Comparison

HVAC vs CURB deviation

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

Head to head
About

HVAC

This app provides quick and easy calculations for HVAC professionals and enthusiasts. It simplifies complex formulas for energy use, airflow, and duct dimensions, making them accessible on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • SFP calculations
  • Heat recovery efficiency
  • Air velocity in ducts
  • Duct dimensioning
  • Pressure drop calculations
  • Equivalent diameters
Features
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HVAC Calculator is an app that performs many calculations that are useful to have available for anyone working with or have interest in HVAC and energy use in buildings. The app performs many of the calculations that you never remember the formulas for when you need them for quick calculations, for example in a meeting or out on the construction site. Many of the calculations can also be a bit difficult to calculate with a normal calculator. Now you can perform these calculations easily on your iPhone/iPad. The app is universal, so you only have to buy it once to use it on both iPhone and iPad. The app helps you calculate all this and more: -SFP from measured/design fan power and airflow -SFP at reduced airflow for VAV ventilation -SFP at design conditions or maximum performance for VAV ventilation -Temperature efficiency of heat recovery -Temperature after heat recovery unit (HRU) in air handling unit (AHU) -Temperature of exhaust air from air handling unit after heat recovery -Actual temperature efficiency of heat recovery when the exhaust temperature is limited to minimum 5°C for reuse as frost free garage ventilation -Air velocity in ducts with known dimensions and airflow -Maximum airflow in a duct with dimensions and maximum air velocity as specified requirements -Dimensions of rectangular and circular spiral ducts for specified air flow and velocity requirements -Pressure drop in Pa/m for rectangular and circular spiral ducts -Equivalent diameters for rectangular ducts -Hydraulic diameter for rectangular ducts

About

CURB deviation

Features
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CURB App is an integrated solution in CoPros Deviation solution called CURB and is a module in CoPro Quality Management Suite. With CURB you can enter HSE Deviation, Quality Deviation, Improvements or any other type of deviation you choose to create in the web application of CURB. Take pictures, make a video and describe the deviation and as soon it is completed you just submit it and it will be updated in the CURB backend module. Then it's a part of the improvement work in the company. It is possible to edit directly on the pictures taken by drawing with the tip of your finger, choose color and size of the pen, and redeline directly. This is a very efficient way to highlight specific issues, a good picture says more than a thousand words. The app is updated frequently. Download the latest version to get all the new features! Thank you for using CURB.

Screenshots

HVAC4 screens
CURB deviation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CURB deviation at Free against HVAC's $4.99. CURB deviation also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). HVAC's advantage is chart position (#188 vs unranked). On ads, 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

CURB deviation is free to download; HVAC costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HVAC ships an update every 5 months, CURB deviation every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
HVAC versus CURB deviation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHVACCURB deviation
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrond RossvollCoPro Live AS

In-app purchases

None

HVAC

No in-app purchases

None

CURB deviation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HVAC free?
HVAC costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CURB deviation free?
CURB deviation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HVAC or CURB deviation have ads?
Neither HVAC nor CURB deviation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HVAC or CURB deviation?
HVAC ships an update every 5 months, and CURB deviation every 3 weeks. Most recently, HVAC was updated on September 11, 2026 and CURB deviation on September 19, 2026.

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