Drivetune vs Diagnostic Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drivetune
Control and troubleshoot ABB drives wirelessly from your mobile device. Optimize drive performance and access settings securely without needing to be in hazardous areas. Create and share backups for easier management.
- Wireless drive control
- Secure parameter access
- Drive status monitoring
- Guided troubleshooting
- Backup and share packages
- Bluetooth panel connection
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Drivetune lets you start-up, commission & troubleshoot your ABB drives wirelessly - with your mobile device! Tune your drive fast & efficiently with its intuitive interface and guided troubleshooting. Monitor drive status, performance & configuration on a single dashboard. With Drivetune, there is no need to enter hazardous or difficult-to-reach work areas for those actions. You just connect wirelessly to your drive’s Bluetooth panel. Highlights: • Start, stop & control your drive from your mobile. • Securely access & adjust parameters & settings. • Monitor drive status, including parsing System Info QR code from the Panel. • Optimize performance through guided troubleshooting. • Create & share backups & support packages (compatible with ABB Drive Composer). • Compatible with ACS-AP-W and ACH-AP-W Assistant Control Panels. • Supports ACS180, ACS380, ACH480, ACS480, ACH580, ACQ580, ACS580, ACS880 (some models), and DCS880. Supported functionality may vary.
Diagnostic Tool
Quickly resolve error codes for Control Techniques' drives with this tool. It includes wiring diagrams for setup and fault finding, plus direct access to global technical support contact information.
- Error code lookup
- Wiring diagrams
- Fault finding assistance
- Technical support contacts
- Supported product list
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Diagnostic Tool is a fast and simple tool, which allows users of Control Techniques' drives to quickly solve any error codes that the drive may show. Built within the app are easy to locate wiring diagrams for first time setup and fault finding with links to the relevant comprehensive manuals. The app also has full contact details of the technical support teams around the world to aid you with technical assistance The following products on the app are: Unidrive M Powerdrive F300 Elevator Drive Unidrive SP Commander SK Digitax ST Mentor MP
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Diagnostic Tool at 100% against Drivetune's 40%. Diagnostic Tool also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18). Drivetune's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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.
Diagnostic Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Drivetune's written reviews are positive against 100% of Diagnostic Tool's.
Drivetune ships an update every 2 months, Diagnostic Tool every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drivetune | Diagnostic Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABB Information Systems AG | Control Techniques Limited |
Customer experience
Drivetune
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In-app purchases
Drivetune
No in-app purchases
Diagnostic Tool
No in-app purchases
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