Comparison

FSWizard PRO vs Christopher 311

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FSWizard PRO

This app calculates optimal cutting speeds and feeds for CNC milling and turning operations. It supports various materials, tools, and machining techniques like chip thinning and HSM. Includes helpful charts and calculators for machinists.

Highlights
  • CNC milling and turning speed calculator
  • Material and tool-based cutting condition calculation
  • Chip thinning and HSM support
  • Built-in drill and tap charts
  • GD&T reference
  • Triangle and fillet calculators
Features
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CNC Milling and Turning Speed and 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 Endmill, Indexed Endmill, and Facemill, 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. Please visit: https://hsmadvisor.com/?page=help&article_id=4811_supported-materials-list For a list of workpiece materials available in the PRO version

About

Christopher 311

Features
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Christopher 311 is an electronic 311 app designed to improve communication between Christopher, IL., officials and the people they serve. With the app, citizens can report potholes and other public problems, contact officials with the touch of a button, look up a information of interest, receive push notifications from the community, and much more.

Screenshots

FSWizard PRO4 screens
Christopher 3114 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Christopher 311 at Free against FSWizard PRO's $17.99. FSWizard PRO's advantage is chart position (#153 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On update cadence, 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

Christopher 311 is free to download; FSWizard PRO costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FSWizard PRO ships an update monthly, Christopher 311 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
FSWizard PRO versus Christopher 311: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSWizard PROChristopher 311
Price$17.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#153 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEldar GerfanovGov 311, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

FSWizard PRO

No in-app purchases

None

Christopher 311

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FSWizard PRO free?
FSWizard PRO costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Christopher 311 free?
Christopher 311 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FSWizard PRO or Christopher 311 have ads?
Neither FSWizard PRO nor Christopher 311 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FSWizard PRO or Christopher 311?
FSWizard PRO ships an update monthly, and Christopher 311 every 2 months. Most recently, FSWizard PRO was updated on October 8, 2026 and Christopher 311 on October 1, 2026.

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