Comparison

McWane Pocket Engineer v2 vs Archon Fire

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
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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 !

About

Archon Fire

This app allows users to capture trip times and pressure values for trip tests using compatible hardware. Results can be saved to your device's photo library and shared with colleagues or reports.

Highlights
  • Capture trip times
  • Capture pressure values
  • Pair with Archon Probes
  • Save results to photo library
  • Share results with colleagues
  • Attach results to reports
Features
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The Archon Fire app works with Arbiter's Archon (ACN1) to let you confidently capture trip times and pressure values for full and partial trip tests. Easily pair the Archon Probes to your mobile device, then run tests and capture the results right to your photo library. Share the results with your colleagues or attach them to your reports. With Archon Fire you always get Reliable Results!

Screenshots

McWane Pocket Engineer v24 screens
Archon Fire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Archon Fire at 5.0 against McWane Pocket Engineer v2's 3.9. McWane Pocket Engineer v2's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Archon Fire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: McWane Pocket Engineer v2 has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

McWane Pocket Engineer v2 ships an update every 3 months, Archon Fire every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
McWane Pocket Engineer v2 versus Archon Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMcWane Pocket Engineer v2Archon Fire
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMcWane, LLCArbiter Incorporated

Customer experience

McWane Pocket Engineer v2

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

Archon Fire

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

McWane Pocket Engineer v2

No in-app purchases

None

Archon Fire

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 Archon Fire free?
Archon Fire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, McWane Pocket Engineer v2 or Archon Fire?
Archon Fire is rated higher. McWane Pocket Engineer v2 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Archon Fire averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do McWane Pocket Engineer v2 or Archon Fire have ads?
Neither McWane Pocket Engineer v2 nor Archon Fire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, McWane Pocket Engineer v2 or Archon Fire?
McWane Pocket Engineer v2 ships an update every 3 months, and Archon Fire every 7 months. Most recently, McWane Pocket Engineer v2 was updated on October 13, 2026 and Archon Fire on October 2, 2026.

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