CDSiPipe vs El Tubero 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CDSiPipe
This app serves as a comprehensive reference toolbox for process piping, HVAC, and MEP professionals. It provides detailed information on steel pipe and valve specifications, including dimensions, pressure ratings, coatings, and finishes. Users can quickly access data through an intuitive interface with picker wheels and drop-down menus.
- Steel pipe specifications (OD, ID, weight, volume, wall thickness)
- Valve pressure ratings and dimensions
- Information on pipe coatings, finishes, and types
- Explanations of valve types (Butterfly, Gate, Check, Globe, Ball)
- Glossaries of piping industry terms and abbreviations
- FAQ sections for pipe and valve categories
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cdsiPipe is a pipe and valve reference toolbox designed for process piping, HVAC and MEP professionals. The easy-to-navigate user interface allows users to quickly move through different information with ease, exploring the capacities, coatings, chemistry, finishes and physical dimensions, including working pressure, of steel pipe. The recently added valve section now allows users to identify pressure ratings of specific valves through a user-friendly interface as well. The picker wheel found within cdsiPipe’s Properties category, under Pipe, serves as the most in-depth tool available to quickly understand not only common attributes of steel pipe (OD,ID,weight) but also volume, wall thickness, weight with water and working pressure information. The drop down menus found within cdsiPipe’s Properties category, under Valves, allows users to access sketches that display different characteristics such as bolting information, maximum weight and all dimensions for specific valves. Each valve has it’s own photo gallery in which users can view the actual product in a high quality image. The different types of steel pipe, including ERW and seamless, are explained; as are the various end finishes along with their ANSI standard. The different types of valves, including Butterfly, Gate, Check, Globe and Ball are also explained in depth. Separate glossaries explaining the common terms and abbreviations used in the piping industry are included in the pipe and valve sections. Both categories include FAQ sections, which answer questions and dispel common misconceptions with concise information. This application covers pipe from ¼” through 36”, and schedules 10 through 160. Also valves ranging from ¼” up to 24”. ©2014 Morrissey + Camuso
El Tubero 2.0
This app helps calculate pipe branch development, fitting runs, bends, and elbow cuts. It also determines bolt sizes, flange dimensions, and includes a unit converter with tightening torques.
- Calculate pipe branch development
- Track fitting runs
- Calculate bends and elbow cuts
- Determine bolt and flange dimensions
- Unit converter with tightening torques
- Support for 14+ standards including metric stainless steel
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This application is the updated and expanded version of Trazado de tubería El Tubero. With it, you can calculate the development of any pipe branch, track fitting runs, calculate bends, elbow cutting dimensions, pipe combs, determine the size and number of bolts required for each flange, calculate volumes and weights, use a unit converter, and much more. NEW FEATURES compared to El Tubero: - Language options include Spanish, English, Chinese, Hindi, French, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, Swahili, German, Japanese, Italian, Romanian, Turkish, Korean, Urdu, and Arabic. - Calculate branch tapping. - Create pipe-to-elbow and elbow-to-pipe branches, including tapping. - Bevel-to-bevel bends. - Pipe dimensions from 14 different standards, including 9 metric stainless steel standards for the pharmaceutical and food industries. - Dimensions of screws and bolts for 5 different standards. Also includes wrench dimensions in both millimeters and inches. - Dimensions of gaskets for 6 different standards, including gaskets for RTJ flanges. - Dimensions of flanges for 4 different standards, including metric stainless steel flanges for the pharmaceutical and food industries. - Dimensions of BW elbows for 5 different standards, including metric stainless steel for the pharmaceutical and food industries. - Dimensions of tees for both ANSI and the pharmaceutical and food industries. - Dimensions of reducers for both ANSI and the pharmaceutical and food industries. - Dimensions of valves: flanged gate, flanged globe, flanged check, SW gate, SW globe, SW check, wafer check, wafer butterfly, lugged butterfly, ANSI flanged ball, DIN flanged ball, and SW ball. - Dimensions of flanged filters according to ANSI and DIN standards. - Cut elbows according to 5 different standards, including those used in the pharmaceutical and food industries. You can even manually specify the radius and diameter. - Expanded and improved unit converter. - Tightening torques for screws and bolts. You can see a sample video at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDrwTxRHZD0 For any complaints or questions, please write to infoeltuberoios@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CDSiPipe at 100% against El Tubero 2.0's 32%. CDSiPipe also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). El Tubero 2.0's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#156 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
CDSiPipe is free to download; El Tubero 2.0 costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CDSiPipe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of CDSiPipe's written reviews are positive against 32% of El Tubero 2.0's.
CDSiPipe ships an update every 4 months, El Tubero 2.0 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CDSiPipe | El Tubero 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 32.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #156 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 315 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles D. Sheehy, Inc. | Alfredo Pombo |
Customer experience
CDSiPipe
El Tubero 2.0
In-app purchases
CDSiPipe
No in-app purchases
El Tubero 2.0
No in-app purchases
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