Fuel vs BimmerUtility
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
BimmerUtility
A lightweight tool for editing vehicle configuration files like FDL, NCD, and FA. It allows users to save diagnostic reports and compare different vehicle software versions.
- Edit FDL, NCD, & FA files
- Save diagnostic reports
- Compare SVT & NCD files
- Lightweight toolset
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A simple lightweight toolset to help you edit your FDL, NCD & FA files. Save diagnostic reports, compare SVT & NCD files & more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fuel at 50% against BimmerUtility's 20%. BimmerUtility's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and rating (3.3 vs 3.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BimmerUtility holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Fuel's written reviews are positive against 20% of BimmerUtility's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fuel ships an update every 10 months, BimmerUtility every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fuel | BimmerUtility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (33 ratings) | 3.3 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmac Mobile Developments, LLC | Robert Hebb |
Customer experience
Fuel
BimmerUtility
In-app purchases
Fuel
No in-app purchases
BimmerUtility
No in-app purchases
