FRED by BWT vs Ethium E
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.
Ethium E
This business application provides real-time management information for industrial battery fleets. It helps reduce ownership costs and offers comprehensive monitoring capabilities for industrial environments.
- Real-time fleet management
- Industrial battery monitoring
- Cost of ownership reduction
- Anywhere and anytime access
- Industrial environment focus
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Manage your fleet anywhere & anytime. A system developed to meet the stringent demands of industrial environments that helps provide real-time management information and reduce the total cost of ownership of industrial battery fleets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ethium E at 5.0 against FRED by BWT's 2.8. Ethium E also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). FRED by BWT's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.5). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Ethium E holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively.
FRED by BWT ships an update every 5 weeks, Ethium E fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FRED by BWT | Ethium E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Battery Watering Technologies | EControls Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
FRED by BWT
Ethium E
In-app purchases
FRED by BWT
No in-app purchases
Ethium E
No in-app purchases
