Comparison

McWane Pocket Engineer v2 vs OpWorks

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

Head to head
About

McWane Pocket Engineer v2

This comprehensive virtual assistant aids professionals in the waterworks and sewer industries with ductile iron pipe design and comparisons. It offers specialized calculators for pipeline design, performance, and thrust restraint, along with product literature and manufacturing videos.

Highlights
  • Ductile iron pipe design
  • Material comparisons
  • Product and industry literature
  • Manufacturing videos
  • Eight specialized calculators
  • Pipeline design and performance analysis
  • Thrust restraint design
Features
Read full description

The McWane Pocket Engineer is a must-have for Contractors, Designers, Inspectors, and Engineers plus Sales & Support personnel alike in the WaterWorks and Sewer industries. An easy-to-use comprehensive virtual assistant covering ductile iron pipe design, manufacture, use, and comparisons to alternate materials. Contains product and industry literature, submittal data, manufacturing videos and contact information, along with eight (8) specialized calculators to perform and compare pipeline designs and performance. Compute flow rates, velocities, head loss, energy savings, hydrotest allowances, minimum radius, tonnages, contained volumes of pipelines, and all-inclusive thrust restraint design with unprecedented intuitive ease. Based upon and developed through more than 20-years of coast-to-coast experience in designing and trouble-shooting water & sewer industry applications of all kinds. More than an APP, it’s truly like having an engineer in your pocket !

About

OpWorks

Scan QR codes within facilities to instantly access asset information, work history, and documentation. Streamline workflows and data entry for rounds and sampling by being redirected to relevant web application data.

Highlights
  • Scan facility QR codes
  • Instant access to asset information
  • View work history and documentation
  • Streamline workflow and data entry
  • Redirects to web application
Features
Read full description

The OpWorks App enables organizations to scan QR codes located throughout their facilities to gain instant access to information and reduce workflow. Scan an asset's QR code and you are seamlessly redirected to that asset within the web application. Acquire instant access to asset information, work history, readings, and documentation. Scan QR codes when performing rounds or sampling and you will be instantly redirected to that data entry sheet. Requires existing web application account. QR codes can be created within the web application. Contact OpWorks for more information.

Screenshots

McWane Pocket Engineer v24 screens
OpWorks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OpWorks at 5.0 against McWane Pocket Engineer v2's 3.9. OpWorks also leads on iOS requirement (10.1 vs 15.6). McWane Pocket Engineer v2's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OpWorks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

McWane Pocket Engineer v2 ships an update every 3 months, OpWorks every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
McWane Pocket Engineer v2 versus OpWorks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMcWane Pocket Engineer v2OpWorks
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMcWane, LLCWaterly LLC

Customer experience

McWane Pocket Engineer v2

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

OpWorks

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

In-app purchases

None

McWane Pocket Engineer v2

No in-app purchases

None

OpWorks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is McWane Pocket Engineer v2 free?
McWane Pocket Engineer v2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpWorks free?
OpWorks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, McWane Pocket Engineer v2 or OpWorks?
OpWorks is rated higher. McWane Pocket Engineer v2 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while OpWorks averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do McWane Pocket Engineer v2 or OpWorks have ads?
Neither McWane Pocket Engineer v2 nor OpWorks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, McWane Pocket Engineer v2 or OpWorks?
McWane Pocket Engineer v2 ships an update every 3 months, and OpWorks every 5 months. Most recently, McWane Pocket Engineer v2 was updated on October 21, 2026 and OpWorks on October 16, 2026.

Other comparisons