McWane Pocket Engineer v2 vs OpWorks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Ductile iron pipe design
- Material comparisons
- Product and industry literature
- Manufacturing videos
- Eight specialized calculators
- Pipeline design and performance analysis
- Thrust restraint design
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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 !
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.
- Scan facility QR codes
- Instant access to asset information
- View work history and documentation
- Streamline workflow and data entry
- Redirects to web application
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | McWane Pocket Engineer v2 | OpWorks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | McWane, LLC | Waterly LLC |
Customer experience
McWane Pocket Engineer v2
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In-app purchases
McWane Pocket Engineer v2
No in-app purchases
OpWorks
No in-app purchases
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