FBC System Compatible Program vs CPF TechTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FBC System Compatible Program
Access up-to-date building and construction information for piping systems on your mobile device. This app provides a toolbox for professionals with details on products, innovations, and system needs.
- Building and construction information
- Piping system details
- Product information
- New product innovation
- Launch details
- Toolbox for professionals
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The Lubrizol CPVC app brings the most up-to-date building and construction information about its piping systems to your iPhone or iPad®. Download today to access a unique toolbox that will benefit contractors, specifiers, architects, engineers and plumbers while on the job site. Don’t miss all of the product information and new product innovation and launch detail about each of our CPVC products – FlowGuard® Pipe and Fittings, Blazemaster® Fire Sprinkler Systems and Corzan® Industrial Products Systems – and find out how Lubrizol CPVC has a product for every piping system need across the globe.
CPF TechTools
This app offers essential on-the-go technical calculators for plumbing professionals. It includes tools for expansion/contraction and temperature de-rating, with more features planned for future updates.
- Expansion calculator
- Contraction calculator
- Temperature de-rating calculator
- Tools for plumbing professionals
- Future tool additions planned
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Charlotte Pipe Tech Tools App provides simple, on-the-go technical tools for the plumbing industry. Tools featured include an expansion and contraction calculator and a temperature de-rating calculator. Ideal for plumbing engineers, contractors, architects and other industry professionals. Additional tools will be added soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CPF TechTools at 55% against FBC System Compatible Program's 0%. CPF TechTools also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). FBC System Compatible Program's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CPF TechTools holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CPF TechTools has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of FBC System Compatible Program's written reviews are positive against 55% of CPF TechTools's.
FBC System Compatible Program ships an update every 7 months, CPF TechTools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FBC System Compatible Program | CPF TechTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Lubrizol Corporation | Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company |
Customer experience
FBC System Compatible Program
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In-app purchases
FBC System Compatible Program
No in-app purchases
CPF TechTools
No in-app purchases
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