A QuickBend alternative for Android, iPhone and PC

Why people look for a QuickBend alternative

QuickBend: Conduit Bending, by Bret Hardman, is a long-established paid app for iOS and Android with a large bender library and strong ratings. Plenty of electricians are happy with it. People who search for an alternative usually have a practical reason rather than a complaint:

• They want the same calculator on a laptop or a work computer as well as on a phone.
• Their crew carries a mix of iPhones, Android phones and Chromebooks.
• They would rather not install anything from an app store.
• They want the interface in English or Spanish, depending on who is bending.
• They want to try a second calculator and compare the marks against a bend they have already made.

What BendMate does

BendMate works out the marks, shrink and cut length for offsets, saddles, 90s, kicks and more, using your bender’s real centerline radius and deduct instead of a chart that treats every bend as a sharp corner. Pick one of the 34 built-in benders, or enter the deduct and gain printed on yours, and every mark follows.

• 17 bend types, including rolling and parallel offsets, 3- and 4-point saddles, and compound and segmented 90s.
• Several bends on one stick, with the cut mark and cut length, and racks of conduit bent together.
• A red or orange warning when bends would overlap, run off the end, or leave too little straight for the shoe.
• A level that reads a bend’s angle from your phone’s tilt sensor.
• Share links and printable cut sheets.

QuickBend and BendMate side by side

Check both listings for the current price before you decide.

When QuickBend may suit you better

• You already own it, you like it, and it gives you marks you trust. There is no reason to switch.
• You prefer a native app from an app store, with your purchase kept on your store account.
• Your crew already uses it and you want everyone on the same app.

How to try BendMate

1. Open BendMate in your browser and pick the bender and conduit size you use.
2. Enter an offset or 90 you have bent before, with your real measurements.
3. Compare BendMate’s marks with your finished bend. If your bender runs long or short, correct its deduct in the bender specs and every mark follows.

BendMate is independent and not affiliated with QuickBend or its maker. Product names are used only to identify what people search for.