Comparison

Static Pressure & Duct Check vs NESM Tools

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

Head to head
About

Static Pressure & Duct Check

This utility app provides HVAC professionals with tools for duct sizing and field checks based on ACCA Manual D methods. It offers quick calculations for duct size, friction rate, velocity, and static pressure, all while prioritizing user privacy and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Quick duct sizing (round/rectangular)
  • Duct friction rate and velocity checks
  • Static pressure calculations
  • Offline functionality
  • No account or tracking required
  • Plausibility checks for inputs
Features
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Free, offline, no account. Read total external static pressure, check what an existing duct can actually move, size a new run, or design the whole system and export the schedule as a PDF. Every result shows what it assumed. Static Pressure & Duct Check is built for the retrofit and service call, not the drafting table. Most duct problems walk in as a static reading or a homeowner's hot room, and this app starts there. DIAGNOSE • Static Pressure Check — enter supply and return static plus the equipment's rated max and get total external static pressure (TESP), a clear over / within / under verdict, headroom, and which side carries more of the total. Probe-placement guidance for furnace-plus-coil and air-handler setups. • Duct Check — enter an as-built duct (round, rectangular, six materials, flex with compression) and read back the honest CFM range it can carry. Add a target airflow for an undersized / adequate / oversized verdict with friction rate and velocity. • No airflow number handy? Estimate CFM from tonnage right where you need it. SIZE A RUN • Quick Size — enter CFM and get the stocked duct size, round, rectangular, or flat-oval, with velocity and the governing constraint. Or scan the all-sizes table to see every candidate judged on friction and velocity. DESIGN A WHOLE SYSTEM (MANUAL D METHOD) • Walk Setup → Friction Rate → Runs → Summary and leave with a run-by-run duct schedule. • Static-pressure budget with honest defaults — an overridden default never masquerades as an assumption. • Size every trunk and branch: supply and return, flex with compression, altitude-corrected airflow. • In a hurry? Start from an assumed friction rate and refine when you have real numbers. SAVE, SHARE, DELIVER • Saved projects with automatic save — walk away mid-job, pick it up tomorrow. • Share any result by text, or export the Summary as a clean PDF or CSV for the homeowner, the inspector, or the office. • Light and dark mode. BUILT HONEST • Every result shows what it assumes, so you can sharpen it. • Plausibility checks flag implausible inputs as "check your inputs," never a confident wrong answer. • Stocked round sizes and role-based velocity limits reflect real-world practice. • Anything you share or export carries the same caveats you see on screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline. No sign-in, no cloud, no ads, no tracking. Nothing you enter leaves your phone unless you choose to send feedback from Settings — and you see exactly what goes out before you tap send. NEED THE PERMIT PACKAGE? Inspectors ask for a Manual J load calculation alongside the duct design. Our sister app, HVAC Load Calculator Manual J, produces that report; this app points you to it when a job calls for one. Static Pressure & Duct Check is a field estimator based on ACCA Manual D methods. It is a professional aid, not a substitute for a stamped Manual D design or measured commissioning.

About

NESM Tools

Features
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This app is a collection of tools used to Ductwork Installers

Screenshots

Static Pressure & Duct Check4 screens
NESM Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

Static Pressure & Duct Check and NESM Tools 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Static Pressure & Duct Check ships an update fortnightly, NESM Tools every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Static Pressure & Duct Check versus NESM Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStatic Pressure & Duct CheckNESM Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike WatsonCraig Danby

In-app purchases

None

Static Pressure & Duct Check

No in-app purchases

None

NESM Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Static Pressure & Duct Check free?
Static Pressure & Duct Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NESM Tools free?
NESM Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Static Pressure & Duct Check or NESM Tools have ads?
Neither Static Pressure & Duct Check nor NESM Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Static Pressure & Duct Check or NESM Tools?
Static Pressure & Duct Check ships an update fortnightly, and NESM Tools every 3 weeks. Most recently, Static Pressure & Duct Check was updated on October 31, 2026 and NESM Tools on October 31, 2026.

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