sDrives vs VFD Cable Sizing Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
VFD Cable Sizing Calc
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Use this simple tool to input relevant information for your installation of cable from VFD (variable-frequency drive) to Motor and it will select the proper size of cable for your installation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VFD Cable Sizing Calc at none against sDrives's 1. sDrives's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. sDrives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VFD Cable Sizing Calc asks for nothing beyond the download.
sDrives ships an update every 2 months, VFD Cable Sizing Calc every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | sDrives | VFD Cable Sizing Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Evgeny Makarenkov | Southwire Company |
In-app purchases
sDrives
- All Drives$1.99
VFD Cable Sizing Calc
No in-app purchases
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