VAVA Dash vs PowerDrive Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VAVA Dash
Control your car's dash camera from your smartphone. Stream live video, download and edit footage, and share your recordings directly to social media platforms.
- Wireless connection to dash camera
- Real-time video streaming
- Download and playback media
- Video and photo editing
- Social media sharing
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Enjoy complete control over your VAVA Car Dash Camera with your smartphone! Easily access all of the built-in functions and settings, including real-time video streaming, media downloading and playback, and even sharing to social media. Features: - Supports a wireless connection with the VAVA Car Dash Camera - Supports real-time video streaming - Supports video and photo downloading and playback - Supports video and photo editing - Supports video and photo sharing to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
PowerDrive Plus
Control your inverter's full settings remotely using your connected device. Monitor battery voltage, output power, and temperature, and set protection alarms from a distance. Easily adjust personal settings and test your battery.
- Remote inverter control
- Monitor battery voltage
- Monitor output power
- Monitor product temperature
- Set protection alarms
- Adjust personal settings
- Test battery
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The PowerDrive Plus APP allows you to control full inverter settings with your connected devices. Main features: 1.Keeps user updated on battery voltage, output power and product temperature of the inverter. 2.Offers the ability to set up protection alarms from a distance. 3.Easily adjust personal settings and test battery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VAVA Dash at 3.2 against PowerDrive Plus's 1.9. VAVA Dash also leads on ratings volume (666 vs 38). PowerDrive Plus's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
VAVA Dash holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VAVA Dash has 666 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of VAVA Dash's written reviews are positive against 13% of PowerDrive Plus's.
VAVA Dash ships an update every 2 months, PowerDrive Plus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VAVA Dash | PowerDrive Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (666 ratings) — better | 1.9 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews — better | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 666 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Sunvalley E-commerce Co., Ltd. | DAS Companies Inc |
Customer experience
VAVA Dash
PowerDrive Plus
Bugs and requests
VAVA Dash
Reported bugs
4 issues- App no longer connecting to camera
- Inability to access footage
- Firmware update breaking functionality
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view footage without downloading
- Improved download speeds
- Pre-incident recording
- Customizable settings
PowerDrive Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VAVA Dash
No in-app purchases
PowerDrive Plus
No in-app purchases
