Hydrant Flow Test Calculator vs BeaglePrep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydrant Flow Test Calculator
This tool simplifies hydrant flow testing by calculating total GPM from pitot pressures. It allows for outlet settings, flow extrapolation with a Supply vs Demand curve, and plotting demand points for PASS/FAIL results. Save test data with location and project details for future reference.
- Calculate total GPM from pitot pressures
- Configure outlet diameter and hydrant coefficients
- Extrapolate flow with Supply vs Demand curve
- Plot demand points for PASS/FAIL analysis
- Save test results with date, time, and project info
- Log hydrant locations via GPS
- Review saved test history
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Hydrant Flow Test Calculator is a field-friendly calculation and reporting tool for fire protection professionals, engineers, inspectors, contractors, and AHJs who need to evaluate and document hydrant flow test results. The app helps calculate hydrant flow from field readings, compare available water supply against system demand, estimate downstream friction loss, and export professional PDF reports. Key features: • Calculate hydrant flow using static pressure, residual pressure, pitot pressure, outlet diameter, and discharge coefficients • Calculate total test flow and flow at a target residual pressure • Compare available supply against system or pump demand • Review demand pass/fail results with available pressure and safety cushion • View Supply vs Demand graph with demand point legend • Save completed test records to History • Add project information including associate, project number, project location, test hydrant tag, and flow hydrant tag • Optionally capture test hydrant and flow hydrant coordinates • Attach an image to a saved test record • Export PDF reports with project details, test summary, demand results, graph, location details, friction loss results, and attachment • Estimate friction loss using pipe product, nominal pipe size, inside diameter, pipe length, C-factor, elevation, minor loss, and device/backflow loss • Supports US and SI flow display The Friction Loss tool includes pipe product and nominal pipe size selection with automatic inside diameter lookup. Elevation guidance helps users enter positive values for uphill and negative values for downhill conditions. Hydrant Flow Test Calculator is designed to make field calculations faster, improve documentation consistency, and help organize hydrant flow test information in one place. This app is intended as a calculation and documentation aid. Users are responsible for verifying all inputs, assumptions, calculations, and results according to applicable codes, standards, project requirements, and professional judgment.
BeaglePrep
Organize your emergency supplies, pantry, and inventory with this prep buddy. It tracks expiration dates, manages nested containers, and provides a 'Prep Score' to show your readiness. Works offline with no account or subscription required.
- Nested container management
- Barcode scanning for item details
- Prep Score for readiness assessment
- Expiration date tracking and reminders
- Offline functionality
- No account or subscription required
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Meet your prep buddy. BeaglePrep keeps your pantry, supplies, and emergency stock organized — calmly, privately, with no account and no subscription. Add your first item in seconds and let your prep buddy watch your stock, nudge you before things expire, and cheer as your Prep Score climbs. Whether you're building an emergency kit, managing a deep pantry, or putting up a canning season, you'll always know what you have and what you need. Free to use. No account. Works offline — your data stays on your device. NEW: CONTAINERS INSIDE CONTAINERS Put a bin in a closet in the basement, up to 12 levels deep. Tap into any container to see what's inside, move a whole container with everything in it, and restore a deleted container from Trash with its contents intact. SCAN A PANTRY ITEM IN UNDER 10 SECONDS Point your camera at any barcode and BeaglePrep fills in the name, brand, and size automatically. Results are drawn from Open Food Facts and USDA FoodData Central and cached on your device, so repeat scans work even with no signal. Not in the database? Fall back to quick manual entry. ONE NUMBER THAT ANSWERS "AM I ACTUALLY READY?" Set your household size — adults, kids, pets — and the Prep Score shows how many days of supply you have in each category against your targets, from food and water to medical, hygiene, and cleaning supplies. The score updates as you stock up, and the checklist shows you exactly where the gaps are. A CANNING SEASON THAT TRACKS ITSELF Put up a big batch of sauce or pickles and BeaglePrep remembers it all: how many jars, the day you sealed them, and when to eat them by. Use-by reminders rotate last year's jars first, and smart grouping keeps "Tomato Sauce x12" as one tidy card instead of twelve rows. TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Quantities, units, and storage locations for every item • Containers inside containers, so you know which bin to open • Expiration dates with "expiring soon" alerts so nothing goes to waste • Restock thresholds — get a low-stock badge when supplies run low • Categories: Food, Water, Medical, Tools, Fuel, Hygiene, Comms, Shelter, and more • Locations for wherever you keep supplies: Pantry, Garage, Car, Bug-Out Bag FAST TO USE, EASY TO MAINTAIN • Scan barcodes to auto-fill item details • Quick-Add remembers your last-used category and unit • Autocomplete from a built-in dictionary of 1,400+ common prepper supplies • Inline quantity editing right from the main list • Search finds items even inside collapsed containers • Sort and filter by name, quantity, category, location, expiry, or "expiring soon" • Bulk move, update quantities, or delete items — and undo a delete if you change your mind REMINDERS THAT KEEP YOU ON SCHEDULE • Expiration reminders with the date and a countdown, soonest first • Recurring tasks — rotate water every 6 months, inspect gear annually • Notifications so nothing slips through the cracks YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY • Works offline — no account required • Automatic on-device backups, free and private • Export your inventory to CSV anytime • Works with large text sizes and VoiceOver FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PRO UPGRADE Free includes the full core experience: inventory, Prep Score and supply targets, barcode scanning, smart grouping, reminders, and rotation tasks — up to 75 items and 10 locations, containers included. Upgrade to Pro once for unlimited items and locations, shopping lists that stock your inventory, device sharing to keep your inventory in sync across devices, and CSV import, including lists exported from other inventory apps. One payment, no subscription, ever. Your stockpile, finally organized.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hydrant Flow Test Calculator at 5.0 against BeaglePrep's 4.0. Hydrant Flow Test Calculator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. BeaglePrep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hydrant Flow Test Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hydrant Flow Test Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hydrant Flow Test Calculator ships an update every 5 weeks, BeaglePrep every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hydrant Flow Test Calculator | BeaglePrep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saleel Anthrathodiyil | Patrick Behrens |
Customer experience
Hydrant Flow Test Calculator
BeaglePrep
In-app purchases
Hydrant Flow Test Calculator
No in-app purchases
BeaglePrep
- BeaglePrep Pro$4.99
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