ElectriCalc Pro vs PanelVue Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ElectriCalc Pro
This app provides electricians and electrical professionals with a powerful tool for performing complex calculations based on the latest National Electrical Code (NEC). It offers solutions for wire sizing, voltage drop, conduit sizing, and motor calculations, saving time and ensuring code compliance.
- NEC compliant calculations
- Wire and conduit sizing
- Voltage drop calculations
- Motor full-load amps
- Ohm's Law solver
- Built-in help and tutorials
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FREE Try Before You Buy trial, your App Store account is not charged by Apple during the free trial. Electrical Contractors, Designers, Electricians, and Lighting Specialists solve tough electrical calculations in seconds and deliver those solutions in conformance with the latest NEC®. The ElectriCalc Pro electrical code calculator is compliant with 2023, 2020, 2017, 2014, 2011, 2008, 2005, 2002, 1999, and 1996 NEC®. The official US-based National Electrical Code® (NEC) ElectriCalc Pro from Calculated Industries for iOS is a full-featured emulation of our popular #5065/#5070 models. ----- Full Functionality of our Pro Handheld Calculator ----- • Experience the power of a professional calculator on your iPhone. • ElectriCalc Pro replicates all features & solutions of our top-rated handheld model. ----- Built-in Help & Tutorials ----- • Press and hold any key for clear definitions, examples, and usage guides. • A complete user manual is also available. ----- Complete Electrical Reference Tool ----- • Save time, trouble, and money with ElectriCalc Pro's comprehensive electrical reference data. • All the info you need for calculations and code compliance is built into one app. The ElectriCalc Pro is a complete electrical reference tool that will save time, trouble, and money. ElectriCalc Pro Solutions: • Wire Sizes • Voltage Drop • Conduit Sizing • Motor Full-Load Amps • Fuse and Breaker Sizes • Service and Equipment Grounding Conductor Sizes • Parallel Resistance • Ohm’s Law Calculations – enter any two values to solve for the third • Circular MILS wire sizes ElectriCalc Pro Calculations: • Work directly in and convert between Amps, Watts, Volts, Volt-Amps, kVA, kW, PF% and EFF%, and DC Resistance • Calculate wire sizes per NEC® 310-16 and 310-17; Copper or aluminum, 3Ø/1Ø, 60°C, 75°C, 90°C insulation ratings and 100% or 125% of ampacity. Can also adjust wire sizes for ambient temperatures other than 30◦ C and more than three wires in a raceway • Integrated voltage drop solutions. Find minimum VD wire size, maximum length for any given wire size, drop percentage, actual number and percentage of Volts dropped • Conduit sizing for 12 types of conduit. Plus, it gives fill percentages, cross-sectional areas, remaining areas, and more • Find Motor Full-Load Amps per current NEC®. Works in 1Ø and 3Ø with the newly expanded tables for 3Ø induction (to 500 hp), synchronous (to 200 hp), and DC motors per NEC® 430-247, 430- 248 and 430-250 • Calculates Fuse and Breaker Sizes per NEC® 430-52 • Parallel and derated wire sizing • Parallel Resistance • NEC Table number displays when performing Wire Size calculations • Sizes overload protection per NEC® 430-32 • Automatically finds NEMA starter sizes • Calculates service and equipment grounding conductor sizes per NEC®: 250-122 and 250-66. • Enter BTU to find Kilowatts per Hour • Enter Kilowatts per Hour to find BTU • Ohm’s Law Calculations – enter any two values to solve for the third • Enter, solve, or convert to Circular MILS wire sizes Note: Electrical math is universal. However, code-based sizing solutions are based on the US National Electrical Code® (NEC); users in other countries should check with their local Code Officials for applicability. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION The first seven days are free. Subscriptions offered will automatically renew at the end of the chosen period. Upon purchase confirmation and completion of a free trial, payment will be charged to your Apple account. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off or the subscription is canceled in settings at least one day (24 hours) before the subscription period ends. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple account Settings > Account (Apple ID) > Subscriptions. TRADEMARKS ElectriCalc(TM) and Calculated Industries® are trademarks and registered trademarks of Calculated Industries, Inc. Copyright 2024
PanelVue Builder
Create, manage, and share professional panel schedules with this intuitive tool. Store panel information, photos, and generate printable PDFs. Offers a dashboard for easy organization and a free trial for two schedules.
- Panel schedule builder
- Panel profile creation
- Dashboard for schedule management
- Photo storage for panels
- Shareable and printable PDF export
- Free trial for two schedules
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PanelVue Builder is the most powerful tool on the market to build, manage, and maintain panel schedules. Save unnecessary time building panels, and use our intuitive builder to create schedules that can be shared and printed to any printer. PanelVue Builder provides a dashboard to manage all your panel schedules in one convenient location. Try it out today for two free panel schedules! Here are some of the best features in PanelVue Builder: Panel Profile Create a profile of information on each panel schedule that you create. This includes name, voltage rating, bus rating, main breaker rating, along with other critical information. Panel Dashboard Manage all of your panel schedules on the dashboard. Photo Storage Store photos of panels for future reference. View the inside of a panel to see where wires are landed or which breakers are actually available for use. Share and Print Panel Schedules Create a PDF of the panel schedule to share or print. Print your first two panel schedules for free. Panel Schedule Builder Create simple, clean, professional panel schedules with our powerful panel schedule builder. Terms and Prices Privacy Policy: https://www.pbvue.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://www.pbvue.com/terms-of-service.html PanelVue Builder offers the following subscription option for Full Access: * 1 month: $3.99 (USD) These prices apply to United States residents. Prices may vary in other countries respecting your local currency exchange rate. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the term, unless auto-renewables subscriptions are disabled, your subscription will automatically renew in your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ElectriCalc Pro at 4.9 against PanelVue Builder's 3.5. ElectriCalc Pro also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (354 vs 11). PanelVue Builder's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). 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. ElectriCalc Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PanelVue Builder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ElectriCalc Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ElectriCalc Pro has 354 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of ElectriCalc Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of PanelVue Builder's.
ElectriCalc Pro ships an update every 10 months, PanelVue Builder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ElectriCalc Pro | PanelVue Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (354 ratings) — better | 3.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 354 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calculated Industries | PanelVue |
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ElectriCalc Pro
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In-app purchases
ElectriCalc Pro
- 1 Month Full Access7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- 1 Year Full Access7 Days trial$39.991 Year
PanelVue Builder
- Full Access Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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