Comparison

FSWizard vs VS Watch

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

Head to head
About

FSWizard

This app is a comprehensive calculator for CNC machinists, simplifying the calculation of speeds and feeds for milling, drilling, and turning operations. It automatically suggests optimal cutting conditions based on material choices and supports advanced features like chip thinning and HSM machining.

Highlights
  • Milling, drilling, and turning speeds and feeds
  • Automatic cutting condition suggestions
  • Chip thinning and HSM support
  • Built-in drill and tap charts (imperial/metric)
  • GD&T reference
  • Triangle and fillet calculators
Features
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CNC Milling and Turning Speed and Feed Calculator (Wizard) Absolutely the best CNC machinist speed and feed calculator around. Calculate cutting conditions simply by choosing your work and tool material. No need to know any numbers. FSWizard will automatically use recommended cutting speed and chip-load. Made by a machinist for machinists. Improve productivity and optimize cutter life. Supports Chip thinning and HSM machining. Suggests optimum cutting depth and balances cutting parameters. *Milling, drilling, and turning speeds and feeds for various materials. * Built-in Drill and Tap charts for both imperial and metric systems will not leave you looking for one in your toolbox. *Tap drill sizes for most common imperial and metric taps. *Tap drill sizes for BSP and NPT pipe threads. *GD&T Reference *Triangle Calculator will be a great help to anyone who needs to calculate oblique or a right angle triangle *Fillet Calculator will find tangent points to a circle and two lines *Milling Tools available: Solid End-mill, Indexed End-mill, and Face-mill, Solid and indexable drills *Drilling Tools: Jobber Drill, Hi-Performance Parabolic Drill, Spade Drill, Reamer *Turning Tools: Profiling and Grooving Charts: Drill chart, Imperial, Metric, Pipe Tap charts are also included in the free version. FSWizard works with both metric and imperial units. The free version has All major groups of materials.

About

VS Watch

Stream Build DRO data directly to your iOS watch. This app offers level mode for zeroing out the DRO and allows switching between average/continuous trigger types. Advanced settings are accessible via the login screen.

Highlights
  • Direct connection to Build DRO
  • Stream data to iOS watch
  • Level Mode for zeroing DRO
  • Switch trigger types (Average/Continuous)
  • Access advanced settings
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With the Verisurf Watch App, you can directly connect and stream the Build DRO directly to your iOS watch device. Level Mode - Tap the Verisurf Icon to Zero out the DRO. Average/Continuous - Tap the "Tap-Measure" text to switch Trigger types. Advance Settings - Tap the Verisurf Icon in the Login screen to expose advanced user settings.

Screenshots

FSWizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VS Watch at every 2 days against FSWizard's monthly. VS Watch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). FSWizard's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VS Watch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FSWizard has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FSWizard ships an update monthly, VS Watch every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FSWizard versus VS Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSWizardVS Watch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (47 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEldar GerfanovVerisurf

Customer experience

FSWizard

All ratings47 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral10.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative6.7%

VS Watch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FSWizard

No in-app purchases

None

VS Watch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FSWizard free?
FSWizard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VS Watch free?
VS Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FSWizard or VS Watch?
VS Watch is rated higher. FSWizard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while VS Watch averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do FSWizard or VS Watch have ads?
Neither FSWizard nor VS Watch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FSWizard or VS Watch?
FSWizard ships an update monthly, and VS Watch every 2 days. Most recently, FSWizard was updated on October 13, 2026 and VS Watch on October 6, 2026.

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