Drivetune vs TimeControl Mobile
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.
TimeControl Mobile
This app allows users to manage their timesheets directly from their mobile devices. It enables the creation, editing, release, and approval of timesheets, linking seamlessly with the TimeControl timesheet system. Access is controlled by an administrator and requires an active TimeControl server license.
- Create and edit timesheets
- Release and approve timesheets
- Links to TimeControl system
- Administrator-controlled access
- Mobile timesheet management
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The TimeControl timesheet App is the Mobile application which links to the TimeControl timesheet system published by HMS Software. The TimeControl App allows you to create, edit, release and approve timesheets directly from your iPhone or iPad. This free TimeControl App can only be used in conjunction with a TimeControl license and requires a log in to an active TimeControl server. Approval to use the TimeControl timesheet App is controlled by your TimeControl Administrator.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeControl Mobile at 100% against Drivetune's 40%. TimeControl Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18). Drivetune's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Drivetune holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Drivetune's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeControl Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Drivetune ships an update every 2 months, TimeControl Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drivetune | TimeControl Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABB Information Systems AG | Heuristic Management Systems Inc. |
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Drivetune
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In-app purchases
Drivetune
No in-app purchases
TimeControl Mobile
No in-app purchases
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