Valve vs Refrigeration Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valve
This tool assists in selecting the correct valve and actuator for your specific application. It allows you to input or calculate KV values, choose connection types, and browse available options to find the best solution. Saved combinations can be stored within the app or shared via email.
- Calculates KV values
- Displays valve and actuator ranges
- Saves selected combinations
- Shares combinations via email
- Browse all available options
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Valve ruler is a selection tool, which helps you choose the right combination. Valve ruler app is a selection tool, which will help you choose and connect the right valve and actuator for your application. You can input or calculate KV, select application type, valve connection, ports and PN for your application or simply just browse all and find the best solution for you. After you have selected your combination you can save it in the app or send it via email. Features: - Calculates KV - Shows range of valves - Shows range of actuators for selected valve - Share combination - Save combination Valve ruler enables you to calculate your KV by entering your flow (Q) and your inlet and outlet pressure. After selecting the application type you are searching for and valve connection, you can also choose between 2 or 3 ports and select your PN. If you don’t have this data, you just click browse and valve ruler will give you all the options available. After finding the right valve, you can select the actuator which combines with selected valve the actuator’s version. When your selection is completed, you can either save it or share it via email. When browsing, you can move the ruler right or left, to find the right KVs and DN for your valve and also always calculate your KV by clicking on pencil in the top. Or delete it without returning to selection screen, by clicking on x on the top. In settings, you can change your language, update the app, see instructions or view saved.
Refrigeration Toolkit
This tool helps users build and model bug fixes. It is designed for professionals in the refrigeration industry to streamline their maintenance and repair processes.
- Build models
- Model bug fixes
- Streamline processes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Refrigeration Toolkit at 100% against Valve's 0%. Refrigeration Toolkit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). Valve's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Refrigeration Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refrigeration Toolkit has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Valve's written reviews are positive against 100% of Refrigeration Toolkit's.
Valve ships an update every 9 months, Refrigeration Toolkit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valve | Refrigeration Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Danfoss A/S | Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, LLC |
Customer experience
Valve
Refrigeration Toolkit
In-app purchases
Valve
No in-app purchases
Refrigeration Toolkit
No in-app purchases
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