Comparison

FSWizard vs iMI

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

iMI

This AI assistant is designed for manufacturing professionals on the shop floor. It provides answers to technical questions, helps troubleshoot issues, and offers tools for optimizing processes and calculating ROI. Securely store and access your private manufacturing documents.

Highlights
  • AI-powered manufacturing Q&A
  • G-code optimization
  • Machining strategy generation
  • Work instruction drafting
  • ROI calculator
  • Private on-device document vault
Features
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ARLO is a manufacturing AI built for the shop floor — not a general-purpose chatbot adapted for it. Ask about G-code, feeds and speeds, CAM strategy, toolpath troubleshooting, work instructions, or anything else that comes up during a shift. Get an answer that actually fits your machine, your role, and your experience level. iMI: Inference puts ARLO in your pocket. COLLAB WITH ARLO A full conversational interface for manufacturing questions. Ask follow-ups, work through setups step by step, or think out loud about a problem. Conversation history lets you save, name, and return to sessions — including picking up where you left off across multiple days (Pro). AI TOOLS Structured tools for the tasks you do every day: optimize G-code, generate machining strategies, draft work instructions, summarize documents, translate content, and more. ROI CALCULATOR Build and present the business case for new equipment or process improvements — right on the spot. Choose from four scenarios: • CNC Machine purchase • Cost Per Part reduction • Downtime & OEE improvement • Internal Tool evaluation Fill in the form, tap Generate, and export a branded PDF proposal to share instantly. VAULT — PRIVATE ON-DEVICE KNOWLEDGE Load your own documents — machine manuals, tooling catalogs, post-processor documentation, shop standards — directly into ARLO's context. Vault indexes everything on-device and automatically injects relevant content into your questions. Your documents never leave the app. Available to Pro subscribers. ZERO-TRUST MODE For organizations handling sensitive or proprietary information. Every session is fully stateless — nothing is written to or read from disk, and all data is cleared when the app closes. Pro only. PLANS Free — 5 uses per day. Collab with ARLO. Starter — $9.99/month. 300 uses, all AI Tools, Conversation History. Pro — $19.99/month. 1,000 uses, Vault, Zero-Trust Mode. Additional use packs available as one-time in-app purchases. iMI: Inference is developed by Multiaxis LLC — built by people with decades in manufacturing, for the people who keep shops running. The Power of MULTIAXIS® with the Intelligence of ARLO™ Terms of Use: https://multiaxis.ai/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://multiaxis.ai/privacy.html

Screenshots

FSWizard4 screens
iMI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FSWizard at none against iMI's 5. FSWizard also leads on ratings volume (47 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). iMI's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads 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. iMI sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. FSWizard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iMI 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FSWizard ships an update monthly, iMI every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FSWizard versus iMI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSWizardiMI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (47 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEldar GerfanovMichael Kaminski

Customer experience

FSWizard

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

iMI

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FSWizard

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

iMI

Subscriptions2
  • ArloInference Starter$9.991 Month
  • ArloInference Pro$19.991 Month
One-time3
  • 250 Uses — Project Sprint$4.99
  • 600 Uses — Heavy Week Pack$9.99
  • 1500 Uses — Power User Pack$19.99

Questions

Is FSWizard free?
FSWizard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iMI free?
iMI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FSWizard or iMI?
iMI is rated higher. FSWizard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while iMI averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FSWizard or iMI have ads?
Neither FSWizard nor iMI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FSWizard or iMI?
FSWizard ships an update monthly, and iMI every 4 days. Most recently, FSWizard was updated on October 13, 2026 and iMI on September 21, 2026.

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