Orcas Flowmeter vs Valley Design Tools
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.
Valley Design Tools
This app simplifies irrigation system design by calculating essential hydraulic and electrical requirements. It offers an intuitive interface for determining system flow rate, application rate, pivot pad, and pressure needs.
- System flow rate calculation
- Application rate calculation
- Pivot pad design
- Pressure requirements
- Electrical requirements
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Easy, efficient, user-friendly, intuitive mobile application to calculate hydraulic and electrical requirements for your irrigation system. Features Include: - System Flow rate - Application rate - Pivot pad - Pressure requirements - Electrical requirements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Valley Design Tools at 5.0 against Orcas Flowmeter's 4.4. Orcas Flowmeter's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Valley Design Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orcas Flowmeter has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Orcas Flowmeter ships an update every 5 weeks, Valley Design Tools every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orcas Flowmeter | Valley Design Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SoundWater Technologies | Valmont Industries, Inc. |
Customer experience
Orcas Flowmeter
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In-app purchases
Orcas Flowmeter
No in-app purchases
Valley Design Tools
No in-app purchases
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