Comparison

Circuit Color vs Kopperfield

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

Head to head
About

Circuit Color

Quickly find the correct wire color for three-phase circuits. Supports numerous countries and circuit numbers up to 10000, saving valuable time during electrical work.

Highlights
  • Three-phase circuit wire color identification
  • Quick search by circuit number
  • Supports USA, Canada, Europe, UK, China, Russia, Australia, NZ, India, Pakistan, UAE, Indonesia
  • Supports circuit numbers up to 10000
Features
Currently charting
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This app will speed up finding the right color to the three phase circuit wire you need to pull. A quick search which scrolls to the circuit number saves extra time. The following countries are supported: - USA (120/208) - Canada (120/208) - USA, Canada (277/480) - Europe, UK (IEC) - China - Russia - Australia, NZ - India, Pakistan, UAE - Indonesia Supports up to circuit number 10000.

About

Kopperfield

Streamline electrical design and permitting with powerful tools for load calculations, panel schedules, and single-line diagrams. Quickly reference the National Electrical Code with an AI-powered chatbot and generate instant PDF reports for inspectors and clients.

Highlights
  • Load calculator with NEC standards
  • Single line diagram tool
  • Panel schedule creation
  • NEC chatbot
  • Instant PDF report generation
  • AI panel photo processing
  • Team dashboard
Features
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Save time and money. Get ready for permits and projects with faster and easier design tools from Kopperfield, including load calcs, line diagrams, panel schedules, and more. Once logged into your Kopperfield account, you'll enjoy our: * Load calculator: Easy-to-use interface pre-loaded with common appliances and their standard output values from the National Electrical Code. Add information on the property and your calculation will automatically update. Supports both commercial and residential calculations, as well as the Standard (NEC Article 220 Part III), Optional (NEC Article 220 Part IV), and 2026 Standard (NEC Article 120 Part III) methods. * Single line diagram tool: Contains dozens of common templates and electrical symbols to make it easy to generate new diagrams and share them with your team. View diagrams from any device and create new templates on tablet or desktop for your whole team to use. * Panel schedules: Includes tools to complete panel schedules and create labels for electrical panels. Drag-and-drop interface makes it easy to arrange and customize circuits for both split-phase and three-phase projects. * NEC chatbot: Custom chatbot with advanced search capabilities to quickly reference specific sections of the 2017, 2020, or 2023 National Electrical Code. Includes the following features: * Fast PDF outputs: instantly generate a downloadable, one-page PDF report of your load calc, line diagram, or panel schedule to share with inspectors and customers * Smart property data: enter the property address and we’ll pull in the square footage for any customer project or electrical load calculation * AI panel photo processing: upload a photo of an electrical panel to automatically add items to your load calculation or panel schedule * Team dashboard: store your team's projects and documents in one place for easier management, access, and review *Single and three phase options: use a variety of nominal voltages for residential and commercial building types, including: 120/240V, 120/208V, 120/240V, 208Y/120V 3Ø, 240V 3Ø Delta, 240V 3Ø Hi-leg Delta, 347V 3Ø Delta, 480Y/277V 3Ø, 480V 3Ø Delta, 600Y/347Y 3Ø, 600V 3Ø Delta. * Standard scenarios: generate load calcs for scenarios including single family homes (standard and optional methods), multi dwelling units (i.e., duplex, triplex, quad), 120/208v (three-phase power) dwellings, accessory dwelling units and additions, commercial occupancy types, and heat pumps * Common appliance defaults: choose from a pre-loaded list of common appliances and standard output values that you can adjust for every load calculation * EV charger inputs: include EV charger values to any load calculation, essential for modern homes

Screenshots

Circuit Color4 screens
Kopperfield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kopperfield at Free against Circuit Color's $1.99. Kopperfield also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). Circuit Color's advantage is chart position (#184 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Kopperfield is free to download; Circuit Color costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kopperfield holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kopperfield has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Circuit Color versus Kopperfield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircuit ColorKopperfield
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#184 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin LochKopperfield, Inc.

Customer experience

Circuit Color

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Kopperfield

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Circuit Color

No in-app purchases

None

Kopperfield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Circuit Color free?
Circuit Color costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kopperfield free?
Kopperfield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Circuit Color or Kopperfield?
Kopperfield is rated higher. Circuit Color averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Kopperfield averages 3.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Circuit Color or Kopperfield have ads?
Neither Circuit Color nor Kopperfield shows ads.

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