Comparison

Easy vs yDrives

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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The Easy-Laser® XT1 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 • 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 • Easy-Laser® XT systems for shaft alignment and geometric measurements • Easy-Laser® XT190 Digital belt alignment tool. • Easy-Laser® XT280 Vibrometer. • Easy-Laser® XT290 Digital precision level. 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Quick alarm descriptions
  • Troubleshooting guides
  • Links to user manuals
  • Support for multiple Yaskawa drive models
  • Multilingual alarm descriptions
  • Offline access to information
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Easy4 screens
yDrives4 screens

Verdict

The call

Easy and yDrives both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Easy's written reviews are positive against 0% of yDrives's. Easy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). yDrives's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. yDrives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Easy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

yDrives holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy ships an update every 2 months, yDrives every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Easy versus yDrives: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasyyDrives
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (20 ratings)4.2 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size524 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEasy-Laser ABEvgeny Makarenkov

Customer experience

Easy

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

yDrives

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Easy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

yDrives

One-time1
  • All Drives$1.99

Questions

Is Easy free?
Easy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is yDrives free?
yDrives is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Easy or yDrives?
yDrives is rated higher. Easy averages 4.0 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while yDrives averages 4.2 from 18 ratings.
Do Easy or yDrives have ads?
Neither Easy nor yDrives shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy or yDrives?
Easy ships an update every 2 months, and yDrives every 5 weeks. Most recently, Easy was updated on November 6, 2026 and yDrives on November 2, 2026.

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