BendingTool vs Wilson Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BendingTool
Calculate sheet metal bending pressure and elongation values. Convert between inches and millimeters for material gauges. Includes tools for calculating material weight, length, width, and thickness.
- Calculate bending pressure
- Calculate elongation value
- Convert material gauges (inches/mm)
- Calculate material weight
- Calculate material dimensions
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From the pressure table we can consider whether you can bend the processing pressure in their machine, elongation value of the sheet metal when the pressurized can be calculated. And conversion to inches and millimeter gauge materials purchased, includes tools for calculating the weight of the material, length, width, and thickness.
Wilson Tool
This app provides comprehensive calculations for sheet metal operations, including punching and bending. It offers tools for determining forces, clearances, and various dimensional aspects of sheet metal fabrication, drawing on decades of industry expertise.
- Punching force calculation
- Cutting clearance calculation
- Bending force calculation
- Minimum flange length
- Bend deduction
- Sheet thickness conversions
- Sheet weight calculation
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Wilson Tool is the most comprehensive app designed for engineers and operators who work with sheet metal. It helps perform various calculations related to punching and bending sheet metal, including: Punching: • Punching force • Cutting clearance • Maximum edge length • Enveloping circle • Pre-punching diameter for countersinks and tapping • Sheet thickness conversions • Sheet weight • Cluster saving Bending: • Bending force • Minimum flange length • V-opening • Spring-back • Radius air-bending • Offset • V-Series Black set-up • Box height • Free space • Bend deduction • Bump bending • Guillotine shearing force • Tool weight Wilson Tool is the global leader in making punching and press brake tools for the sheet metal industry. With more than half a century of expertise in finding solutions for customer challenges and creating innovative products, this app is the result of that experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wilson Tool at 100% against BendingTool's 0%. Wilson Tool also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). BendingTool's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Wilson Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BendingTool's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wilson Tool's.
BendingTool ships an update every 3 months, Wilson Tool every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BendingTool | Wilson Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ai-Link | WILSON TOOL INTERNATIONAL EUROPE LIMITED |
Customer experience
BendingTool
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In-app purchases
BendingTool
No in-app purchases
Wilson Tool
No in-app purchases
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