
Which Precision Screwdriver Set Brand Wins?
In our test we compared 18 precision screwdriver set options head to head. iFixit (64-piece manual set) came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.

iFixit (64-piece manual set)
Price shown in test: $40
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PB Swiss and Wiha (tied for second among manual sets, average finish of 3.4 each)
Price shown in test: $64
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The quick take
The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.
“The iFixit came out on top with an average finish of third place and performed very well in just about every category and would definitely be my choice for a price of around $40.”
Best in 1 of 5 measurements, including T6H max torque to failure.
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
T10H max torque to failure
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual set33.9 in-lb
moved into the lead among manual sets at that point
- 2PB Swiss
not tested; kit does not include a T10H bit
- 3Wiha 36-piece
not tested; kit does not include a T10H bit
- 4LTT33.7 in-lb2nd
within 0.2 in-lb of the iFixit, second place
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)32 in-lb
performs above average
- 6VESSEL 36-piece31.7 in-lb
better than average with less twisting
- 7AXTH 25-piece32.3 in-lb2nd
second place behind the SEDY at that point
- 8Jorest 38-piece28.22 in-lb2nd
second place behind the SEDY at that point
- 9XOOL 62-piece28.6 in-lb
trailing the SEDY and AXTH, tip twisted pretty badly
- 10SEDY 24-in-132.5 in-lb
described as not bad for a $5 precision screwdriver bit
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-125 in-lb
the bit described as totally wrecked
- 12SK Tools 12-piece14.9 in-lb
weakest T10H result of any brand tested, described as a very loose fit
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordless40.7 in-lb1st
first place overall across both the manual and electric groups, described as very impressive; the bit was the first of the video to outlast the screw itself
- 14TanSon35.6 in-lb2nd
second place overall, better than the AstroAI
- 15Fanttik32.5 in-lb
tip broke off
- 16TANYO 51-in-132.6 in-lb
described as a good result for a $16 screwdriver
- 17WorkBless31.5 in-lb
bit now twisted
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)
no figure found in the transcript for this brand, unlike every other electric screwdriver except the WorkBless
Bit retention strength
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual set202 g
(magnetic bit retention; the transcript separately notes 'the iFixit has a very strong magnet, but the screwdriver releases the magnet at 202 grams,' the same figure given later in the general bit-retention sequence)
- 2PB Swiss
no figure found in the transcript for this brand; not mentioned in the general bit-retention sequence unlike every other manual brand
- 3Wiha 36-piece646 g2nd
moved into the lead over the Vessel at that point, second place overall behind the LTT
- 4LTT
two conflicting figures appear in the transcript: 612 g ('about 1.35 lb') in the magnet-specific paragraph, and 930 g ('moves into the lead... very impressive') in the general bit-retention sequence; both are recorded here rather than silently picking one, per the rule against resolving conflicting retest-style numbers unilaterally
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)510 g3rd
third place overall
- 6VESSEL 36-piece396 g
moved into the lead at that point
- 7AXTH 25-piece266 g
moved into the lead at that point
- 8Jorest 38-piece232 g
- 9XOOL 62-piece228 g
about the same as the Jorest
- 10SEDY 24-in-188 g
weakest of any brand tested for this metric
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-1244 g
- 12SK Tools 12-piece
not tested; explicitly skipped by the narrator 'since it's a screwdriver set' rather than an interchangeable bit set
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordless384 g
- 14TanSon360 g
- 15Fanttik456 g
the highest of any electric screwdriver tested
- 16TANYO 51-in-1314 g
- 17WorkBless
no figure found in the transcript for this brand, unlike every other electric screwdriver
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)206 g
let go early, similar to the weak 202 g result for the manual iFixit set
T6H max torque to failure
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual set7.2 in-lb
moved into the lead at that point, then broke
- 2PB Swiss8.7 in-lb1st
tied for first place overall with the Wiha, described as almost as good as new afterward
- 3Wiha 36-piece8.7 in-lb1st
tied for first place overall with PB Swiss
- 4LTT4.7 in-lb
notably weak despite the screwdriver body itself being praised; flutes described as just too soft
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)6.8 in-lb
above average
- 6VESSEL 36-piece6.0 in-lb2nd
second place at that point behind the Jorest
- 7AXTH 25-piece5.2 in-lb
gave up soonest of the manual sets tested up to that point
- 8Jorest 38-piece6.5 in-lb
moved into the lead over SEDY and SHARDEN at that point; flutes badly damaged even though the tip held
- 9XOOL 62-piece5.3 in-lb
barely outlasted the AXTH
- 10SEDY 24-in-15.9 in-lb
tip totally destroyed
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-15.9 in-lb
same as the SEDY, tip twisted and broke
- 12SK Tools 12-piece4.44 in-lb
weakest T6H result of any brand tested, bit described as undersized with very soft flutes
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordless7.6 in-lb3rd
moved into third place overall behind Wiha and PB Swiss
- 14TanSon6.6 in-lb
better than average with lots of flute damage
- 15Fanttik6.8 in-lb
better than most other brands, bit badly twisted
- 16TANYO 51-in-15.3 in-lb
soft flutes, gave up early
- 17WorkBless7.0 in-lb
above average, flutes badly twisted but held
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)not tested
PH00 max torque to failure
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual set4.1 in-lb
briefly the lead before being overtaken by the Wiha's 4.6
- 2PB Swiss5.1 in-lb2nd
second place overall behind the Fanttik
- 3Wiha 36-piece4.6 in-lb3rd
moved into the lead over the iFixit, third place overall behind Fanttik and PB Swiss
- 4LTT2.6 in-lb
tip of the bit missing afterward
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)3.6 in-lb
above average with only minor tip damage
- 6VESSEL 36-piece3.9 in-lb2nd
second place at that point
- 7AXTH 25-piece3.4 in-lb2nd
second place behind the SEDY at that point
- 8Jorest 38-piece3.22 in-lb
tip intact but flutes damaged
- 9XOOL 62-piece2.8 in-lb
tip broke off
- 10SEDY 24-in-14.0 in-lb
flutes bent
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-11.7 in-lb
weakest manual result for this test, tip broke off
- 12SK Tools 12-piece2.6 in-lb
screw outlasted the tip of the screwdriver
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordless4.0 in-lb
better than most other brands despite catastrophic bit damage
- 14TanSon3.9 in-lb
- 15Fanttik5.2 in-lb1st
first place overall across both manual and electric groups
- 16TANYO 51-in-14.0 in-lb
performed well for a budget tool despite screwdriver damage
- 17WorkBless4.2 in-lb
above average with minor damage
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)not tested
SL3.0 max torque to failure
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual set23.5 in-lb
gave up sooner than expected
- 2PB Swiss
no figure found in the transcript for this brand
- 3Wiha 36-piece25.1 in-lb
- 4LTT20 in-lb
tip broken
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)21.8 in-lb
broken and bent
- 6VESSEL 36-piece34.2 in-lb3rd
moved into the lead at that point, ultimately third place overall behind Soleilwear and TanSon
- 7AXTH 25-piece29.5 in-lb
bit bent and broken
- 8Jorest 38-piece30.9 in-lb
performed well
- 9XOOL 62-piece20.1 in-lb
weakest of the manual sets tested for this size, entire bit broken off
- 10SEDY 24-in-1
not tested; no mention of this brand in the SL3.0 test section, consistent with its small 24-piece kit likely lacking this bit size
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-1
not tested; no mention of this brand in the SL3.0 test section
- 12SK Tools 12-piece
not tested; no mention of this brand in the SL3.0 test section
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordless33.5 in-lb
3.3 in-lb less than the TANYO
- 14TanSon34.5 in-lb2nd
second place overall behind the TANYO
- 15Fanttik18.7 in-lb
weakest of any brand tested for this size
- 16TANYO 51-in-136.8 in-lb1st
first place overall across both manual and electric groups, described as a strong and durable bit
- 17WorkBless
no figure found in the transcript for this brand, unlike every other electric screwdriver except the electric iFixit
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)not tested
No-load RPM (low / high power setting)
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordless136
forward / 140 reverse on low; just over 200 forward and reverse on high, the best RPM of any electric screwdriver at that point
- 14TanSon169
forward / 165 reverse on low; 193 forward / 188 reverse on high
- 15Fanttikabout185
forward and reverse on low; 190 forward / 189 reverse on high
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual setnot tested
- 2PB Swissnot tested
- 3Wiha 36-piecenot tested
- 4LTTnot tested
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)not tested
- 6VESSEL 36-piecenot tested
- 7AXTH 25-piecenot tested
- 8Jorest 38-piecenot tested
- 9XOOL 62-piecenot tested
- 10SEDY 24-in-1not tested
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-1not tested
- 12SK Tools 12-piecenot tested
- 16TANYO 51-in-1not tested
- 17WorkBlessnot tested
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)not tested
Motor torque output (low / high power setting)
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordless0.5 in-lb
on all three attempts at low (at the torque tester's lower accuracy limit); 1.3 in-lb on all three attempts at high
- 14TanSon0.4 in-lb
on two of three attempts and 0.5 on the third at low; 1.3 in-lb on all three attempts at high, tied with Soleilwear and Fanttik for second-highest torque output among electrics
- 15Fanttik0.5 in-lb
on two of three attempts and 0.6 on the third at low; 1.3 in-lb on all three attempts at high
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual setnot tested
- 2PB Swissnot tested
- 3Wiha 36-piecenot tested
- 4LTTnot tested
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)not tested
- 6VESSEL 36-piecenot tested
- 7AXTH 25-piecenot tested
- 8Jorest 38-piecenot tested
- 9XOOL 62-piecenot tested
- 10SEDY 24-in-1not tested
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-1not tested
- 12SK Tools 12-piecenot tested
- 16TANYO 51-in-1not tested
- 17WorkBlessnot tested
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)not tested
No-load RPM
- 16TANYO 51-in-1124
forward, 122 reverse (peak); has no low power setting, unlike most other electric screwdrivers in this video
- 17WorkBless173
forward, 168 reverse (peak), moved into the lead among electrics at that point
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)146
forward, 150 reverse (peak), the highest RPM of any electric screwdriver tested
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual setnot tested
- 2PB Swissnot tested
- 3Wiha 36-piecenot tested
- 4LTTnot tested
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)not tested
- 6VESSEL 36-piecenot tested
- 7AXTH 25-piecenot tested
- 8Jorest 38-piecenot tested
- 9XOOL 62-piecenot tested
- 10SEDY 24-in-1not tested
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-1not tested
- 12SK Tools 12-piecenot tested
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordlessnot tested
- 14TanSonnot tested
- 15Fanttiknot tested
All measurements (3 more)+
Motor torque output
- 16TANYO 51-in-11.7 in-lb
on all three attempts, the highest raw torque output of any electric screwdriver tested, which the narrator frames as a downside for delicate precision work rather than an advantage
- 17WorkBless1.0 in-lb
on all three attempts (single fixed setting, unlike the multi-level brands)
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)0.66 in-lb
on all three attempts, the lowest torque of the electric screwdrivers tested up to that point in the video
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual setnot tested
- 2PB Swissnot tested
- 3Wiha 36-piecenot tested
- 4LTTnot tested
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)not tested
- 6VESSEL 36-piecenot tested
- 7AXTH 25-piecenot tested
- 8Jorest 38-piecenot tested
- 9XOOL 62-piecenot tested
- 10SEDY 24-in-1not tested
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-1not tested
- 12SK Tools 12-piecenot tested
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordlessnot tested
- 14TanSonnot tested
- 15Fanttiknot tested
Ergonomics/subjective ratings
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual set
tied with LTT for the best possible rating (1) on swivel end cap smoothness and storage case; tied with LTT for best comfort/ergonomics rating (1.5)
- 4LTT
tied with iFixit for the best possible rating (1) on swivel end cap smoothness and storage case; tied with iFixit for best comfort/ergonomics rating (1.5)
- 2PB Swissnot tested
- 3Wiha 36-piecenot tested
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)not tested
- 6VESSEL 36-piecenot tested
- 7AXTH 25-piecenot tested
- 8Jorest 38-piecenot tested
- 9XOOL 62-piecenot tested
- 10SEDY 24-in-1not tested
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-1not tested
- 12SK Tools 12-piecenot tested
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordlessnot tested
- 14TanSonnot tested
- 15Fanttiknot tested
- 16TANYO 51-in-1not tested
- 17WorkBlessnot tested
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)not tested
T6H / PH00 / SL3.0
- 18iFixit Electric Screwdriver (AAA battery powered)
not separately tested; the bit-strength tests (T6H, PH00, SL3.0) elsewhere in the transcript reference only the manual iFixit set, and this electric unit does not include its own driver bits (the transcript notes it is compatible with 4mm bits 'which are not included')
- 1iFixit 64-piece manual setnot tested
- 2PB Swissnot tested
- 3Wiha 36-piecenot tested
- 4LTTnot tested
- 5Klein Tools 64-piece (33 precision, 16 standard, 11 nut drivers)not tested
- 6VESSEL 36-piecenot tested
- 7AXTH 25-piecenot tested
- 8Jorest 38-piecenot tested
- 9XOOL 62-piecenot tested
- 10SEDY 24-in-1not tested
- 11SHARDEN 49-in-1not tested
- 12SK Tools 12-piecenot tested
- 13Soleilwear 50-in-1 cordlessnot tested
- 14TanSonnot tested
- 15Fanttiknot tested
- 16TANYO 51-in-1not tested
- 17WorkBlessnot tested
How it was tested
- static maximum torque to failure on a T10H bit using a calibrated digital torque tester
- bit retention strength: force in grams required to pull a driver bit free of the screwdriver's bit holder (magnetic for iFixit and LTT, mechanical retention for others)
- static maximum torque to failure on a T6H bit
- static maximum torque to failure on a PH00 Phillips bit under a fixed downward drill-press force
- static maximum torque to failure on an SL3.0 slotted bit
- no-load RPM and peak motor torque output for battery-powered/electric screwdrivers, tested at low and high power settings where available
- subjective ratings (1 = best) for swivel end cap smoothness, overall ergonomics/comfort, and storage case quality, applied to the manual sets
“The iFixit came out on top with an average finish of third place and performed very well in just about every category and would definitely be my choice for a price of around $40.”
Data notes and caveats
This video explicitly splits into two separate, narrator-acknowledged 'apples to oranges' categories: 12 manual precision screwdriver sets and 7 battery-powered/electric screwdrivers, each with its own declared winner. The top-level winner/runnerUp fields above reflect the manual category, since the video's intro specifically frames the comparison against manual precision sets (iFixit, LTT) and the manual group is tested first and most extensively (bit strength across four bit sizes plus three subjective design ratings). The electric category has its own separate, equally explicit winner: Soleilwear, described as 'the best' electric screwdriver and bits, a great value at about $35, with TanSon and Fanttik named as good alternatives; this is preserved in Soleilwear's own product notes rather than forced into the shared budgetPick/runnerUp fields, since it is not a discount alternative to the manual winner but an outright win in a separate device category. Two static bit-strength tests (T10H and PH00) are combined leaderboards spanning BOTH manual and electric products in one ranking (T10H won by Soleilwear at 40.7 in-lb; PH00 won by Fanttik at 5.2 in-lb), which is why some electric products appear in what looks like a manual-only test. Several brand names are heavily mangled by auto-captions and resolved against the description's Products Tested list using price, kit-size claims, and testing order: SEDY as 'SETI'/'STI,' SHARDEN as 'Chardan'/'Shardan,' Jorest as 'Jorist'/'Joris'/'jaws,' AXTH as 'AXT'/'ext,' XOOL as 'Zuul'/'zool'/'zule,' Wiha as 'WEIA'/'WIA'/'WA'/'the wheel,' TANYO as 'Tano'/'Tanya'/'Tananiel,' Soleilwear as 'Soloware'/'Solowware'/'Solware'/'Solid wear,' TanSon as 'Tansen,' and Fanttik as 'Fantic.' Several tests have explicit or apparent data gaps rather than invented figures: Wiha and PB Swiss's kits explicitly lack a T10H bit; SK Tools' bit-retention test was explicitly skipped by the narrator; PB Swiss and WorkBless are each missing one or two test figures (bit retention and/or SL3.0) with no clear statement of why, flagged per product rather than assumed to be a kit limitation; and the electric iFixit has no T10H figure and no separate T6H/PH00/SL3.0 results since it ships without its own bits. LTT has two conflicting bit-retention figures in the transcript (612 g in one paragraph, 930 g in another); both are preserved rather than one being silently chosen.


