Tradesman Pro vs HoodDown

Tradesman Pro is a completely free precision layout calculator built specifically for plumbers and pipefitters. Designed for job site efficiency, it handles standard and rolling offsets, triangle layout, and everyday feet-and-inch math — with full support for fractional inches and fitting take-offs. Whether you're running a 22°, 45°, or 60° offset, rolling a bend around an obstruction, or just adding up a run off the tape, Tradesman Pro lets you work in feet, inches, or mixed fractions and see results instantly — with the full formula behind every answer. THREE CALCULATORS IN ONE OFFSET CALCULATOR • Travel and Advance for 22°, 45°, and 60° bends • Rolling offset calculations using rise and run • Enter take-offs as one combined total, or separately for each fitting • Live "converted to inches" and "offset minus take-off" readouts as you type • Toggle results between inches and feet/inches TRIANGLE CALCULATOR • Right triangles and general triangles (SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS) • Solve unknown sides and angles for custom angles and compound bends • Interactive pinch-to-zoom diagram that redraws as you enter values • Perimeter, area, and triangle type, plus heights, medians, angle bisectors, inradius and circumradius FEET-INCH CALCULATOR • Add, subtract, multiply and divide measurements directly — no converting to decimals first • Dedicated Feet, Inch, and fraction keys, so you never need the text keyboard • Running tape of every calculation, saved between sessions — tap any line to bring that answer back down • Multiply two lengths for square footage, or three for cubic feet and cubic yards • Divide a run into equal parts, or find how many times one length fits into another BUILT FOR THE JOB SITE • Fractional or decimal display, with rounding to 1/8", 1/16", or 1/32" • Live updates as you type • Tappable formula explanations for training and clarity — copy the full step-by-step breakdown into notes or a text • Clean, high-contrast interface optimized for job site readability • Full Dynamic Type support for larger text • Works on iPhone and iPad • Completely free — no ads, no subscriptions, no accounts, no paywalls Whether you're laying out a job, double-checking your math, or teaching apprentices, Tradesman Pro makes it faster and easier to get the job right the first time. Privacy Policy: https://rattle-saffron-2e3.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-22ade7377307805c9fb8dfe3b61e998f EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

You know the feeling. You've got the metal, the rod, the motivation — and absolutely zero idea what voltage to set. So you wing it, strike an arc, and produce something that looks like a seagull walked across hot tar. Hood Down fixes that. Tell it your process, your material, and how thick the metal is. It spits back the voltage, amperage, wire feed speed, and gas flow you actually need. In seconds. No chart hunting, no forum rabbit holes, no third-degree burns from touching the wrong thing. WHAT'S INSIDE - MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-core — all covered - Mild steel, stainless, aluminum — pick your poison - Wire diameter, rod size, and TIG cup size recommendations included - Flags sketchy combos before you do something you'll regret - Save your best setups so you're never starting from zero again - Built-in troubleshoot tips for when the bead looks angry - Imperial and metric — wherever you're from HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS Hood Down gives you a solid starting point. From there, you dial it in like the welder you are. Every machine runs a little different. This gets you close, fast. FREE. FOR REAL. No ads. No premium tier. No subscription to unlock "advanced processes." Welding gear already cleaned out your wallet — the app shouldn't. Put your hood down. Make something. QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? We know the app is not perfect but with your help we can make it better. Find us on Facebook or drop an email to blah@helstad.eu — real humans, real responses.