Comparison

Cornell Pump Toolkit vs DPC Tools

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

Head to head
About

Cornell Pump Toolkit

This utility app helps calculate key centrifugal pump performance metrics like head, suction, and friction loss. It also suggests suitable pumps from a catalog and allows saving and sharing results. It's designed for field use on Apple devices, functioning offline.

Highlights
  • Calculate Total Dynamic Head
  • Calculate Net Positive Suction Head
  • Calculate Friction Loss
  • Suggest pumps from catalog
  • Save and share calculations
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Cornell Pump Toolkit The right mobile app to answer your questions about centrifugal pumps! This mobile app can be used to calculate: · Total Dynamic Head · Net Positive Suction Head · Friction Loss · And, save and share your calculations Plus, suggest pumps from Cornell’s robust and efficient catalog to meet your system needs. Cornell Pump Toolkit can be used on Apple devices—allowing functionality without needing to be connected to the internet. The application is free—ideal for use by project managers, engineers, operators, mechanics, and distributors in agricultural, industrial, municipal, mining, and rental applications. Please Note: Cornell Toolkit is used as an approximating tool for pumps and systems. While the Cornell Toolkit has been examined by Cornell staff, including professional engineers, and found to be accurate, Cornell offers more detailed and precise calculations through tools available on our website. Cornell Toolkit is a quick check for in field operations, and narrowing pump selections. Calculations are made assuming 60 degree Fahrenheit water; water at significantly different temperatures or liquids with different specific gravity may yield substantially divergent results. Piping friction loss is calculated using Hazen-Williams hydraulic equations—as the diameter of pipes get smaller than 3” or larger than 12” there is less accuracy in the calculation that is not corrected by the toolkit. Care should be used in comparing smaller or larger piping with the toolkit.

About

DPC Tools

This app provides a suite of tools for designing and building projects using PVC pipe. It calculates pipe buoyancy, external load deflection, flow rates, pricing, and truckload capacity. Results can be printed for easy reference.

Highlights
  • Pipe Buoyancy Calculator
  • External Load Design
  • Flow Calculator
  • Pricing Calculator
  • Representative Locator
  • Truckload Calculator
Features
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Tools to determine Pipe Buoyancy, External Load Design, Flow, Pricing, Rep locator, and Truckload calculator that are utilized to design and build projects using PVC pipe. All applications have an option to print the results once determined. Buoyancy Calculator The Buoyancy Calculator allows the user to determine the buoyancy force of PVC pipe during construction as well as once the pipe is installed and in use. The user chooses the pipe from drop down lists, inputs the Specific Gravity of the fluid around the pipe, the Unit Weight of the backfill material, the Concrete or Flowable Fill unit weight, and the amount of water in the pipe. Output allows the contractor to know the maximum height of each lift of Flowable fill or Concrete placed before floatation occurs, the minimum soil cover in feet with pipe empty to prevent floatation, and the Buoyancy force per foot length of pipe when empty or full of water. External Load Design This application allows the user to estimate the percent of ring deflection in buried flexible pipe utilizing the Modified Iowa Equation. This equation has been used since the late 1950’s to accurately calculate expected maximum deflections. The application follows the latest methods outlined in AWWA M23 and allows the user to choose each of the input variables based upon specific known conditions and also offers the option of selecting inputs from recommended values. Flow Calculator This calculator provides Friction loss (psi), Velocity (ft/second), and Fuel costs in dollars per hour for comparable pipe products under comparable flow conditions. It may be used to compare different diameters or different pipe products to allow the user to choose the best pipe to be used for the design as well as for life cycle costs used in value engineering of projects. Pricing The Pricing calculator allows the user to choose the PVC pipe use whether Agricultural or Utility pipe and input the Block price. The output is in dollars per foot of pipe. Find A Representative The application allows the user to choose the PVC pipe use whether for Agricultural of Utility and then choose the Nation that the pipe representative works in from a drop down list. Once a Postal Code in entered the output shows a picture and contact information for the Diamond Plastics Corporation sales representative in that area. Truckload Calculator The application allows the user to choose the nearest Diamond Plastics Corporation PVC pipe manufacturing facility from a drop down list. The user can then choose from Water, Sewer, or Ag products, the pipe type and input the quantity desired. The output will indicate the percentage of a truckload that the chosen pipe and quantity will occupy for shipment.

Screenshots

Cornell Pump Toolkit3 screens
DPC Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cornell Pump Toolkit at 100% against DPC Tools's 0%. Cornell Pump Toolkit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4). DPC Tools's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cornell Pump Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cornell Pump Toolkit's written reviews are positive against 0% of DPC Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cornell Pump Toolkit ships an update every 29 months, DPC Tools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cornell Pump Toolkit versus DPC Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCornell Pump ToolkitDPC Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCornell Pump CompanyDiamond Plastics Corporation

Customer experience

Cornell Pump Toolkit

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DPC Tools

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cornell Pump Toolkit

No in-app purchases

None

DPC Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cornell Pump Toolkit free?
Cornell Pump Toolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DPC Tools free?
DPC Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cornell Pump Toolkit or DPC Tools?
Cornell Pump Toolkit is rated higher. Cornell Pump Toolkit averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while DPC Tools averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Cornell Pump Toolkit or DPC Tools have ads?
Neither Cornell Pump Toolkit nor DPC Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cornell Pump Toolkit or DPC Tools?
Cornell Pump Toolkit ships an update every 29 months, and DPC Tools every 2 months. Most recently, Cornell Pump Toolkit was updated on September 23, 2026 and DPC Tools on September 21, 2026.

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