PipeAtlas vs HydroniCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PipeAtlas
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PipeAtlas is a professional piping engineering reference app for piping engineers, mechanical engineers, designers, fabricators, and inspectors. Access essential piping dimensions, weights, and engineering data anytime — in the office, workshop, or field. PipeAtlas provides a comprehensive database covering flanges, fittings, valves, pipes, gaskets, branch connections, fasteners, and piping design references based on international standards. FEATURES • Pipe dimensions and weights • Flange dimensions and weights • Pipe fitting dimensions and weights • Valve dimensions and face-to-face data • Gasket and fastener reference data • Piping component lookup • Engineering design references DATA COVERAGE PipeAtlas covers commonly used piping components and standards: 1. Flanges 1.1 ASME B16.5 Flanges • Weld Neck Flange • Slip-On Flange • Blind Flange • Threaded Flange • Socket Weld Flange • Lap Joint Flange 1.2 ASME B16.47 Flanges • Series A Flanges • Series B Flanges • Weld Neck Flange • Blind Flange 1.3 API 6A Flanges • Type 6B • Type 6BX 1.4 Other Flange Standards • ASME B16.36 Orifice Flanges • ASME Compact Flanges • EN 1092-1 Flanges • BS 10 Flanges • Hub and Clamp Connections 2. Pipe Fittings 2.1 ASME B16.9 Butt Weld Fittings • Elbows • Tees • Reducers • Caps 2.2 ASME B16.11 Forged Fittings • Threaded Fittings • Socket Weld Fittings 3. Valves ASME B16.10 Valve Dimensions Supported valve types: • Gate Valve • Globe Valve • Ball Valve • Check Valve • Butterfly Valve • Control Valve Including: • Flanged Valves • Butt Weld Valves • Threaded Valves • Socket Weld Valves 4. Line Blinds & Spacers ASME B16.48 Line Blanks • Spectacle Blind • Line Spade • Spacer • RTJ Ring Types 5. Welded Branch Connections Supported components: • Weldolet • Sockolet • Threadolet • Elbolet • Latrolet • Nipoflange • Flanged Branch Connections 6. Gaskets Supported gasket data: • Flat Ring Gaskets • Spiral Wound Gaskets • RTJ Gaskets (ASME B16.21) • Type R / RX / BX Rings 7. Pipes Pipe dimensions based on: • ASME B36.10M • ASME B36.19M Including: • Pipe by Schedule • Pipe by Wall Thickness 8. Fasteners • ISO Nuts • UNC Nuts 9. Design References Engineering references include: • ASME Composite Dimensions • Pipe Flexibility Reference • Pipe Leg Calculation • Pipe Loop Calculation • Safe Pipe Spans • Safe Pipe Spacing SUPPORTED STANDARDS • ASME B16.5 • ASME B16.9 • ASME B16.10 • ASME B16.11 • ASME B16.36 • ASME B16.47 • ASME B16.48 • ASME B16.21 • ASME B36.10M • ASME B36.19M • API 6A • EN 1092-1 • BS 10 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
HydroniCalc
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HydroniCalc brings together 23 hydronic calculators for heating engineers and installers of water-based heating systems. Everything runs in metric units, offline, and without an account. The calculators are grouped into four families: • Basic hydraulics and pipework: power, flow and temperature difference, diameter and velocity, linear and fitting pressure losses. • Valves, balancing and circulator: the Kv / flow / pressure-drop relationship, valve sizing, balancing, and the pump operating point. • Pressurization, volumes and separation: fill pressure, water expansion, expansion vessel, and system volumes. • Radiators and underfloor heating: radiator output correction, sizing, and underfloor loop length. Each calculator shows the values to enter and displays the result as soon as the required data is valid. An info button explains the purpose of the calculation, the expected inputs, the method, the results, and the usage limits. Built-in Kv tables: look up the Kv values published by manufacturers (manufacturer, product, and generation), then copy a value to paste into your calculation. The tables never fill a calculation automatically; the value is always typed or pasted into the field. Recent calculations: your ten most recent successful calculations are stored locally, so you can find them again and resume them with their values. Eleven calculators are free to use. A single, non-subscription purchase permanently unlocks the other twelve for the Apple account used. If a purchase isn’t recognized, “Restore Purchases” asks the App Store to sync it again.
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Verdict
PipeAtlas and HydroniCalc are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. PipeAtlas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and HydroniCalc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | PipeAtlas | HydroniCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Seize Times E-Commerce Co., Ltd. | Eric Chmara |
In-app purchases
PipeAtlas
- PipeAtlas Pro One Month$1.991 Month
- PipeAtlas Pro One Year$19.991 Year
- PipeAtlas Pro Lifetime$29.99
HydroniCalc
- Unlock All Calculators$12.99





