Comparison

Engineering Calculator HVAC vs Pipe Flow Calculations

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

Head to head
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Engineering Calculator HVAC

Features
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HVAC engineering calculations in seconds — right on site, without an internet connection. Converting kgf/cm² to bar, checking the velocity in a pipe, sizing an expansion tank or picking a valve Kvs used to mean searching the web, leafing through a handbook and doing arithmetic in your head. Now your phone is enough. UNIT CONVERSION WITHOUT MISTAKES Enter a value once and see it in every unit of the category at the same time. Pressure, flow rate, power, energy, temperature, length, area, volume, mass and velocity: ten categories, about eighty units, including kgf/cm², mmH₂O, Gcal/h, BTU/h and psi. Any value is copied with a single tap, straight into an email or a bill of quantities. PIPE VELOCITY ACROSS EVERY SIZE AT ONCE Enter the flow rate and see the velocity for every pipe size, with a colour hint: where it is too low, where it is fine, where the pipe will get noisy. Steel to GOST 3262 up to DN 350, PP-R PN20, PEX and PE-RT, copper to EN 1057 — with real inner diameters, not nominal ones. Picking a diameter takes a couple of seconds. THERMAL POWER AND FLOW, BOTH WAYS Know the flow rate and you get the power. Know the power and you get the flow rate. Water, ethylene glycol and propylene glycol from 10 to 60 percent, with density and specific heat taken at the average temperature rather than approximated. The result comes in kW, kcal/h and Gcal/h at once. VALVES Pressure drop across a control or balancing valve from its Kvs, and the reverse task: which Kvs is needed for a given drop. In bar, kPa and metres of water column. EXPANSION TANK Required membrane tank volume, the nearest standard size, the expansion volume and the tank efficiency. The system volume can be estimated from the installed power. If the temperatures or pressures are inconsistent, the app says so instead of returning a neat but wrong number. PIPE INSULATION Surface area, area per metre, insulation volume and the insulated diameter — numbers ready for a bill of quantities. REFERENCE DATA INSIDE Steel water and gas pipes to GOST 3262 from DN 15 to DN 350, PP-R PN20, PEX and PE-RT, copper pipes to EN 1057. Water density and specific heat by temperature, properties of water and glycol mixtures, volumetric expansion coefficients, the standard range of expansion tanks from 5 to 1000 litres and typical insulation thicknesses by diameter. WHY IT WORKS ON SITE • Fully offline: no internet needed in a basement or on a construction site • Nothing extra: no ads, no sign-up, no subscriptions, no permissions • Input accepts both a comma and a dot, the numeric keyboard opens by itself • Russian and English, light and dark theme • Selected units and settings are remembered WHO IT IS FOR HVAC and plumbing designers, heating and water supply installers, service engineers of boiler houses and heat substations, energy auditors and students of related fields. Written by a practising HVAC engineer for himself and his colleagues. Free.

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Pipe Flow Calculations

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Pipe Flow Calculations is a professional engineering app designed for accurate and fast calculation of fluid flow in pipes. It helps engineers, technicians, and students analyze flow behavior, pressure losses, and key fluid parameters in real-world systems. Whether you are designing a pipeline, checking an existing system, or learning fluid mechanics, this app provides reliable results with an intuitive interface. Key Features - Pressure drop calculation - Pipe diameter and flow rate calculations - Flow velocity and Reynolds number - Friction factor and fluid properties - Support for multiple calculation scenarios - Metric and Imperial unit systems - Accurate engineering formulas and methods Designed for Real Engineering Use This app is not a basic calculator. It is built for real engineering workflows: - Analyze pipe systems and optimize performance - Compare different calculation scenarios - Work with realistic fluid properties - Get instant results for quick decision making Useful for Students and Professionals

Screenshots

Engineering Calculator HVAC4 screens
Pipe Flow Calculations3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pipe Flow Calculations at 13.0 against Engineering Calculator HVAC's 15.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Engineering Calculator HVAC versus Pipe Flow Calculations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEngineering Calculator HVACPipe Flow Calculations
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeraleksandr bronnikovApplication Services LLC

In-app purchases

None

Engineering Calculator HVAC

No in-app purchases

None

Pipe Flow Calculations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Engineering Calculator HVAC free?
Engineering Calculator HVAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pipe Flow Calculations free?
Pipe Flow Calculations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Engineering Calculator HVAC or Pipe Flow Calculations have ads?
Neither Engineering Calculator HVAC nor Pipe Flow Calculations shows ads.

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