FSWizard vs MaterialGuiden
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.
MaterialGuiden
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MaterialGuiden är det viktigaste verktyget för ingenjörer, tekniker och konstruktörer som behöver snabba, pålitliga beräkningar och teknisk referens direkt i fickan. Funktioner: • Snabba räknare: balkböjning, materialvikt, vinkelgeometri, trappors dimensioner och ISO-passningar • Omfattande teknisk handbok: 16+ kategorier med material, svetsning, toleranser, gängor, fästelement med mera • Svetsningsreferens: WPS-procedurer, elektrodspecifikationer och kapacitetsberäkningar • 5 Språk tillgängliga : Svenska, engelska, tyska, norska, danska. • Offline-åtkomst: alla beräkningar och referenser är tillgängliga utan internet • Professionell noggrannhet för ritningar och specifikationer Oavsett om du är på verkstadsgolvet eller på ritkontoret ger MaterialGuiden dig snabb åtkomst till de standarder och beräkningar du behöver. Används av ingenjörer och tekniker inom konstruktion, tillverkning och svetsning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MaterialGuiden at daily against FSWizard's monthly. FSWizard's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FSWizard ships an update monthly, MaterialGuiden daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FSWizard | MaterialGuiden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (47 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eldar Gerfanov | AXEL JOEL LENDING |
In-app purchases
FSWizard
No in-app purchases
MaterialGuiden
No in-app purchases
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