum or aluminum to copper, pricing unit of measure, conversion factor and weight per product length. Preloaded with many cables for calculation.
Lug Link
This utility app helps users select the correct Color-Keyed lug for specific electrical applications. It offers choices for aluminum or copper lugs, hole configurations, and barrel lengths, eliminating the need for cross-referencing part numbers.
- Color-Keyed lug selection
- Aluminum or copper lug options
- One or two hole configurations
- Standard or long barrel options
- Splice selections available
- Eliminates part number cross-referencing
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ABB's Lug Link™ selects the right Color-Keyed lug for the application Among the available specification choices are aluminum or copper compression lugs, one hole or two holes, and standard or long barrel for copper connectors. Splice selections are also available. The selections eliminate the need to cross reference part numbers and enable the correct connector to be identified for the application. 54100 series #8-1000 kcmil One Hole Standard Barrel Copper Lugs 54200 series #8-1000 kcmil Two Hole Standard Barrel Copper Lugs 54400 series #4 up to 750 kcmil High Voltage Copper Lugs 54500 series #8-1000 kcmil Standard Barrel Copper Splices 54900 series #8-1000 kcmil One Hole Long Barrel Copper Lugs 54800 series #8-1000 kcmil Two Hole Long Barrel Copper Lugs & Splices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lug Link at 100% against Southwire® Conversion Calc's 0%. Lug Link also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). 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.
Lug Link holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Southwire® Conversion Calc's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lug Link's.
Southwire® Conversion Calc ships an update every 4 months, Lug Link weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Southwire® Conversion Calc | Lug Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southwire Company | ABB Installation Products Inc. |
Customer experience
Southwire® Conversion Calc
Lug Link
In-app purchases
Southwire® Conversion Calc
No in-app purchases
Lug Link
No in-app purchases
Questions
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