Comparison

iFixCompressors vs Insulators App

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

Head to head
About

iFixCompressors

This app provides technicians with essential data, calculations, and reference materials for complex compressor systems. It offers tools for password management, altitude correction, unit conversions, and maintenance scheduling, aiming to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Highlights
  • Controller password journal with export
  • Altitude correction with GPS/Barometer
  • U.S. Customary and SI unit support
  • Quick conversions for pressure, temp, flow
  • Maintenance schedule and glossary
  • Electrical symbols and motor FLA chart
Features
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A technician can only be as good as their tools. Today, mobile devices are quickly joining the ranks of the flashlight as tools always by the technician’s side. The mobile device, with it’s instant access to a world of information, can at times be cumbersome. Scattered sources of information can leave you wondering where that important chart or formula went, iFixCompressors aims to solve this problem. Market demand for improved efficiency and integration has brought increasingly complex compressors. By utilizing microprocessor controls and variable speed drives, compressor system have improved but they have also added to requirements placed on the technician. In order to be effective a technician needs to keep a mountain of cheat sheets, spread sheets, PDFs and paper manuals close at hand. Today’s technician needs a tool that is technologically on par with the compressors that they service. By developing a tool tailored to the technician’s need, we can improve the efficiency and accuracy through technology. iFixCompressors is this technology. Our goal is to eliminate those clunky spread sheets and paper charts. Notable Features: •Controller password journal that can be exported and emailed to other users. Controllers can also be tagged by location with easy access to nearby controllers by using the Today View widget. •Altitude correction for calculations that can be corrected. Correction can be handled automatically with GPS, Barometer (on supported devices) or a manual altitude or ambient pressure can be entered. •Support for both U.S. Customary and SI units •The best default unit types are determined based on the user’s Locale setting for their device at the time of first launch. •Operating Temperature, calculate the minimum operating temperature of an oil flooded screw based on site conditions. •Quick Conversions, quickly convert pressures, temperatures, flow rates etc. •Leak Rate, calculate the leak rate of a system based on system capacity and pressure decay time. •Oil Aging, calculate the effects of operating temperature on oil life. •Maintenance Schedule, recommended maintenance items sourced from the Compressed Air Challenge. •Glossary, terms used often in the industry. •Electrical Symbols, common electrical schematic symbols. •Motor FLA chart, motor full load current based on data in the NEC table 430.250 •Galvanic Corrosion chart, determine the galvanic corrosion risks of different metals. •Pipe Properties chart, various data on pipe including ID, OD, internal volume etc. •4-20mA Scaling, determine a scaled value from the Min and Max values of a sensor and its current mA output or determine the mA output expected based on a relative value. •DC Bus Voltage, determine the expected DC Bus Voltage of a VFD based on line voltage or determine expected line voltage based on measure DC Bus Voltage. •NTC Thermistor, calculate to and from temperature and resistance of an NTC thermistor of 1K, 3K, 5K and 10K types. •Oil Carryover, determine the expected Oil Loss based on compressor specifications and run time or determine the oil carryover density (in PPM) based on the Oil Loss volume. •Platinum RTD, calculate to and from temperature and resistance of an RTD of PT100 and PT1000 types. •Pressure Transducers,convert to and from pressure and voltage for pressure transducers (Gardner Denver transducers currently supported, more to be added) •Pump Time, determine the time required to pump a system capacity from one pressure to another based on the flow rate of the compressor. A stopwatch feature is included that calculates the flow rate based on the running time.

About

Insulators App

Provides essential charts and information for insulators, including cut and rolled numbers with lengths, and charts for pressed 90° and 45° elbows. Also includes data for long and short radius bends.

Highlights
  • Cut & Rolled Number with Cut Length
  • Pressed 90° Elbow Chart
  • Pressed 45° Elbow Chart
  • Long Radius Chart
  • Short Radius Chart
Features
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Information for Insulator's -Cut & Rolled Number with Cut Length -Pressed 90° Elbow Chart -Pressed 45° Elbow Chart -Long Radius Chart -Short Radius Chart

Screenshots

iFixCompressors1 screens
Insulators App1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iFixCompressors at Free against Insulators App's $0.99. iFixCompressors also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). Insulators App's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On 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

iFixCompressors is free to download; Insulators App costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iFixCompressors holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFixCompressors has 44 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of iFixCompressors's written reviews are positive against 50% of Insulators App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFixCompressors ships an update every 3 months, Insulators App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iFixCompressors versus Insulators App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFixCompressorsInsulators App
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (44 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael DiehlJosh Parker

Customer experience

iFixCompressors

All ratings38 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Insulators App

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

iFixCompressors

No in-app purchases

None

Insulators App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFixCompressors free?
iFixCompressors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Insulators App free?
Insulators App costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iFixCompressors or Insulators App?
iFixCompressors is rated higher. iFixCompressors averages 4.9 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Insulators App averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do iFixCompressors or Insulators App have ads?
Neither iFixCompressors nor Insulators App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFixCompressors or Insulators App?
iFixCompressors ships an update every 3 months, and Insulators App every 2 weeks. Most recently, iFixCompressors was updated on November 4, 2026 and Insulators App on November 13, 2026.

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