SwiftFlow vs VESC Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwiftFlow
This application connects to Bafang e-bike drive systems to provide real-time ride data, including heart rate and calorie burn. It also offers navigation assistance with traffic updates.
- Real-time ride data
- Heart rate monitoring
- Calorie tracking
- Navigation
- Traffic tips
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A mobile phone application for e-bikes, which is only adapted to Bafang drive systems. It supports real-time access to ride data, real-time access to human health data such as heartbeat and calorie data, and access to navigation Steering and traffic tips.
VESC Tool
Configure your VESC hardware remotely via WiFi or BLE. Log ride data, update firmware, switch profiles, and monitor battery status on the go.
- Configure VESC hardware
- Connect via WiFi or BLE
- Log ride data
- Update firmware
- Switch ride profiles
- View battery status
- Edit settings
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This is the mobile version of VESC Tool, which can be used to configure VESC hardware over WiFi or BLE. It can also be used to log ride data, update the firmware, switch ride profiles, view battery status, and edit settings on the go! For details, visit https://vesc-project.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SwiftFlow at Free against VESC Tool's $3.99. SwiftFlow also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). VESC Tool's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 1.8) and review sentiment (55% vs 20%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
SwiftFlow is free to download; VESC Tool costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VESC Tool holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VESC Tool has 39 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of SwiftFlow's written reviews are positive against 55% of VESC Tool's.
SwiftFlow ships an update every 5 months, VESC Tool every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwiftFlow | VESC Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 1.8 (6 ratings) | 3.8 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #23 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bafang Electric (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd. | Jeffrey Friesen |
Customer experience
SwiftFlow
VESC Tool
In-app purchases
SwiftFlow
No in-app purchases
VESC Tool
No in-app purchases
