McWane Pocket Engineer v2 vs Amerex STRIKE
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 !
Amerex STRIKE
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Configure a Strike Fire Panel with the Amerex STRIKE App. Communicate with the panel over bluetooth to: + View and set configurations + View voltages and panel status + Download event logs and use more convenient utilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Amerex STRIKE at every 2 months against McWane Pocket Engineer v2's every 3 months. Amerex STRIKE also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
McWane Pocket Engineer v2 ships an update every 3 months, Amerex STRIKE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | McWane Pocket Engineer v2 | Amerex STRIKE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | McWane, LLC | Total Fire Systems, Inc. |
In-app purchases
McWane Pocket Engineer v2
No in-app purchases
Amerex STRIKE
No in-app purchases
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