Comparison

LoadSizer vs SPDAius

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

Head to head
About

LoadSizer

Features
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Size the AC right — get a room-by-room cooling and heating load estimate in under a minute, built on the ASHRAE CLTD/SCL method instead of a single "BTU per square foot" guess. Built for installers doing a quick home survey, engineers who want a fast sanity check before a full Manual J, and homeowners who want more than a rule of thumb before buying an AC. TWO MODES - Quick: floor area, ceiling height, room type, main sun-facing side, insulation level, occupants, top floor or not. Instant estimate. - Detailed: full room construction — exterior walls and windows by orientation (area, U-value, SHGC, shading), roof, ground-floor slab, occupants and activity, lighting, equipment, and outdoor air (ACH). WHAT YOU GET - Sensible, latent and total cooling load (W, Btu/h, kW, ton) plus SHR, and a heating load for the coldest design day. - A horizontal breakdown by component: walls, windows (conduction and solar shown separately), roof, people, lighting, equipment, outdoor air. - A recommended commercial AC size (5,000-60,000 Btu/h) in Btu/h, ton and HP, rounded up to a size you can actually buy — plus a warning if it's oversized or the load per square foot looks off. REAL CLIMATE DATA 35 cities across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, with outdoor design conditions sourced from ASHRAE Climatic Design Conditions — not one flat number for an entire country. Enter your own design climate for anywhere else. WORKS THE WAY YOU DO - Fully offline. No account, no tracking, no ads. - °C/°F, m²/ft², m/ft, and W/Btu-h/kW/ton/HP, each set independently. - Multiple rooms per project, multiple projects, PDF export. - English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai. Free for unlimited Quick estimates and one Detailed room. LoadSizer Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription) unlocks unlimited rooms/projects and PDF export. LoadSizer uses a simplified ASHRAE Fundamentals 1997 CLTD/SCL/CLF method for fast sizing guidance — not a substitute for a full Manual J or ASHRAE RTS load calculation, and not certified or endorsed by ASHRAE or ACCA.

About

SPDAius

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O uso do SPDAius é orientativo e não substitui a consulta e a aplicação das normas técnicas vigentes, incluindo a ABNT NBR 5419, nem a avaliação de profissional habilitado. Organize estudos preliminares de proteção contra descargas atmosféricas. Cadastre as características da estrutura, informe a localização e o NG adotado, organize as etapas de risco, SPDA externo e medidas de proteção contra surtos. Recursos: • Análise preliminar de risco e recomendações de proteção. • Pré-dimensionamento de captação, descidas e distância de segurança. • Organização de MPS, DPS e zonas de proteção contra raios. • Base inicial de municípios com NG editável e rastreabilidade. • Projetos locais com revisão, responsável técnico e CREA/CFT. • Memorial em PDF com entradas, resultados, premissas e pendências. Os cálculos utilizam critérios simplificados de pré-validação. Os resultados exigem conferência por profissional habilitado e não substituem projeto executivo, laudo, cálculo normativo completo ou responsabilidade técnica. A base de municípios é parcial. O aplicativo não é afiliado à ABNT.

Screenshots

LoadSizer4 screens
SPDAius3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SPDAius at none against LoadSizer's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. LoadSizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SPDAius asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
LoadSizer versus SPDAius: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoadSizerSPDAius
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuong Nguyen HuuCaio Pinheiro

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LoadSizer

One-time1
  • LoadSizer Pro$2.99
None

SPDAius

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LoadSizer free?
LoadSizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SPDAius free?
SPDAius is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LoadSizer or SPDAius have ads?
Neither LoadSizer nor SPDAius shows ads.

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