MechTab vs CERATIZIT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MechTab
This app offers a comprehensive set of tools for mechanics, providing essential data on tolerances, threads, cutting speeds, wrench sizes, and roughness. It also includes calculators for material weight, triangle properties, and trowalisation.
- ISO-Tolerance data (holes and shafts)
- Thread specifications
- Cutting data calculations
- Wrench size conversions
- Roughness parameters
- Material weight calculator
- Triangle property calculator
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Werder AG introduces the ultimate tool for mechanics. MechTab provides information about ISO-Tolerances, Threads, Cutting Data, Wrench Size and Roughness. Tolerances: A - ZC, holes and shafts General Tolerances: Charts for linear dimensions, radii/chamfer and angular dimensions. Geometrical Tolerances: Symbols, drawings and explanations as well as charts for the different geometrical tolerances. Threads: BA, BSF, G, Heli-Coil, M, MF, Pg, Tr, UNC, UNEF, UNF, W, Metric-Non-Standard Cutting Data: Cutting Speed and Spindle Speed, Feed Rates, Processing duration Wrench-Size to Width across Corners: 4-,6-8-,10-,12-,14-Cornered Torque: 3.6, 6.9, 8.8, 10.9, 12.9 Roughness: Rz, Ra, N, Triangle-Notation Weight: calculate the weight of different materials in different profiles. Material list is editable. Triangle: calculate sides, angles and the area of a triangle by entering 3 values according to a drawing. Trowalisation: calculate the number of pieces
CERATIZIT
Access a cutting tools shop, utilize helpful daily work tools, and find industry knowledge and news. Features like a cutting data calculator and material classifications streamline your tasks.
- Cutting tools shop access
- Daily work tools
- Knowledge content
- Latest news
- Cutting data calculator
- Material classifications
- Lookup tools
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Via the CERATIZIT app you have access to our cutting tools shop, can use helpful tools for your daily work and find valuable knowledge content as well as the latest news. Features such as the cutting data calculator, material classifications, as well as lookup tools ease and support your daily work. The app for everyone in the cutting industry, regardless of whether you are a CERATIZIT customer or not.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CERATIZIT at 5.0 against MechTab's 4.1. CERATIZIT also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). MechTab's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CERATIZIT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MechTab has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MechTab ships an update every 9 months, CERATIZIT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MechTab | CERATIZIT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Werder AG | CERATIZIT Deutschland GmbH |
Customer experience
MechTab
CERATIZIT
In-app purchases
MechTab
No in-app purchases
CERATIZIT
No in-app purchases
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