Drivetune vs Building Controls Group
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.
Building Controls Group
Access HVAC controls and building automation system supplies, training, and engineering resources. This application consolidates all offerings from the company in one convenient location.
- HVAC controls supplies
- Building automation systems
- Training resources
- Engineering resources
- Consolidated offerings
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Your one-stop-shop for HVAC controls and building automation systems supplies, training and engineering resources. A place where you can find all the things Building Controls Group has to offer under one "roof".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Building Controls Group at 5.0 against Drivetune's 4.0. Building Controls Group also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18). Drivetune's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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.
Building Controls Group 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Drivetune ships an update every 2 months, Building Controls Group every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drivetune | Building Controls Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABB Information Systems AG | BUILDING CONTROLS GROUP, LLC |
Customer experience
Drivetune
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In-app purchases
Drivetune
No in-app purchases
Building Controls Group
No in-app purchases
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