yDrives vs Powerconfig
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!
Powerconfig
This app facilitates the maintenance and commissioning of SENTRON breakers and measurement devices. It offers online views of status and measurement values for energy power distribution systems, accessible via Ethernet and Bluetooth interfaces.
- Maintenance and commissioning of SENTRON breakers
- Support for Ethernet and Bluetooth interfaces
- Access to 3VA and 3WL breakers via Bluetooth
- Commissioning of Powercenter and 3WA air circuit breakers
- Online status and measurement value views
- Mobile access to energy power distribution systems
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Powerconfig app can be used for maintenance and commissioning of SENTRON breakers, measurement and circuit protection devices with Ethernet and Bluetooth interface. 3VA and 3WL breakers connected via TD400 devices can be accessed by the Bluetooth interface. Powercenter1000/Powercenter1100/Powercenter2000 can be commissioned over Ethernet or Bluetooth interfaces. 3WA air circuit breaker can be commissioned over Ethernet or Bluetooth interfaces. Powerconfig for mobile devices provides online views, as known from Powerconfig Windows PC application. Status and measurement values of an energy power distribution system can be reviewed displayed by a minimal effort.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: yDrives at 4.2 against Powerconfig's 1.0. yDrives also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). Powerconfig's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Powerconfig 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
yDrives ships an update every 5 weeks, Powerconfig every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | yDrives | Powerconfig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (18 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 438 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evgeny Makarenkov | Siemens AG |
Customer experience
yDrives
Powerconfig
In-app purchases
yDrives
- All Drives$1.99
Powerconfig
No in-app purchases
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