FSWizard vs Lincoln Electric NEXTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Lincoln Electric NEXTime
This app connects your smartphone to your welder/generator, allowing you to monitor its status, receive maintenance alerts, and access DIY instructions. Manage multiple machines remotely to prevent delays and ensure optimal performance.
- Monitor battery and fuel status
- Receive preventive maintenance alerts
- Track maintenance history
- Access DIY maintenance instructions
- Locate service centers
- Manage multiple welder/generators
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The Lincoln Electric NEXTime™ app helps extend the life of your Ranger® welder/generator by putting important information about the machine right at your fingertips. The easy-to-install NEXTime Wireless module connects your smartphone to your engine drive; so you can monitor key functions, get preventive maintenance alerts, access DIY instructions and schedule service. But the access doesn’t stop with one machine. The NEXTime app enables you to manage an entire fleet by connecting to an unlimited number of welder/generators – from 15 feet away or more. NEXTime App Features: •. Battery and fuel status updates prevent interruptions and delays in the field • Maintenance alerts let you know when it’s time to take action • Maintenance log tracks the history of all maintenance procedures • Step-by-step DIY maintenance instructions or service center locator • Frequently asked questions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FSWizard at 84% against Lincoln Electric NEXTime's 0%. FSWizard also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (47 vs 1). Lincoln Electric NEXTime's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FSWizard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. 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: 84% of FSWizard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lincoln Electric NEXTime's.
| Parameter | FSWizard | Lincoln Electric NEXTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (47 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eldar Gerfanov | Lincoln Electric |
Customer experience
FSWizard
Lincoln Electric NEXTime
In-app purchases
FSWizard
No in-app purchases
Lincoln Electric NEXTime
No in-app purchases
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