CPF TechTools vs plumbSMART
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CPF TechTools
This app offers essential on-the-go technical calculators for plumbing professionals. It includes tools for expansion/contraction and temperature de-rating, with more features planned for future updates.
- Expansion calculator
- Contraction calculator
- Temperature de-rating calculator
- Tools for plumbing professionals
- Future tool additions planned
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Charlotte Pipe Tech Tools App provides simple, on-the-go technical tools for the plumbing industry. Tools featured include an expansion and contraction calculator and a temperature de-rating calculator. Ideal for plumbing engineers, contractors, architects and other industry professionals. Additional tools will be added soon.
plumbSMART
Manage and monitor your connected plumbing systems with this app. Track operational statuses, analyze performance trends, and maintain control over your Zurn Connected Products.
- Manage connected plumbing systems
- Monitor operational statuses
- Analyze performance trends
- Control Zurn Connected Products
- Single source for ecosystem management
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Less manual, more control – plumbSMART is your single source for managing and monitoring your connected plumbing ecosystem. You and your team can keep an eye on your Zurn Connected Products’ operational statuses, analyze performance trends, and ensure everything is under control.
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Verdict
CPF TechTools and plumbSMART are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for CPF TechTools against 4.5 for plumbSMART. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 8 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CPF TechTools | plumbSMART |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company | Zurn Holdings, Inc. |
Customer experience
CPF TechTools
plumbSMART
In-app purchases
CPF TechTools
No in-app purchases
plumbSMART
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CPF TechTools free?
Is plumbSMART free?
Which has better reviews, CPF TechTools or plumbSMART?
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