Easy vs yDrives
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy
This app works with specialized hardware to align rotating machinery and belt drives. It offers guided measurement processes, generates reports in PDF and Excel, and includes a searchable user manual. A demo mode allows testing functionality without the hardware.
- All measurement programs in one app
- Intuitive step-by-step guidance
- PDF and Excel report generation
- Include photos and digital signatures in reports
- Searchable user manual
- Virtual demo detectors
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The Easy-Laser® XT Alignment App is used together with the Easy-Laser XT alignment systems. With this combination, you align shafts, couplings, and other rotating machinery, as well as belt drives. Without the hardware, you can still use the app in demo mode to test the functionality. KEY FEATURES • Get all measurement programs in one single app. • The intuitive user interface guides you through the measurement process step by step. • A report is generated in PDF and Excel format. You can include photos with the report, add a digital signature, and share it. • The searchable user manual opens the relevant chapter depending on where in the process you are. • Virtual demo detectors allow you to experience the easy alignment process before you purchase the measuring units. HARDWARE • XT measuring units for shaft alignment – rugged, dust and waterproof according to both IP66 and IP67. Operating times are up to 24 hours of continuous use. • Digital belt alignment tool XT190. • Vibrometer XT280. COMPATIBILITY Verified to work on: • iOS 13/iPadOS 13 or newer This app is designed to work together with the Easy-Laser XT alignment products. They can be purchased separately from your local Easy-Laser distributor. For more information, please visit our web site.
yDrives
Access alarm descriptions and troubleshooting guides for Yaskawa AC drives instantly. This professional tool provides essential information for commissioning and service, including links to user manuals. Supports a wide range of Yaskawa drive models.
- Quick alarm descriptions
- Troubleshooting guides
- Links to user manuals
- Support for multiple Yaskawa drive models
- Multilingual alarm descriptions
- Offline access to information
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The 'yDrives - VFD help' app provides quick access to alarm descriptions of Yaskawa AC drives. In a second you get a full alarm description, troubleshooting guide and even a link to the latest user manual. App greatly helps by commissioning and service giving you the necessary information when you need it and where you need it. It is small but really feature-full application. A professional tool for professionals, must have in your First Aid Kit. Currently supported drives: A1000, D1000, E7, F7, G7, J1000, L1000A, P7, P1000, R1000, U1000, V7, V74X, V1000, VS mini, Z1000. The app is in English. For most popular drives the main alarms descriptions are also available in Russian, Português, Spanish and French. DISCLAIMER: This app IS NOT affiliated with Yaskawa Electric Corporation or any of its affiliates!
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The clearest difference is review sentiment: Easy at 80% against yDrives's 0%. Easy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). yDrives's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.9). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. yDrives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Easy asks for nothing beyond the download.
yDrives holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Easy's written reviews are positive against 0% of yDrives's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Easy ships an update every 2 months, yDrives every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Easy | yDrives |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (19 ratings) | 4.2 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 518 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Easy-Laser AB | Evgeny Makarenkov |
Customer experience
Easy
yDrives
In-app purchases
Easy
No in-app purchases
yDrives
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