Drivetune vs Equipment Touch
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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Drivetune | Equipment Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABB Information Systems AG | Carrier Corporation |
Customer experience
Drivetune
Equipment Touch
In-app purchases
Drivetune
No in-app purchases
Equipment Touch
No in-app purchases








