Comparison

MechTab vs FSWizard PRO

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 PRO

This app calculates optimal cutting speeds and feeds for CNC milling and turning operations. It supports various materials, tools, and machining techniques like chip thinning and HSM. Includes helpful charts and calculators for machinists.

Highlights
  • CNC milling and turning speed calculator
  • Material and tool-based cutting condition calculation
  • Chip thinning and HSM support
  • Built-in drill and tap charts
  • GD&T reference
  • Triangle and fillet calculators
Features
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CNC Milling and Turning Speed and 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 Endmill, Indexed Endmill, and Facemill, 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. Please visit: https://hsmadvisor.com/?page=help&article_id=4811_supported-materials-list For a list of workpiece materials available in the PRO version

Screenshots

MechTab4 screens
FSWizard PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MechTab at Free against FSWizard PRO's $17.99. FSWizard PRO's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MechTab is free to download; FSWizard PRO costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FSWizard PRO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of MechTab's written reviews are positive against 86% of FSWizard PRO'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 PRO every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MechTab versus FSWizard PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMechTabFSWizard PRO
PriceFree — better$17.99
Rating4.1 (16 ratings)4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1625 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#113 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB11 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 PRO

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%

In-app purchases

None

MechTab

No in-app purchases

None

FSWizard PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MechTab free?
MechTab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FSWizard PRO free?
FSWizard PRO costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MechTab or FSWizard PRO?
FSWizard PRO is rated higher. MechTab averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while FSWizard PRO averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do MechTab or FSWizard PRO have ads?
Neither MechTab nor FSWizard PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MechTab or FSWizard PRO?
MechTab ships an update every 9 months, and FSWizard PRO every 5 weeks. Most recently, MechTab was updated on November 1, 2026 and FSWizard PRO on November 1, 2026.

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