Comparison

Kreg Tool vs Dan's Discount Tools Auction

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kreg Tool

Discover a wide range of woodworking tools and accessories for cutting, measuring, joining, clamping, and routing. Explore innovative solutions for woodworkers to create projects with ease and precision.

Highlights
  • Cutting and Measuring tools
  • Joining solutions (Kreg Jig)
  • Clamping devices
  • Routing systems
  • Pocket-hole technology
Features
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Kreg Tool Cutting and Measuring – Saw Attachments, Saw Accessories, Measuring and marking, Track Components Joining – Kreg Jig, Kreg jig Screws, Kreg Jig Plugs, Kreg Jig Accessories, Deck Jig and Accessories, Pocket Hole Machinery Clamping – Face Clamps, Bench Klamps, Automaxx Bar Clamps, Corner Clamps, Klamp Tables Routing – Router Table system, Routing Accessories, Beaded Face Frame systems Great product ideas emerged when two disciplines, woodworking and metalworking, collided. In 1986, Craig Sommerfeld was in the process of building his home and needed to find a way to attach his doweled face frames to his kitchen cabinet carcass members. Although he was a tool and die-maker by trade, and woodworker out of necessity, Craig had a problem. Not wanting to nail the face frames on and then fill them with putty, he designed and built “Craig’s Jig”, which was a single-hole pocket hole jig crafted from steel and aluminum. Craig’s Jig allowed him to attach the face frames from the cabinet’s interior, where the joint could be hidden from view. Encouraged by friends and coworkers, Craig built a few more jigs and set out to show them to the public at local woodworking shows. At these shows Craig met an audience who had no knowledge of the joinery method he was promoting, yet they were very interested in learning about a new way to build projects with wood. Week after week, month after month, year after year, Craig continued to build his products and promote them at weekend woodworking shows. Hundreds of trade shows and thousands of demonstrations later, Kreg Tool Company has emerged as the leader in pocket-hole technology. From Kreg Jigs® to fully-automatic machines, Kreg offers simple solutions that have changed the way thousands of woodworkers join wood. In addition, Kreg offers other innovative tools for clamping, joining, routing, cutting and measuring, and more.

About

Dan's Discount Tools Auction

Features
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Affordable tools and much more!

Screenshots

Kreg Tool4 screens
Dan's Discount Tools Auction4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Kreg Tool at 7.0 against Dan's Discount Tools Auction's 15.1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kreg Tool ships an update every 6 months, Dan's Discount Tools Auction every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Kreg Tool versus Dan's Discount Tools Auction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKreg ToolDan's Discount Tools Auction
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.1 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLee's ToolsDan's Discount Tools Auction

In-app purchases

None

Kreg Tool

No in-app purchases

None

Dan's Discount Tools Auction

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kreg Tool free?
Kreg Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dan's Discount Tools Auction free?
Dan's Discount Tools Auction is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kreg Tool or Dan's Discount Tools Auction have ads?
Neither Kreg Tool nor Dan's Discount Tools Auction shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kreg Tool or Dan's Discount Tools Auction?
Kreg Tool ships an update every 6 months, and Dan's Discount Tools Auction every 7 months. Most recently, Kreg Tool was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dan's Discount Tools Auction on October 25, 2026.

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