Comparison

NEC Load Calculator vs Centrd

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

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About

NEC Load Calculator

This app performs electrical load calculations based on the NEC 2023 code. It offers modules for residential, commercial, motor, and branch circuit calculations, along with panel scheduling and PDF export. Designed for licensed electricians and contractors.

Highlights
  • NEC 2023 load calculations
  • Residential, commercial, motor, branch circuit modules
  • Panel schedule editor
  • Step-by-step calculation results
  • Panel layout generation
  • PDF export
Features
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NEC Load Calculator answers panel sizing, feeder, motor, branch circuit, and cable tray questions directly from the 2023 NEC — with the article citation and math shown for every result. Built for licensed electricians and contractors, not students. CALCULATION MODULES Residential Dwelling unit service sizing per NEC 220.40–220.55 and 220.82. Standard and optional methods. General lighting, small appliance and laundry circuits, fixed appliances, dryer, cooking equipment, HVAC, and service sizing with 230.79(C) minimums. Commercial Feeder and service load calculations per NEC 220.12, 220.44, 220.60, 430.24. Lighting, receptacles, motors, HVAC units, sign circuits, and demand factors. Supports 220/127V and 440/254V systems alongside standard US voltages, with a built-in reminder to verify against NOM-001-SEDE where applicable. Branch Circuit Conductor and OCPD sizing per NEC 210.19, 310.12, 310.15(B)(1)(a). Continuous load handling, conduit fill derating, ambient temperature correction. Covers 120V through 480V circuits, including 127V, 220V, 254V, and 440V. Motor Conductor, overload, and OCPD sizing per NEC 430.22, 430.32, 430.52. Full motor table lookups by horsepower, voltage, and phase. Panel Schedule Circuit-by-circuit panel editor with phase balance, loading percentage, and imbalance calculations per NEC 220.40 and 220.87. Cable Tray Tray fill and ampacity derating per NEC 392.22(A) and 392.80(A). Ventilated trough and solid-bottom tray types, small-cable fill-area limits, and the 90% width rule for large-cable diameter sums. RESULTS SHOW THE CALCULATION Every result includes the NEC article reference, the demand factor table used, and the step-by-step math — not just a final number. Built to be checked against the code book. PANEL LAYOUT Generate a panel layout directly from a load calculation: circuit numbers, breaker sizes, two-pole spans, and spare spaces, arranged the way a real panelboard is wired. Hand off into the full Panel Schedule editor to adjust circuit labels, phase assignment, or breaker sizes. PDF EXPORT Export any result as a PDF report for permit submission, job documentation, or client records.

About

Centrd

Features
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FREE centering tool & grade calculator/ Centrd measures your card's centering to the exact percentage, tells you what each grading company would give it, and shows what it's worth at that grade — so you can decide before you spend $30 finding out. Works on any trading card. Pricing is currently Pokémon only — more games are coming. MEASURE ANY CARD Scan a card and Centrd finds the edges for you. Drag the four lines to the card edge and the print border, pinch to zoom up to 15× for the fine work, and read the exact left/right and top/bottom split. Front and back, because graders look at both. Works on any trading card — Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, sports. EVERY GRADING STANDARD, SIDE BY SIDE PSA, BGS, CGC and TAG all publish different centering tolerances, and a card that's a 10 for one is a 9 for another. Centrd shows all four at once, with the rule behind each grade one tap away. Cards sitting right on a cutoff get flagged, because "too close to call" is more honest than a confident wrong answer. KNOW WHAT IT'S WORTH Centrd identifies your card automatically — name, set, number and artwork — and shows what it sells for. See prices at every grade, how they've moved over time, and how many copies already exist at each grade. Automatic identification and pricing currently cover Pokémon cards. Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh and sports cards can be measured and graded today, and pricing for them is the next thing being built. WORK IN BATCHES Scanning one card is fine. Preparing a submission is the real job. Group cards into batches, see the whole pile's value raw and at the grades your cards would actually earn, and work through them one at a time. WHAT'S FREE Scanning, centering, grade estimates, batches, and identifying your cards — all free, always. No ads. No watermarks. No grade hidden behind a paywall. WHAT PREMIUM ADDS Market prices at every grade, full price history, grader population reports, and batch value at the grades your cards would get. $3.99USD/month or $29.99USD/year. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS Centrd measures centering. It does not assess corners, edges or surface, and it is not a grade predictor. The grades shown are what your card's centering alone would qualify for under each company's published standards. The rest is on your eyes, and the final call is always the grading company's. Not affiliated with Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Wizards of the Coast, Konami, PSA, Beckett, CGC, TAG or SGC. Centrd Premium is an auto-renewing subscription — $3.99/month or $29.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://centrd-cardgrader.netlify.app/#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NEC Load Calculator4 screens
Centrd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Centrd at every 10 days against NEC Load Calculator's every 3 weeks. Centrd also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). 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. NEC Load Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Centrd sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NEC Load Calculator ships an update every 3 weeks, Centrd every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NEC Load Calculator versus Centrd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNEC Load CalculatorCentrd
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperV PUGAZHENTHIJustin Logan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NEC Load Calculator

One-time1
  • NEC LOAD PRO$7.99
5 purchases

Centrd

Subscriptions2
  • Centrd Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Centrd Premium (Yearly)$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Supporter$1.99
  • Big supporter$4.99
  • Generous supporter$9.99

Questions

Is NEC Load Calculator free?
NEC Load Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Centrd free?
Centrd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NEC Load Calculator or Centrd have ads?
Neither NEC Load Calculator nor Centrd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NEC Load Calculator or Centrd?
NEC Load Calculator ships an update every 3 weeks, and Centrd every 10 days. Most recently, NEC Load Calculator was updated on October 19, 2026 and Centrd on October 14, 2026.

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