PlanRepair vs Valve Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlanRepair
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PlanRepair guides user to rethink plans that didn’t work. They describe what happened, pick one repair approach, and write a small change. Each session creates a read-only Repair Card. Simple, calm, and focused on thinking.
Valve Explorer
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Valve Explorer is an educational reference for industrial and engineering valves. Learn valve types, applications, and terminology with quizzes and flashcards. Fully offline.
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Verdict
PlanRepair and Valve Explorer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PlanRepair ships an update every 10 days, Valve Explorer weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlanRepair | Valve Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thanh Ngo Dinh | Pham Van Thanh |
In-app purchases
PlanRepair
No in-app purchases
Valve Explorer
No in-app purchases
