Air Command vs Banks Power
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Air Command
Control your Air Command system by setting desired pressure levels and monitoring its current status. The application also provides fault detection to ensure optimal performance.
- Set desired pressure
- Detect system faults
- Monitor system status
- Air Command system control
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Firestone Air Command lets you connect to a compatible Firestone air system over Bluetooth to monitor and control pressure from your iPhone and from CarPlay. Use Air Command to view current and target pressure, adjust pressure settings, check system status, and review active faults in a clean, driver-friendly interface. What’s new in this release: CarPlay support for in-vehicle access, a direct in-app Support link for faster help, and updated graphics throughout the app. Air Command is designed for compatible Firestone hardware and requires Bluetooth to communicate with the external control module. Requires iPhone running iOS 15.0 or later.
Banks Power
Control your vehicle's performance with this app. Monitor real-time engine data with the iDash Pro and enhance throttle response with PedalMonster. Customize acceleration and safety features for a better driving experience.
- Control iDash Pro diagnostic instrument
- Enhance PedalMonster throttle sensitivity
- Monitor real-time vehicle data
- Adjust acceleration responsiveness
- Customize safety features
- 30 levels of intensity adjustment
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The Banks app gives you ultimate control over your iDash Pro and PedalMonster. iDash Pro is the world’s most powerful automotive onboard diagnostic instrument. From engine builders and professional racers to those that tow or just want to know, the iDash is always at the ready with vehicle data unavailable on any other gauge. Meanwhile, PedalMonster makes your vehicle more fun to drive by electronically altering modifying the throttle’s sensitivity. If you’ve ever hit the pedal gas and felt it took too long for the engine to get the message, PedalMonster is the answer. It gives you the ultimate control over your engine’s responsiveness. And, it sets a new standard for safety with its OBD-II connectivity. Unlike any other throttle booster, PedalMonster communicates with your vehicle’s computer allowing it to sense speed, reverse gear, and more. With 30 levels of intensity to choose from, PedalMonster instantly changes how your car or truck accelerates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Banks Power at 4.2 against Air Command's 1.0. Banks Power also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 14%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Air Command's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Banks Power holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Banks Power has 50 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Air Command's written reviews are positive against 53% of Banks Power's.
Air Command ships an update every 5 months, Banks Power every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Air Command | Banks Power |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 4.2 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riverside Mfg., LLC | Gale Banks Engineering |
Customer experience
Air Command
Banks Power
Bugs and requests
Air Command
Reported bugs
80 issues- App constantly freezes up
- App stopped working after update
- App just spins and times out
- App goes crazy
- App works when it wants to
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- App has never worked properly
- App constantly freezes up
- System went completely haywire
- M1 is at 10 PSI and M2 has jumped to 103 PSI
- System no longer allows you to set your own pressure
- App will not reconnect to ECU if you get out of Bluetooth range
- ECU does not automatically refill the bags back to set pressure
- System not working
- App goes into the OTA mode
- Looses connection to iPhone
- Looses connection on iPhone blue tooth
- Memory Function does not work
- Compressor will attempt to inflate the bags to maximum pressure
- Compressor will not shut off
- Constant leak detect fault when no leak is actually there
- No fault reset
- Have to unplug the ECU to reset
- App doesn’t look or act like described
- Air pressure went down over several days
- Red needle started jumping from 0 to 150
- App doesn’t connect
- Connection issues
- While towing an giant trailer bang can’t connect
- Let all the air out of the bags
- Since the last few iPhone updates doesn’t connect
- Never connects to the system via Bluetooth
- ECU no longer maintaining pressure after closing the app
- App isn’t connecting wth ecu
- App not conect
- No able to connect even after disconnecting the battery, fuse, and ECU
- App wasn’t connecting for a few months
- Recent update has convinced me to return units
- Update does not work
- Can no longer connect to the compressor
- Will not connect to ecu
- If it does it might work once
- Pulling fuses over and over
- Deleting re-installing
- New one doesn’t connect
- Asks for a passcode which was never used before
- Compressor is useless because of an app
- Worthless
- Firestone still doesn’t have a clue
- Yellow ignition wire is NOT used with this particular controller
- Yellow ignition wire connected with a jumper
- Causes all kinds of problems with the Air Command App
- ECU unplugged and plugged back in
- App doesn’t work
- App will never connect to your system
- Doesn’t connection
- App doesn’t work
- App is promoted with the air rite system
- App doesn’t work
- App is junk
- Never connects to ECU
- Customer service had no idea how to fix it
- App doesn’t work
- Won’t connect
- Offer no help to your customers
- App does nothing
- Won’t connect no matter what you do
- App not finished
- Won’t save pressure settings
- Have to remember to set the pressure each and every time you drive
- Garbage
- Won’t connect to the ECU
- App is garbage
- Won’t connect to ECU
- Tried pulling the fuse and replacing while in pairing mode
- Still won’t connect
- Works but app seems unfinished
- No way for me to have the pump go to the memory pressure set point
- Connects but says everything is wrong
- Fails to connect to RIDE RITE at all
- Support is non existent for this app
Requested features
16 requests- Make this app work on CarPlay
- Would be nice to have the app work with Apple Car Play
- App should be controlled through Car Play
- Need help with OTA mode
- Fix connection issues with iPhones
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- Fix app not connecting to ECU
- Fix app not connecting to compressor
- Fix app asking for a passcode
- Fix app not saving pressure settings
- Fix app not going to memory pressure set point
- Fix app saying everything is wrong
- Develop app to connect to controller
- Fix app not connecting to ECU
- Fix app not connecting
- Fix app not connecting to ECU
- Fix app not connecting to ECU
Banks Power
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Air Command
No in-app purchases
Banks Power
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Air Command free?
Is Banks Power free?
Which has better reviews, Air Command or Banks Power?
Do Air Command or Banks Power have ads?
Which is updated more often, Air Command or Banks Power?
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