FE Connect Drive vs SmartBot Solar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FE Connect Drive
Monitor Franklin devices via Bluetooth, view energy consumption statistics, and access alarm history. Generate reports, manage programs, and remotely control devices. Access updated manuals and documentation.
- Monitor multiple operating parameters
- View energy consumption statistics
- Access alarms history
- Generate reports with notes and images
- Save, copy, and share programs
- Remotely control devices
- Access updated manuals
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Thanks to FE Connect Drive-Tech it's now possible to communicate with all Franklin devices Bluetooth® SMART in order to: - Monitor multiple operating parameters simultaneously on the wide, high definition, colored screen of your smartphone or tablet. - Get statistics of energy consumption and check alarms history. - Perform reports with the possibility to insert notes, images and email them or keep them into the digital archive. - Make programs, save them in the archive, copy them to other devices and share them among multiple users. - Remotely control, via Wi-Fi or mobile connection, a Franklin device, using a smartphone nearby as a modem. - Access to updated manuals and documentation.
SmartBot Solar
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1. Robot Management 2. Real-time Monitoring and Remote Control of Robots 3. Robot Cleaning Job Configuration 4. Starting and Stopping Cleaning Jobs by Robots, as well as Resume-after-Interruption Capability 5. Maps for Robots, as well as Unattended Management and Settings 6. Viewing Robot Cleaning Job Records, Operation Logs, Instructions, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartBot Solar at every 3 months against FE Connect Drive's every 12 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FE Connect Drive ships an update every 12 months, SmartBot Solar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FE Connect Drive | SmartBot Solar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | SHENZHEN KWUNPHI ROBOT CO., LTD. |
In-app purchases
FE Connect Drive
No in-app purchases
SmartBot Solar
No in-app purchases
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