Comparison

Drivetune vs Equipment Touch

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Equipment Touch

Connect your iOS device to a BAS controller to manage property settings, schedule equipment, monitor trends, and respond to alarms. Access custom views or pre-built screens for maintenance and troubleshooting.

Highlights
  • Connect to BAS controllers via Wi-Fi/Ethernet
  • Access and control property settings
  • Schedule equipment operations
  • Monitor trends and respond to alarms
  • Upload custom Equipment Touch view files
  • Real-time status updates and parameter values
  • Pre-built system screens for basic troubleshooting
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The Equipment Touch App allows you to connect your iPhone or iPad to a BAS controller via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. These connection(s) allows you to effortlessly access and control property settings, schedule equipment operations, monitor trends, and respond to alarms. When you connect to the controller, the Equipment Touch App automatically uploads a custom Equipment Touch view file that resides within the controller. Once this file is fully loaded, the app provides real-time status updates and parameter values, allowing you to seamlessly navigate through screens designed for equipment maintenance and troubleshooting. In cases where no custom Equipment Touch file is available in the controller, the Equipment Touch App grants access to pre-built system screens within the app itself. While these screens offer limited controller access, they serve as a valuable resource for basic troubleshooting.

Screenshots

Drivetune4 screens
Equipment Touch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Equipment Touch at 5.0 against Drivetune's 4.0. Equipment Touch also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18). Drivetune's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Equipment Touch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drivetune has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drivetune ships an update every 2 months, Equipment Touch every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drivetune versus Equipment Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrivetuneEquipment Touch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1813.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABB Information Systems AGCarrier Corporation

Customer experience

Drivetune

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

Equipment Touch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drivetune

No in-app purchases

None

Equipment Touch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drivetune free?
Drivetune is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Equipment Touch free?
Equipment Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drivetune or Equipment Touch?
Equipment Touch is rated higher. Drivetune averages 4.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Equipment Touch averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Drivetune or Equipment Touch have ads?
Neither Drivetune nor Equipment Touch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drivetune or Equipment Touch?
Drivetune ships an update every 2 months, and Equipment Touch every 6 months. Most recently, Drivetune was updated on November 2, 2026 and Equipment Touch on November 4, 2026.

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