Orcas Flowmeter vs CIRCORSmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orcas Flowmeter
This application connects to an innovative sensor to measure fluid flow through pipes. It guides you through setup, displays real-time readings, and stores historical data. The app remembers location specifications for easy repeated measurements.
- Connects to Orcas Sensor via Bluetooth
- Displays real-time fluid flow readings
- Stores flow data for up to 365 days
- Supports data sharing via email, text, or AirDrop
- Saves and re-uses location settings
- Offers metric or imperial measurement options
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The Orcas App is the component of the Orcas Flowmeter solution that connects your iPhone to the innovative Orcas Sensor to measure fluid flow through pipes. The companion Orcas, and Cypress flowmeter sensors are compact, clamp-on ultrasonic transducer devices that sense fluid flow through a pipe wall and wirelessly transmits flow measurements to the Orcas App using Bluetooth Low Energy. The Orcas App guides you through your setup, then displays the readings taken by your Orcas Sensor. The App remembers your location specifications so you’re always ready to take additional readings. The Orcas Flowmeter solution features: * Installation. The Orcas Sensor senses through a pipe wall, allowing the meter to be installed on the outside of any pipe. * Quick, accurate setup. You can select nearly all of your setup parameters from pre-loaded, drop-down menus, so you go faster and risk fewer errors. * MODBUS RTU, 4-20mA, Pulse output options with the Cypress hardware. * Transmit, store, and access flow data on the Cloud, by connecting with the Ayyeka Wavelet hardware device. * Data Logger. Record flow for up to 365 days and share the data via email, text, or air drop. * Bluetooth-enabled. The Orcas App automatically connects to your Orcas Sensor through your device’s Bluetooth technology. * Always improving. Enhancements arrive regularly on your device via simple App update. * Save and re-use location settings. Ideal for repeated periodic checks. * Accurate. The Orcas App automatically filters flow data, then uses an advanced proprietary signal processing techniques to calculate flow. * Metric or Imperial measurements. Pre-loaded, input and displayed values in your system of choice. Learn more about the Orcas Sensor and the Orcas Flowmeter solution at www.soundwatertech.com.
CIRCORSmart
Access critical product data, maintenance procedures, and support information in the field by scanning QR/NFC tags. Manage installations, upload photos, and record maintenance notes to improve uptime and business operations.
- QR/NFC product scanning
- Access specs and drawings
- Maintenance procedures
- Installation management
- Field photo uploads
- Maintenance notes
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This app puts critical data for CIRCOR products directly in the hands of operators when and where it is most needed – in the field! Users are able to scan a QR/NFC tag located on the product to obtain specs, maintenance procedures, drawings, and support information that is specific to that unique product. Users are also able to manage their installations through assigning installation detail, uploading field photos, and keeping maintenance notes within the app. The app also brings the SMARTs of CIRCOR’s support staff out into the field – allowing you to increase uptime and enabling CIRCOR to support the critical things your business does to keep us all safe, productive, and moving!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CIRCORSmart at 5.0 against Orcas Flowmeter's 4.4. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CIRCORSmart holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
Orcas Flowmeter ships an update every 5 weeks, CIRCORSmart every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 20, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orcas Flowmeter | CIRCORSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SoundWater Technologies | CIRCOR International, Inc. |
Customer experience
Orcas Flowmeter
CIRCORSmart
In-app purchases
Orcas Flowmeter
No in-app purchases
CIRCORSmart
No in-app purchases
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