Comparison

McWane Pocket Engineer v2 vs Benchmark Slope

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

Benchmark Slope

This app helps employees quickly determine jobsite elevation marks and calculate slopes. It provides target pole-shots based on established instrument height and allows for instant unit conversions between decimal feet, feet and inches, and meters. It aims to reduce errors and save time on construction sites.

Highlights
  • Jobsite elevation mark determination
  • Target pole-shot calculation
  • Slope calculation function
  • Elevation difference, distance, and gradient calculation
  • Unit conversion (Decimal Feet, Feet/Inches, Meters)
  • Quick rise/fall toggle
Features
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Benchmark Slope helps you and your crew determine jobsite elevations, slope and pitch quickly and accurately. Elevation calculations made easy! SET YOUR HEIGHT OF INSTRUMENT After setting up the instrument, enter the jobsite Benchmark Elevation and your rod reading at the benchmark. Benchmark Slope calculates the Height of Instrument (HOI) and locks it for that instrument location. TARGET ROD READINGS, INSTANTLY Enter each intended elevation and Benchmark Slope instantly gives the target rod reading at that point, shown in a large optic. Enter the next elevation right away; your three most recent calculations stay on screen. Apply an offset to target top of sub-grade instead of top of finished slab. SLOPE Calculate the change in elevation, the distance between two points and the slope (gradient) from any three values. Falls To / Climbs To shows the direction at a glance, and ADA Slope Guidance compares the result with common ADA slope guidelines. UNITS AND CONVERSION Work in decimal feet, feet and inches, or metres, each colour-coded. A feet-and-inches keypad with fraction keys makes field entry fast, and Convert shows all three units side by side. HANDS-FREE VOICE Tap LISTEN and speak your numbers. Speech is processed on your phone; nothing is recorded or kept. English and Spanish. LEARN AS YOU GO A guided tutorial walks first-time users through each screen, and tap-to-learn help explains every field. Previously a tedious and error-prone process, Benchmark Slope brings speed and accuracy to establishing jobsite elevations and slopes. Conceived and designed by and for contractors like you, it saves time and money, expands the skill set of your crews, and reduces costly site errors. All measurements provided by this app must be confirmed on site. ADA Slope Guidance is guidance only and does not indicate full compliance. Privacy Policy: https://www.benchmarkslope.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

McWane Pocket Engineer v24 screens
Benchmark Slope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Benchmark Slope at 100% against McWane Pocket Engineer v2's 50%. Benchmark Slope also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). McWane Pocket Engineer v2's advantage is price (Free vs $59.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

McWane Pocket Engineer v2 is free to download; Benchmark Slope costs $59.99 up front. Benchmark Slope sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. McWane Pocket Engineer v2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Benchmark Slope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of McWane Pocket Engineer v2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Benchmark Slope's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

McWane Pocket Engineer v2 ships an update every 3 months, Benchmark Slope every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
McWane Pocket Engineer v2 versus Benchmark Slope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMcWane Pocket Engineer v2Benchmark Slope
PriceFree — better$59.99
Rating3.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMcWane, LLCBenchmark Slope

Customer experience

McWane Pocket Engineer v2

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

Benchmark Slope

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

McWane Pocket Engineer v2

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Benchmark Slope

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is McWane Pocket Engineer v2 free?
McWane Pocket Engineer v2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Benchmark Slope free?
Benchmark Slope costs $59.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, McWane Pocket Engineer v2 or Benchmark Slope?
Benchmark Slope is rated higher. McWane Pocket Engineer v2 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Benchmark Slope averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do McWane Pocket Engineer v2 or Benchmark Slope have ads?
Neither McWane Pocket Engineer v2 nor Benchmark Slope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, McWane Pocket Engineer v2 or Benchmark Slope?
McWane Pocket Engineer v2 ships an update every 3 months, and Benchmark Slope every 4 months. Most recently, McWane Pocket Engineer v2 was updated on October 21, 2026 and Benchmark Slope on October 24, 2026.

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