Fuel vs Diode Dynamics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fuel
Monitor your vehicle's ethanol concentration and fuel temperature in real-time. This app wirelessly connects to a compatible Bluetooth module, freeing up your device's port for simultaneous charging and monitoring. It includes an ethanol fill-up concentration calculator and customizable display views.
- Real-time ethanol concentration monitoring
- Real-time fuel temperature monitoring
- Wireless Bluetooth connectivity
- Ethanol fill-up concentration calculator
- Fahrenheit or Celsius display options
- Two display views
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***Note that this app requires a custom Bluetooth module to function. Info on the module can be found here: https://fuel-it.com/products/fuel-it-bluetooth-flex-fuel-analyzer The Fuel-It ECA gives you realtime feedback from your Continental Ethanol sensor. Wireless communication frees up your device's port so you can monitor and charge at the same time. Features: Ethanol concentration monitoring Fuel temperature monitoring 2 Display Views Fuel temperature display in Fahrenheit or Celsius Ethanol fill-up concentration calculator
Diode Dynamics
Control Bluetooth-enabled LED lighting with a wide range of customization. Choose from an unlimited color palette, create dynamic lighting effects like fades and strobes, or sync your lights to music. Manage multiple controllers individually or group them for a unified look.
- Unlimited color selection
- Custom fade, strobe, and flash modes
- Music synchronization
- Control multiple controllers
- Group controllers for unified control
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With this app, you can fully control bluetooth-enabled Diode Dynamics LED Lighting! Use the color wheel to choose from an unlimited array of colors, build custom fade, strobe, and flashing modes, or sync to music. Connect to multiple Diode Dynamics Bluetooth controllers or BT-enabled LED lamps, controlling them individually or grouping together, to achieve your custom look!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fuel at 50% against Diode Dynamics's 26%. Fuel also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 34 months) and rating (3.1 vs 2.9). Diode Dynamics's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fuel holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Fuel's written reviews are positive against 26% of Diode Dynamics's.
Fuel ships an update every 10 months, Diode Dynamics every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fuel | Diode Dynamics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (33 ratings) — better | 2.9 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmac Mobile Developments, LLC | Diode Dynamics LLC |
Customer experience
Fuel
Diode Dynamics
In-app purchases
Fuel
No in-app purchases
Diode Dynamics
No in-app purchases
