Giftm8 vs Weldwise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Giftm8
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Giftm8 helps you find thoughtful gifts for yourself and the people you care about. Remember birthdays and special occasions, explore gift ideas, and keep your plans together in one place. WISHLISTS FOR EVERY OCCASION Create lists for birthdays, Christmas, weddings, anniversaries and other celebrations. Add wishes manually, paste a list, or import supported photos and files. Share your interests and wishes so friends have a better starting point. FIND THEIR PERFECT MATCH WITH CUPIDO Discover gift ideas based on the person, occasion and information they have shared. Search for something specific, explore related ideas, and save the gifts you like. Recommendations can include products and experiences. EXPLORE THE DETAILS Open gift details and merchant links to explore an idea further. Photos and prices are shown when available; inspiration images and estimated budgets are labelled. Confirm the current price, availability, delivery and booking conditions with the merchant. PLAN GIFTS TOGETHER Create gift groups, chat, propose ideas, vote and coordinate who is buying. Organise contributions and keep track of shared plans. STAY CONNECTED Follow friends, see the occasions and wishes they share, and send gift messages. Recipients can say thank you and optionally share whether they liked a gift. A little thought goes a long way. Find their perfect match with Giftm8.
Weldwise
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Stop guessing your welder settings. Weldwise gives you a clean starting point for MIG, TIG, Stick and flux-core in seconds. Pick your process, material and thickness and get recommended amperage, voltage, wire or electrode size, wire feed speed, shielding gas and polarity. FREE - Settings finder: MIG, TIG, Stick and flux-core on mild steel, stainless, aluminum and titanium - Saved setups: keep one free โ the volts and wire speed you actually ran, loaded again in one tap. Pro keeps as many as you like - Sheet gauge from 24 to 7 ga, using the right table for steel, stainless and aluminum - Weld symbols chart, drawn to AWS A2.4, with the ISO 2553 dashed line explained - Position and what's on hand: flat, horizontal, vertical or overhead, and the wire, rod or tungsten you actually have โ with gas flow, filler classification, TIG cup size and AC balance - Symbol quiz: ten symbols, four answers each โ beat your best - Dual shield and metal-core alongside MIG, TIG, Stick and self-shielded โ with rod and wire amperage by diameter, from 0.023 in wire to 3/16 in rod - Heat input calculator in kJ/mm or kJ/in, with the arc efficiency factor that codes such as AWS D1.1 and ISO/TR 18491 ask for - Reference charts: electrodes, shielding gases, polarity, tungsten types and the fix for every common weld fault - Full metric and imperial, in 11 languages - Works on iPhone and iPad, fully offline, with no account and no ads WELDWISE PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) - Your machine's dials: results as the number on your own machine, not just amps and IPM - Procedure sheets: a one-page PDF of the parameters with your shop's name on it - Unlimited saved setups, and your own values on top of any of them - Shielding gas calculator: usage per job and what the cylinder actually costs - Filler metal calculator: deposited weight, how much to buy once stub-end and spatter loss are counted, and the cost in your own currency - Groove and pipe joints: weld metal and filler per joint for V, bevel, double V and square butt welds on plate or pipe, with the joint drawn to scale - Filler metal selector: the AWS filler for any pair of base metals, stainless to carbon steel and cast iron included - Cooling time t8/5 to EN 1011-2, right under your heat input - Back purge: time and gas to purge a stainless or titanium pipe root - Preheat and carbon equivalent: CE (IIW) and Pcm from the steel grade or your own mill certificate, with the preheat and maximum interpass temperature the joint calls for - Fillet weld size and strength: effective throat, allowable load per inch and for the whole run, and whether your leg size clears the code minimum for that thickness - Every future Pro tool included: pay once, yours forever WELDWISE SHOP (subscription, 3 days free) - Weld log: every weld, who ran it, to which procedure and how it was inspected โ export the job's log as the record an inspector asks for - WPS builder: fill the standard form, with the AWS D1.1 prequalification conditions the app can check flagged for you - Your shop's records in iCloud, and everything in Weldwise Pro included Built by an independent developer for people who actually weld. Every value is a starting point. Always confirm against your WPS, the machine chart and a test coupon. Weldwise Shop is an auto-renewing subscription: 3 days free, then the price shown on this page, billed monthly or yearly. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mjkfxjbx9h-ux.github.io/legal/weldwise/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Giftm8 at none against Weldwise's 3. Giftm8 also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Weldwise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Giftm8 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Giftm8 ships an update every 6 days, Weldwise every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Giftm8 | Weldwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days โ better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JIMENA NAVARRO DEL AGUILA | ENES AYKUT AYDEMIR |
In-app purchases
Giftm8
No in-app purchases
Weldwise
- Weldwise Shop3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Weldwise Shop3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Weldwise Pro$7.99








