McMaster vs Victron P&A
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
McMaster
Access a vast catalog of industrial and maintenance supplies from your mobile device. Browse and order over 800,000 products for your plant and facility needs.
- Extensive product catalog
- Order from mobile
- Plant and facility supplies
- Over 800,000 products
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McMaster-Carr is the complete source for everything in your plant. Order over 700,000 products from the palm of your hand. Terms and Conditions: https://www.mcmaster.com/#terms
Victron P&A
Access the latest Victron product catalog, including real-time stock levels, pricing, and availability. This application serves as a dedicated tool for product information, replacing a previous section in another app. An active Victron E-Order login is required to use its features.
- Search product listings
- View stock holding
- Check prices
- See availability
- Replaces old stock section
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The Victron P&A app allows you to search the current Victron product listing, including stock holding, prices and availability. This app replaces the old Stock section of the VictronEnergy app. Please note: this app requires an active Victron E-Order login.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: McMaster at 220 against Victron P&A's 1. McMaster also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Victron P&A's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). 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.
McMaster holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: McMaster has 220 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
McMaster ships an update every 5 weeks, Victron P&A every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | McMaster | Victron P&A |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (220 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | McMaster-Carr Supply Company | Victron Energy |
Customer experience
McMaster
Victron P&A
Bugs and requests
McMaster
Reported bugs
25 issues- Payment method stays loading indefinitely
- Only header loads
- App is broken
- Navigation tools are in awkward locations and don't work half the time
- Screen shifts slightly
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- Occasionally freezes and doesn't respond to touch
- App is a little buggy
- Latest update won't load
- No estimate of shipping costs before completion of purchase
- App hijacks clicked URLs
- App will not open
- Shows 'No internet connection' when using the app
- Checkout screen has bugs
- Asks to enter ship to address even if shown
- Cannot enter credit card information
- Placing an order is a real pain
- Kept asking for the same things to be entered over and over
- Cart is terrible, no clear way to view items
- Shipping methods don't have predetermined options
- Forward parts request doesn't work
- Cannot save a copy on phone
- App doesn't show saved orders from website
- Missing order history and tracking
- Cannot print item page
- App doesn't show saved orders
Requested features
11 requests- Re-optimize app for phone use
- Add Apple Pay as a payment option
- Add a toolbar or ribbon for easier navigation
- Make navigation buttons at the top left like other apps
- Add a "is this page helpful?" link
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- Add links for CAD files like on the website
- Add general search functionality
- Add ability to print
- Add order history and tracking
- Add PDF drawing download
- Add access to saved orders
Victron P&A
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
McMaster
No in-app purchases
Victron P&A
No in-app purchases
