Festool vs Slabathor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Festool
Manage and customize your power tools with this app. Track tool locations, register for warranty, order repairs, and stay updated on new products and promotions. It provides a direct connection to your tools and services.
- Tool customization and updates
- Location detection
- Tool registration and warranty
- Repair ordering
- Product discovery and watch list
- Dealer search
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Stay connected with the Festool app Download the Festool app now and discover practical additional functions for your tools! As an extension of the Festool system, you always have an overview of your tools and services, can customise them and receive help for your application. You can also keep your tools up to date with updates and benefit from exclusive information on promotions, new products and competitions! Your benefits: - Customise the settings of your tool to your individual needs and keep it up to date with regular software updates. - Use location detection to localise your tool at any time and from anywhere. - Register your tool, register it for the warranty all-inclusive, order repairs and communicate directly with Festool. - Discover Festool products directly and conveniently via the app. - Save your favourite products to your personal watch list and share them with your dealer. - With the dealer search, your nearest Festool partner is always just a click away. Save your favourites and navigate easily - even internationally. We learn from the best: From you! Festool means first-class power tools. With the claim that they make the everyday work of tradespeople easier, more productive and safer. We can only do that together with you. By communicating with each other openly and incorporating your feedback directly into the development of our products. Your success is the best praise.
Slabathor
This app allows users to remotely control and adjust the precise settings of their Slabathor device. Fine-tune feed rates, cut widths, and motor speeds for optimal performance. It offers granular control over your equipment directly from your iOS device.
- Remote device control
- Adjust feed rates
- Modify cut widths
- Control motor speeds
- Fine-tune settings
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Control the fine settings of your Slabathor with the iOS app. Feed rates, cut widths, motor speeds, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slabathor at 100% against Festool's 35%. Slabathor also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Festool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Slabathor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Festool has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Festool's written reviews are positive against 100% of Slabathor's.
Festool ships an update every 2 weeks, Slabathor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Festool | Slabathor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Festool GmbH | Made by Matt, LLC |
Customer experience
Festool
Slabathor
Bugs and requests
Festool
Reported bugs
8 issues- Battery firmware update doesn't work
- Akkus und Maschinen werden einfach gelöscht
- Every update deletes the battery information
- Impossible to register a brand new tool with receipt scan
- App gets stuck on sign in
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- App stopped working
- Can't pair CTL Midi
- App no longer connects to Bluetooth devices after update
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to rename batteries
- Save and transfer angle settings
- Watch version
- Ability to delete old tools
Slabathor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Festool
No in-app purchases
Slabathor
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Festool free?
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