Comparison

TDH Calculator vs Open Channel Flow Lite

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

Head to head
About

TDH Calculator

Features
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Help calculate the Total Dynamic Head of a plumbing system given equivalent lengths of pipe, pipe size, flow rate and static / discharge head pressure.

About

Open Channel Flow Lite

Features
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Open Channel Flow Lite is the free edition of Open Channel Flow Pro. It has every feature of the Pro version, for small channels. CHANNEL SHAPES • Rectangular • Trapezoidal • Circular • Natural (irregular cross-section, with overbank roughness) • Triangular • Parabolic SOLVE FOR • Discharge, water depth, bed slope, and the channel width or pipe diameter, using Manning's equation RESULTS • Flow area, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius, velocity, Froude number and flow regime • Critical depth, specific energy, alternate and sequent depths • Discharge rating curve and specific energy charts MORE TOOLS • Water surface profiles by the direct step method, from a control depth • Efficient Section: size the best section for a design discharge • Manning's n picker • Metric and English units • Worksheets to save and reopen your calculations • PDF reports to share • Built-in documentation and usage manual • iPhone and iPad LIMITS OF THE LITE VERSION • Discharge up to 0.5 m³/s (17.65 ft³/s) • Water depth in a circular channel up to 0.6 m (1.96 ft) • Trapezoidal side slope of 1:1 only Open Channel Flow Pro removes these limits. No account and no ads. Your worksheets stay on your device.

Screenshots

TDH Calculator2 screens
Open Channel Flow Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TDH Calculator at 7.0 against Open Channel Flow Lite's 15.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
TDH Calculator versus Open Channel Flow Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTDH CalculatorOpen Channel Flow Lite
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffrey IversonAlexius Academia

In-app purchases

None

TDH Calculator

No in-app purchases

None

Open Channel Flow Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TDH Calculator free?
TDH Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Channel Flow Lite free?
Open Channel Flow Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TDH Calculator or Open Channel Flow Lite have ads?
Neither TDH Calculator nor Open Channel Flow Lite shows ads.

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