Comparison

MechTab vs FSWizard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • ISO-Tolerance data (holes and shafts)
  • Thread specifications
  • Cutting data calculations
  • Wrench size conversions
  • Roughness parameters
  • Material weight calculator
  • Triangle property calculator
Features
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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

About

FSWizard

This app is a comprehensive calculator for CNC machinists, simplifying the calculation of speeds and feeds for milling, drilling, and turning operations. It automatically suggests optimal cutting conditions based on material choices and supports advanced features like chip thinning and HSM machining.

Highlights
  • Milling, drilling, and turning speeds and feeds
  • Automatic cutting condition suggestions
  • Chip thinning and HSM support
  • Built-in drill and tap charts (imperial/metric)
  • GD&T reference
  • Triangle and fillet calculators
Features
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CNC Milling and Turning Speed and Feed Calculator (Wizard) Absolutely the best CNC machinist speed and feed calculator around. Calculate cutting conditions simply by choosing your work and tool material. No need to know any numbers. FSWizard will automatically use recommended cutting speed and chip-load. Made by a machinist for machinists. Improve productivity and optimize cutter life. Supports Chip thinning and HSM machining. Suggests optimum cutting depth and balances cutting parameters. *Milling, drilling, and turning speeds and feeds for various materials. * Built-in Drill and Tap charts for both imperial and metric systems will not leave you looking for one in your toolbox. *Tap drill sizes for most common imperial and metric taps. *Tap drill sizes for BSP and NPT pipe threads. *GD&T Reference *Triangle Calculator will be a great help to anyone who needs to calculate oblique or a right angle triangle *Fillet Calculator will find tangent points to a circle and two lines *Milling Tools available: Solid End-mill, Indexed End-mill, and Face-mill, Solid and indexable drills *Drilling Tools: Jobber Drill, Hi-Performance Parabolic Drill, Spade Drill, Reamer *Turning Tools: Profiling and Grooving Charts: Drill chart, Imperial, Metric, Pipe Tap charts are also included in the free version. FSWizard works with both metric and imperial units. The free version has All major groups of materials.

Screenshots

MechTab4 screens
FSWizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FSWizard at 4.6 against MechTab's 4.1. FSWizard also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

FSWizard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 47 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of MechTab's written reviews are positive against 83% of FSWizard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MechTab ships an update every 9 months, FSWizard monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MechTab versus FSWizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMechTabFSWizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings)4.6 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1647 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWerder AGEldar Gerfanov

Customer experience

MechTab

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral8.0%
Negative3.4%

FSWizard

All ratings47 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral10.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

None

MechTab

No in-app purchases

None

FSWizard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MechTab free?
MechTab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FSWizard free?
FSWizard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MechTab or FSWizard?
FSWizard is rated higher. MechTab averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while FSWizard averages 4.6 from 47 ratings.
Do MechTab or FSWizard have ads?
Neither MechTab nor FSWizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MechTab or FSWizard?
MechTab ships an update every 9 months, and FSWizard monthly. Most recently, MechTab was updated on October 17, 2026 and FSWizard on October 13, 2026.

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