Comparison

sDrives vs Marshal

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

Head to head
About

sDrives

Access alarm descriptions, troubleshooting guides, and user manuals for Siemens drives. This professional tool provides essential information for commissioning and service, supporting a wide range of drive models.

Highlights
  • Quick alarm description access
  • Troubleshooting guides
  • Links to user manuals
  • Support for multiple Siemens drive models
  • Multi-language alarm descriptions
  • In-app purchase to unlock all drives
Features
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The 'sDrives - VFD help' app provides quick access to alarm descriptions of Siemens 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. Currently supported drives: G110, G120 CU240B-2, , G120 CU240E-2, G120 CU230P-2, G120C, G120P, MM420, MM430, MM440, S110, SIMOREG DC-MASTER, SIMOVERT MASTERDRIVES VC, V20, V60, V90. The app is in English. For most popular drives the alarms descriptions are also available in Russian, Spanish, French, Italian and simplified Chinese. Free version is fully functioning but is limited with only one randomly chosen drive. If you like the app, you can unlock all the drives by means of in-app purchase. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER This app IS NOT affiliated with Siemens AG or any of its affiliates!

About

Marshal

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Marshal is your drive expert in the field and allows you to commission, clone, diagnose issues, and monitor the drive in just a few screen taps. Easy to use, Marshal gets your drive up and running in under 60 seconds. Powered by Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, simply connect to the drive by placing your mobile device close to the NFC logo. Data transfer takes less than 0.5s. Marshal supports you with: Commissioning • Power off or on commissioning (even in the box) • FastStart – assisted commissioning. Only 4 simple steps to get you up and running • Advanced features available in parameter setting • Pre-set application configurations Cloning • Parameters can be easily transferred from one drive to another - just tap to write as many drives as you want • Back-up and restore the configuration via the app Share • Share configuration via Outlook, OneDrive, WhatsApp etc. • Shared configurations are compatible with Marshal & Connect (our PC commissioning tool) • Export configuration to PDF format Offline capabilities • Create new configurations in the app • Open existing projects to review/change parameters Diagnostics • Guided diagnostics for the system even without drive alarms or trips • Diagnostics available with power off or on • Get support with drive alarms within the app • Error log & active error diagnostics – view active and historical error info • Differences from default – compare configuration against factory defaults Registration • Activate the 5 Year Warranty via the app • Access & download support materials via your CT account Monitoring and security • Quick view of parameter settings & drive status • Restrict access to drive configuration via PIN • Quick visualisation of I/O, motor, and speed settings

Screenshots

sDrives4 screens
Marshal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marshal at none against sDrives's 1. sDrives's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. sDrives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Marshal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
sDrives versus Marshal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersDrivesMarshal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB241 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny MakarenkovControl Techniques Limited

In-app purchases

1 purchases

sDrives

One-time1
  • All Drives$1.99
None

Marshal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is sDrives free?
sDrives is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marshal free?
Marshal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do sDrives or Marshal have ads?
Neither sDrives nor Marshal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, sDrives or Marshal?
sDrives ships an update every 2 months, and Marshal every 2 months. Most recently, sDrives was updated on October 8, 2026 and Marshal on October 13, 2026.

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