Browning® Toolbox Technician™ vs Horizontal Shaft Alignment
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Browning® Toolbox Technician™
This free app provides HVAC professionals with essential tools for calculations, conversions, and troubleshooting. It includes a unique V-Belt ID Wizard™ for quick identification and a GPS-enabled locator to find distributors.
- V-belt troubleshooting and selection
- Bearing basics and interchange
- V-Belt ID Wizard™
- GPS distributor locator
- Conversion tools
- Efficiency calculators
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The FREE Browning® Toolbox Technician™ app delivers an indispensable toolset for all HVAC contractors, maintenance personnel and building owners. The Toolbox Technician includes a calculation tools, conversion tools; GPS enabled distributor locator, plus informative reference, installation and troubleshooting guides for everything from bearings to v-belts. This app also features the revolutionary V-Belt ID Wizard™, empowering personnel in the field to quickly identify an installed belt, even when the product ID is unknown. Browning® Toolbox Technician™ features: - V-belt troubleshooting - V-belt selection guide - Bearing basics & FAQs - Air handler bearing interchange - V-belt ID Wizard™ with part lookup & product images - Where to Buy with GPS option - Various conversion tools - Efficiency calculators - Much more!
Horizontal Shaft Alignment
This app assists with horizontal shaft alignment for machinery like motors and pumps. It guides users through the measurement and alignment process using Bluetooth-connected sensors, offering features like Feetlock for challenging situations and instant PDF reporting.
- Bluetooth sensor connectivity
- Guided measurement and alignment process
- Feetlock function for base-bound machines
- Instant PDF report generation
- ACOEM Cloud integration for reporting and sharing
- VertiZontal adjustment without re-measuring
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This is a companion app for performing horizontal shaft alignment, using the RT 300/AT 200/AT 100, on typical applications such as a motor and a pump. The app guides the user throughout the complete measurement and alignment process when using the Bluetooth® connected ACOEM sensors. This offers an extensive shaft alignment package, including the Feetlock function that is useful in base/bolt-bound machine situations. The PDF Report function provides a fast on-site reporting capability by converting saved measurement reports into PDF files. Thanks to the ACOEM cloud instant reporting and instant sharing is easy. ---- Note: This app works only with the ACOEM RT-300 and AT-200 ---- Key Features: - Connected using Bluetooth® - GuideU: Our patented icon-based and color-coded adaptive user interface - VertiZontal™: adjust the machine both vertically and horizontally without re-measuring - Create an instant PDF-report - Connect to the ACOEM Cloud (optional) Visit the website www.acoem.com for more information on alignment in general, the ACOEM tools and support of the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Horizontal Shaft Alignment at 5.0 against Browning® Toolbox Technician™'s 3.1. Browning® Toolbox Technician™'s advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Horizontal Shaft Alignment holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Browning® Toolbox Technician™ ships an update every 3 months, Horizontal Shaft Alignment every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Browning® Toolbox Technician™ | Horizontal Shaft Alignment |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Regal Rexnord Corporation | ACOEM Group |
Customer experience
Browning® Toolbox Technician™
Horizontal Shaft Alignment
In-app purchases
Browning® Toolbox Technician™
No in-app purchases
Horizontal Shaft Alignment
No in-app purchases
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