RateBud vs FieldVolt Electrical
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RateBud
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RateBud is your personal review journal for anything you care about - coffee, wine, restaurants, books, movies, products, and more. Review items repeatedly and discover how your taste changes over time. RATE WHAT MATTERS Go beyond a single score with Custom Rating Dimensions. Track coffee acidity, wine tannins, book pacing, or create dimensions that fit what you are reviewing. Use smart presets, tag clouds, and 2D taste maps to uncover patterns. PRECISE, REPEATABLE RATINGS - Use whole or half-star ratings - Add multiple reviews per item - Follow trends, sparklines, and progress over time - Browse a clean review history for every item SCAN. ADD. DONE. RateBud uses on-device scanning to quickly recognize items: - Barcode scanning for UPC, EAN, and QR codes - Text recognition with OCR - Visual matching by appearance - Automatic matching with existing items - Smart quality filtering on iOS 18 and later ORGANIZE YOUR WAY - Save Favorites and build custom Collections - Let Smart Collections update automatically - Search, filter, and sort your library - Add multiple photos and notes - Export your reviews to CSV PRIVACY BY DESIGN Scanning and image recognition happen on your device. Your reviews stay on your devices and in your private iCloud account. Your data remains under your control. RATEBUD PRO RateBud Pro unlocks Advanced Insights, Custom Collections, Smart Collections, and Custom Rating Dimensions. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime Pro purchase. Monthly and yearly plans include a two-week free trial for eligible users. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. After a free trial, the selected subscription renews automatically at the displayed price unless canceled through your Apple Account settings. You can restore purchases from the RateBud paywall. Privacy Policy: https://ratebud.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FieldVolt Electrical
This app assists electricians with complex calculations for pipe bending, conduit fill, ampacity, voltage drop, and box fill. It also offers a professional subscription for expert electrical advice and troubleshooting.
- Pipe bending calculations (offsets, saddles)
- Conduit fill calculations (NEC Table 1)
- Ampacity and wire sizing
- Voltage drop calculations
- Box fill calculations (NEC 314.16)
- Expert electrical advice subscription
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Built by a licensed electrician for work in the field. PIPE BENDING Offsets, 3-bend saddles, 4-bend saddles, rolled offsets, back-to-back 90s, and parallel offsets. Mark placement calculated from the working end. Shrink, gain, spacing — all of it. CONDUIT FILL NEC Table 1 calculations for mixed wire fills. Add conductors, get fill percentage. AMPACITY Wire sizing and derating for ambient temperature, number of current-carrying conductors, and conduit type. VOLTAGE DROP Feeder and branch circuit voltage drop for single-phase and three-phase systems. BOX FILL NEC 314.16 calculations for device, conductor, clamp, and support fitting fill. FIELDVOLT PRO Ask electrical questions, get straight answers. Code interpretation, troubleshooting, load calc logic — the kind of thinking you'd get from someone who's been in the trade for 30 years. 5 free sessions included. Pro subscription available at $4.99/month or $50/year. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RateBud at none against FieldVolt Electrical's 2. FieldVolt Electrical's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. FieldVolt Electrical sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. RateBud asks for nothing beyond the download.
RateBud ships an update every 18 months, FieldVolt Electrical every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RateBud | FieldVolt Electrical |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Steurer | MATTHEW DAVID KOVALIK |
In-app purchases
RateBud
No in-app purchases
FieldVolt Electrical
- FieldVolt Pro$4.991 Month
- FieldVolt Pro$49.991 Year
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