FRED by BWT vs MOD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FRED by BWT
Manage industrial equipment maintenance tasks from your mobile device or desktop. Track equipment data and analyze performance with optional handheld scanners and barcode labels.
- Industrial equipment maintenance management
- Mobile field use
- Desktop platform for data analysis
- Optional handheld scanner
- Equipment barcode labels
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FRED is an application which can help you manage necessary maintenance tasks for industrial equipment. The application can be used on a mobile device in the field with optional handheld scanner and equipment barcode labels available through BWT as well as a desktop platform where you can access and analyze data gathered through the mobile app.
MOD
Monitor HAWKER® batteries and chargers remotely to protect your assets. Set up devices, track usage, and analyze data wirelessly via Bluetooth from your smart device.
- Remote battery and charger monitoring
- Asset protection
- Bluetooth data extraction and analysis
- Device setup and configuration
- Real-time usage tracking
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The MOD-ifi™ mobile app allows monitoring of HAWKER® batteries and chargers to ensure asset protection anywhere, any time. Users can setup a HAWKER® battery or charger, monitor its use, and extract and analyze data via Bluetooth with any smart device at their convenience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MOD at 5.0 against FRED by BWT's 2.8. FRED by BWT's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
MOD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FRED by BWT has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FRED by BWT ships an update every 5 weeks, MOD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FRED by BWT | MOD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Battery Watering Technologies | HAWKER Powersource |
Customer experience
FRED by BWT
MOD
In-app purchases
FRED by BWT
No in-app purchases
MOD
No in-app purchases
