Comparison

FSWizard vs FASData Companion App

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

FASData Companion App

Access and manage shop floor data collection and analysis from your mobile device. Monitor critical metrics like alarms, cycle times, and part counts remotely. Requires the FANUC America FASData software to be installed on a server.

Highlights
  • Collect and monitor shop floor data
  • View critical data points (alarms, cycle time)
  • Manage FASData software remotely
  • Integrates with existing network infrastructure
  • Real-time data analysis
Features
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FASData is a feature-rich system for collecting, monitoring and analyzing shop floor data. Critical data points like alarms, cycle time, part counts and overrides are gathered automatically. FASData is based on industry standard technologies including OPC, SQL Server and IIS, so it can run standalone or be quickly and easily integrated into a company’s existing network infrastructure. This application will allow you to manage and view the FASData software through a mobile app. Note: The application REQUIRES that the FANUC America FASData software is installed on an accessible server. The FASData server must be accessible

Screenshots

FSWizard4 screens
FASData Companion App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FASData Companion App at 5.0 against FSWizard's 4.6. FASData Companion App also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). FSWizard's advantage is ratings volume (47 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

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

FASData Companion App 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of FSWizard's written reviews are positive against 100% of FASData Companion App's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FSWizard versus FASData Companion App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSWizardFASData Companion App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (47 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better11.3
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEldar GerfanovFANUC America Corporation

Customer experience

FSWizard

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

FASData Companion App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FSWizard

No in-app purchases

None

FASData Companion App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FSWizard free?
FSWizard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FASData Companion App free?
FASData Companion App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FSWizard or FASData Companion App?
FASData Companion App is rated higher. FSWizard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while FASData Companion App averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FSWizard or FASData Companion App have ads?
Neither FSWizard nor FASData Companion App shows ads.

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