Comparison

Trane BAS Operator vs Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Trane BAS Operator

Monitor and control your building's HVAC system remotely. View system status, manage alarms, and make adjustments to temperature and equipment settings to ensure optimal comfort and efficiency.

Highlights
  • View system status and graphics
  • Manage active and historic alarms
  • Acknowledge and comment on alarms
  • Adjust setpoints and override equipment
  • Remember connection information
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Check your building’s HVAC system to see the status, make adjustments, respond to hot/cold calls quickly and get more done in your day. The Tracer BAS Operator works with the Trane building automation system controller: Tracer SC version 3.6 and higher. The BAS Operator is fully integrated with Tracer SC – just log in to view your building! The Trane BAS Operator Features: Manage Alarms • See the active and historic alarms in your system, their severity and what generated the alarms. • Acknowledge new alarms and add comments for others to see • Keep the alarm log tidy with the delete alarm functionality View Status • See what’s happening in spaces, with equipment and entire systems. • Built-in graphics for easy to read status, at a glance, including animations. Take Action • Respond to hot/cold calls by adjusting setpoints, overriding equipment and occupancy. A feature of BAS Operator is it remembers the connection information for your connected devices. This is very helpful! However, when Updating to a new version, do not Un-install (or delete) the old version. Doing so will erase the device connection data.

About

Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt

This app provides HVACR professionals with essential tools for refrigerant management. It offers electronic PT charts, subcooling and superheat calculations, and detailed information on refrigerants. Users can also validate product authenticity and access educational videos.

Highlights
  • Electronic PT charts
  • Subcooling and superheat calculation
  • Refrigerant properties and details
  • Product code validation
  • Educational refrigerant videos
  • Multilingual support
Features
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The Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt® is an essential aid for busy refrigeration and AC professionals working in the HVACR field. Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt® provides electronic cross-unit PT charts for each refrigerant and enables users to easily input pressure or temperature readings and immediately receive all corresponding values in return. The app also provides quick calculation for subcooling and superheat values, as well as helpful descriptions and chemical properties of available Forane® brand and generic refrigerants. Use Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt® to: - Review pressure temperature (PT) charts on-the-go - Input liquid pressure or temperature readings to receive corresponding values - Calculate subcooling and superheat values - Scan Forane® refrigerant product codes to validate authenticity and avoid counterfeit cylinders - Read product details and properties for available Forane® refrigerants - Watch educational refrigerant videos - Translate app content into a total of eight languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and Japanese - Visit the Forane® website for more information - Contact Arkema's Forane® team with your questions Learn more at: http://www.forane.com.

Screenshots

Trane BAS Operator4 screens
Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt at 4.0 against Trane BAS Operator's 2.4. Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 36%). Trane BAS Operator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trane BAS Operator has 45 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Trane BAS Operator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trane BAS Operator ships an update every 3 months, Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Trane BAS Operator versus Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrane BAS OperatorForane® Refrigerants Tool Belt
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (45 ratings)4.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRANE U.S. INCArkema Inc.

Customer experience

Trane BAS Operator

All ratings40 ratings
Positive32.5%
Neutral17.5%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral20.5%
Negative43.6%

Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Trane BAS Operator

No in-app purchases

None

Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trane BAS Operator free?
Trane BAS Operator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt free?
Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trane BAS Operator or Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt?
Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt is rated higher. Trane BAS Operator averages 2.4 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt averages 4.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Trane BAS Operator or Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt have ads?
Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt shows ads; Trane BAS Operator does not.
Which is updated more often, Trane BAS Operator or Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt?
Trane BAS Operator ships an update every 3 months, and Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt every 7 months. Most recently, Trane BAS Operator was updated on August 25, 2026 and Forane® Refrigerants Tool Belt on July 6, 2026.

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