Weldbend Field Reference App vs Tube Turns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weldbend Field Reference App
Access dimensional data for carbon steel butt-weld fittings and flanges. This digital companion also provides technical and general information for carbon steel pipe systems.
- Dimensional data for butt-weld fittings
- Dimensional data for flanges
- Technical information for carbon steel pipe systems
- General information for carbon steel pipe systems
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The Weldbend Field Reference Digital Companion is an app which contains dimensional data for carbon steel butt-weld fittings and flanges, as well and technical and general information pertaining to carbon steel pipe systems.
Tube Turns
A mobile reference guide for pipe fitting, welding, and industrial piping. It provides instant access to essential formulas, conversion tables, technical specifications, and industry standards for professionals in the oil & gas and petrochemical sectors.
- Technical reference library
- Formulas and conversion tools
- Welding specifications
- Material properties database
- Searchable glossary
- Offline functionality
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Pipe Fitters Manual by Sypris Technologies Your comprehensive mobile reference for pipe fitting, welding, and industrial piping. Access essential formulas, conversion tables, technical specifications, and industry standards instantly. Perfect for pipe fitters, welders, engineers, and technicians working in oil & gas, petrochemical, and processing industries. Key Features: - Complete technical reference library - Formulas and conversion tools - Welding specifications - Material properties database - Product literature and IOM guides - Searchable glossary - Works offline Brought to you by Tube Turns, serving industrial piping since 1927.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tube Turns at 4.5 against Weldbend Field Reference App's 3.1. Weldbend Field Reference App's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and ratings volume (38 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Tube Turns holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weldbend Field Reference App has 38 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Weldbend Field Reference App's written reviews are positive against 33% of Tube Turns's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Weldbend Field Reference App ships an update every 2 months, Tube Turns every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weldbend Field Reference App | Tube Turns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (38 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weldbend Corporation | Aaron McCarthy |
Customer experience
Weldbend Field Reference App
Tube Turns
In-app purchases
Weldbend Field Reference App
No in-app purchases
Tube Turns
No in-app purchases
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