Ariel Quick Size vs Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ariel Quick Size
This utility app helps users estimate compressor configurations based on input pressures and flow requirements. It calculates needed horsepower or flow, suggests frame and cylinder configurations, and estimates stages, bore sizes, and discharge temperatures. Results can be emailed for further review.
- Horsepower or gas flow estimate
- Compressor frame and cylinder configuration
- Estimate required stages and bore sizes
- Input gas specific gravity
- English or Metric units
- Email results
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Ariel Compression sized quickly! Download Ariel Quick Size to unleash logic that brings your compression need into focus. Ariel Quick Size calculator functions as an electronic horsepower wheel and date finder with enhanced features and productivity. Find which Ariel frame and cylinders will get you where you need to be. Simply input your suction and discharge pressures and flow requirements into Ariel Quick Size to get an estimate on needed horsepower or flow (based on user preference.) Next, estimate an Ariel compressor configuration that fits your needs. Ariel Quick Size estimates the required stages, bore sizes, discharge temperatures, and rod loads needed for your specific application. Ariel Quick Size captures this information – allowing you to e-mail your results to Ariel or yourself for further review. Results and Features: · At-a-glance Basic Frame Data (replacing the Ariel Data Cards) · Target Horsepower or Gas Flow Estimate · Compressor Frame and Cylinder Configuration · Input Gas Specific Gravity · Work in either English or Metric units · E-mail the preliminary selection to yourself, Ariel, or others from Ariel Quick Size
Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11
This tool simplifies shaft alignment for rotating machinery using wireless communication with dedicated hardware. It offers a demonstration mode to experience the full process without the physical device, generating automatic reports and providing visual guidance.
- Wireless Bluetooth communication
- Demonstration mode
- Automatic alignment reports
- Explanatory videos
- 3D animations
- Combined 2D/3D alignment view
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The SKF TKSA 11 app is designed to be used with the SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11. Together, the TKSA 11 and the app form an alignment system that allows shaft alignments of many rotating machines to be made in an intuitive and easy way. The system uses a new innovative technology that enables highly accurate and reliable shaft alignments, whilst being affordable for almost every budget. The TKSA 11 and its app communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth®. Without the hardware the app can nonetheless be used, as it features a fully functional demonstration allowing the complete alignment process to be experienced without the need to purchase the TKSA 11. KEY FEATURES: • Very easy-to-use – The TKSA 11 app focusses on making the main alignment tasks as easy as possible and enabling accurate shaft alignments. • Demonstration mode – The TKSA 11 app offers a fully functional demonstration mode allowing the complete alignment process to be experienced without the need to purchase the TKSA 11. • Automatic alignment report – Automatically generated alignment reports give a complete overview of the alignment process and results. The Reports can be customized with additional notes, machine pictures and more and can easily be shared via email or cloud services. • Easy to follow explanatory videos – Comprehensive videos show how to set up and perform accurate measurements with the TKSA 11. • 3D Animations – 3D animations guide the user through the alignment process, allowing accurate shaft alignment to be performed in a very easy way. • Combined 2D/3D alignment view – The combined view of two planes inside a three dimensional picture help visualize the alignment status, making it very easy to understand the situation and prepare corrective measures. HARDWARE – SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11: The SKF TKSA 11 uses two inductive proximity sensors and a reference bar to measure and correct shaft alignment with high accuracy and reliability. The data is transferred in real time through Bluetooth® 4.0 LE to the App. DEMONSTRATION MODE: The TKSA 11 is equipped with a fully functional demonstration mode. The measurement values are replaced with simulated data and allow the app to be used when no hardware is available. With the demonstration mode, the complete shaft alignment process can be experienced without the need to purchase the SKF TKSA 11. IMPORTANT NOTE: This app is designed to be used with the SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11 hardware. The SKF TKSA 11 can be purchased separately from your local SKF Authorized Distributor. For more information and technical specifications about the SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11, just visit our website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ariel Quick Size at 100% against Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11's 50%. Ariel Quick Size also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ariel Quick Size holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ariel Quick Size's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11's.
Ariel Quick Size ships an update every 7 months, Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ariel Quick Size | Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ariel Corporation | SKF |
Customer experience
Ariel Quick Size
Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11
In-app purchases
Ariel Quick Size
No in-app purchases
Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 11
No in-app purchases
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