Fuel vs Dot
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
Dot
This app serves as a control center for a companion device, allowing users to browse and send animations, customize device appearance, and control playback. It also enables live game controls with leaderboard tracking and provides system updates.
- Browse and send animations
- Curated content packs
- Personalize device appearance
- Playback controls
- Live game controls
- Leaderboard tracking
- In-app DotOS updates
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Dot is the companion app for your Dot device, built to make content, control, and customization feel immediate. Browse animations, discover curated packs, and send content straight to your Dot. Personalize how your device looks and behaves with playback controls, boot animation selection, display tuning, Dynamic Switching based on movement speed, and in-app DotOS updates. Unlock arcade-style experiences with live game controls and leaderboard tracking. Whether you are customizing your device, managing your library, or pushing new content to Dot, the app gives you a fast, polished control center for the full Dot experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dot at 5.0 against Fuel's 3.1. Dot also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). Fuel's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (33 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Dot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fuel has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fuel ships an update every 10 months, Dot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fuel | Dot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmac Mobile Developments, LLC | Mouhamad Jaber |
Customer experience
Fuel
Dot
In-app purchases
Fuel
No in-app purchases
Dot
No in-app purchases
