yDrives vs ICM Controls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
yDrives
Access alarm descriptions and troubleshooting guides for Yaskawa AC drives instantly. This professional tool provides essential information for commissioning and service, including links to user manuals. Supports a wide range of Yaskawa drive models.
- Quick alarm descriptions
- Troubleshooting guides
- Links to user manuals
- Support for multiple Yaskawa drive models
- Multilingual alarm descriptions
- Offline access to information
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The 'yDrives - VFD help' app provides quick access to alarm descriptions of Yaskawa AC 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, must have in your First Aid Kit. Currently supported drives: A1000, D1000, E7, F7, G7, J1000, L1000A, P7, P1000, R1000, U1000, V7, V74X, V1000, VS mini, Z1000. The app is in English. For most popular drives the main alarms descriptions are also available in Russian, Português, Spanish and French. DISCLAIMER: This app IS NOT affiliated with Yaskawa Electric Corporation or any of its affiliates!
ICM Controls
This app helps users find aftermarket replacement parts for OEM products and browse the company's catalog. It also locates nearby distributors, allows enrollment in a loyalty program for rewards, and provides access to technical support.
- Part number lookup
- Aftermarket product catalog
- Distributor locator
- Customer loyalty program enrollment
- Rewards tracking
- Technical support access
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Use this app to: (1) Look up ICM part number as the aftermarket replacement for your OEM product. (2) Look up ICM aftermarket product catalog. (3) Find a distributor near you. (4) Enroll into ICM Customer Loyalty Program (for contractors in US and Canada). (5) Scan the "Scan to Get Rewards" card shipped inside eligible ICM products. (6) Check rewards earned in your Loyalty Program account. (7) Claim ICM free products! (8) Contact ICM technical support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: yDrives at 4.2 against ICM Controls's 1.0. yDrives also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (18 vs 3). ICM Controls's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence 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. yDrives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ICM Controls asks for nothing beyond the download.
yDrives holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: yDrives has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | yDrives | ICM Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (18 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evgeny Makarenkov | ICM controls corp |
Customer experience
yDrives
ICM Controls
In-app purchases
yDrives
- All Drives$1.99
ICM Controls
No in-app purchases
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