Electrical Calculator Plus vs Building Wire Selector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electrical Calculator Plus
This app offers a comprehensive suite of 26 electrical and electronics calculators and converters. It helps users compute various electrical properties, including Ohm's Law, current, power, voltage, and resistance. It also features tools for wire ampacity, voltage drop, and LED resistor calculations.
- 26 electrical calculators
- Ohm's Law calculator
- Current and power calculators (DC/AC)
- Voltage drop calculator
- Wire ampacity calculator
- LED resistor calculator
- Unit conversion tools
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26 electrical and electronics calculators and converters to calculate various electrical properties. Electrical Calculators and Converters: * Ohm's Law Calculator * Current Calculator (DC, AC single-phase, & AC three-phase) * Power Calculator (DC, AC single-phase, & AC three-phase) * Voltage Calculator * Resistance Calculator * Horsepower Calculator (DC, AC single-phase, & AC three-phase) * Power Factor Calculator (single-phase & three-phase) * RMS Voltage Calculator * Voltage Drop Calculator * AWG Conductor Properties * Wire Ampacity Calculator * Voltage Divider Calculator * LED Resistor Calculator * Total Resistance Calculator (resistors in series or parallel) * Total Capacitance Calculator (capacitors in series or parallel) * Impedance Calculator (resistance, capacitance, & induction in series or parallel) * Capacitance Conversion Calculator * Charge Conversion Calculator * Conductance Conversion Calculator * Current Conversion Calculator * Energy Conversion Calculator * Frequency Conversion Calculator * Inductance Conversion Calculator * Power Conversion Calculator * Resistance Conversion Calculator * Voltage Conversion Calculator Based on the calculators on Inch Calculator(www.inchcalculator.com) that are trusted by millions of people world-wide for electrical property calculation.
Building Wire Selector
This tool helps determine the correct conductor size and wire type for electrical installations. It adheres to the National Electrical Code® wiring methods, ensuring compliance and safety.
- Conductor size determination
- Wire and cable type selection
- National Electrical Code compliance
- Electrical installation guidance
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Southwire's Building Wire Selector determines the minimum conductor size and the best wire and cable type for a particular installation, following the National Electrical Code® wiring methods.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Building Wire Selector at 100% against Electrical Calculator Plus's 0%. Building Wire Selector also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Electrical Calculator Plus's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Building Wire Selector holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Electrical Calculator Plus has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Electrical Calculator Plus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Building Wire Selector's.
| Parameter | Electrical Calculator Plus | Building Wire Selector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calc Hub, LLC | Southwire Company |
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Electrical Calculator Plus
Building Wire Selector
In-app purchases
Electrical Calculator Plus
No in-app purchases
Building Wire Selector
No in-app purchases
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