Comparison

FSWizard vs PMPA 2026

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

PMPA 2026

Features
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The PMPA is an international trade association representing the interests of the precision machined products industry. While PMPA consists mainly of U.S. and Canada based manufacturers, its members also operate facilities in various industrial markets around the globe. This is an event app for the Precision Machined Products Association 2026 Events. Use this to access various events and from there to interact with other attendees or exhibitors and to customize your own personal profile; as well as receive important announcements from the conference administrators. Other features include a fully interactive map of the exhibit hall, a complete and customizable agenda of all the sessions, audience polling, and much more.

Screenshots

FSWizard4 screens
PMPA 20263 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FSWizard at monthly against PMPA 2026's every 8 months. FSWizard also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FSWizard ships an update monthly, PMPA 2026 every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FSWizard versus PMPA 2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSWizardPMPA 2026
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (47 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEldar GerfanovResults at Hand Software LLC

In-app purchases

None

FSWizard

No in-app purchases

None

PMPA 2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FSWizard free?
FSWizard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PMPA 2026 free?
PMPA 2026 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FSWizard or PMPA 2026 have ads?
Neither FSWizard nor PMPA 2026 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FSWizard or PMPA 2026?
FSWizard ships an update monthly, and PMPA 2026 every 8 months. Most recently, FSWizard was updated on September 22, 2026 and PMPA 2026 on September 10, 2026.

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