Comparison

Pipe Calc vs PlaySlip

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

Head to head
About

Pipe Calc

Features
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Pipe Calc is a hydraulic pipe network calculator. Select a predefined network, adjust properties and instantly calculate pressures, flow rates, velocities and head losses. AVAILABLE NETWORKS • Pump to elevated tank • Gravity-fed pipeline • Gravity distribution network • Pump to irrigation • Looped network (closed circuit) • Series pumping (booster) • Pump to two tanks • Building pumping (risers and laterals) FREE FEATURES • 8 ready-to-use hydraulic network templates • Edit properties: diameters, lengths, elevations, demands, pump curves • Full hydraulic solver (gradient method) • Color-coded results on the network: pressures, flow rates and velocities • Auto-save changes PRO (one-time purchase) • Export full report for sharing • Add and remove nodes and pipes • Insert node into existing pipe • Parallel pumps • Create custom networks Calculation engine based on the Global Gradient Algorithm (GGA) with the Hazen-Williams equation. Reliable results for both branched and looped networks. Ideal for: → Preliminary design of pumping systems → Quick verification of distribution networks → Hydraulics coursework → Field technicians who need quick calculations

About

PlaySlip

Features
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PlaySlip is a clean, honest utility for lottery players. Generate number sets, keep the numbers you actually play, and look up what any number has really done — all from published draw results. LATEST RESULTS, FIRST THING Choose which games appear on your home screen and see the newest drawings the moment you open the app. Daily 3 and Daily 4 show midday and evening separately. Results refresh on their own, and you can pull down any time to check right now. NUMBER LOOKUP Type a three- or four-digit number and see its real history: how many times it has fallen straight, how many times boxed, when it last came in, the midday and evening split, and how long it has been since. Built on 16 years of official Michigan Lottery results — more than 24,000 drawings. You can also look up any date to see everything that fell that day. MY LINES (PET NUMBERS) Save the numbers you play, whether you generated them or looked them up. Tag each one with how you play it — Straight, Box, 2-Way, Wheel or 1-Off — and log every time you play it. DID I WIN? Check your saved lines against the latest published results. PlaySlip judges each line by the bet type you selected, because a Straight ticket doesn't pay when the digits fall out of order. It tells you exactly what your number did and points you to the official lottery to confirm anything. THREE WAYS TO PICK • Quick Pick — uniform random across the full range • Personal Seed — a repeatable set derived mathematically from a date and name you enter • Balanced — re-rolled for a mix of odd/even and low/high Every mode has identical odds. The modes are about how you like to choose, not about improving your chances. NUMBER STATS Hot and cold digits, overall and by position, plus longest droughts and frequency leaders — all computed from real published draw data, with the math shown plainly. GAMES COVERED Powerball, Mega Millions, Daily 3, Daily 4, Daily 5 (launching in Michigan August 28, 2026), Fantasy 5, Lotto 47 and Club Keno. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your saved numbers stay on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking, ever.

Screenshots

Pipe Calc3 screens
PlaySlip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PlaySlip at every 2 days against Pipe Calc's fortnightly. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Pipe Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PlaySlip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipe Calc ships an update fortnightly, PlaySlip every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Pipe Calc versus PlaySlip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipe CalcPlaySlip
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTransparent Blue Water LLCDionte Carson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pipe Calc

One-time1
  • Pipe Calc Pro$9.99
1 purchases

PlaySlip

One-time1
  • PlaySlip Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Pipe Calc free?
Pipe Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlaySlip free?
PlaySlip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pipe Calc or PlaySlip have ads?
Neither Pipe Calc nor PlaySlip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipe Calc or PlaySlip?
Pipe Calc ships an update fortnightly, and PlaySlip every 2 days. Most recently, Pipe Calc was updated on October 31, 2026 and PlaySlip on November 6, 2026.

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