BalloonTools vs Ducati Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BalloonTools
This utility app assists balloon decorators with essential calculations for arches, columns, and helium usage. It allows users to set pricing for materials and calculate cost prices, with Qualatex color information included. Future updates will bring even more tools for balloon artistry.
- Arch calculation tool
- Column calculation tool
- Helium calculation tool
- Qualatex color reference
- Set price per meter
- Calculate cost prices
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BalloonTools is an app developed by Ballonkompagniet located in Denmark. This app is a tool to balloon decorators who want to have all the necessary tools with you everywhere. Including: - A tool for calculating arches - A tool for calculating columns - A tool for calculating helium - And the Qualatex colours are in there too New stuff: - Set your price per meter price for arches and columns - Set your helium price per cubic-meter - Calculate your cost prices directly in the app We are at the moment working for even more tools to implement into the app. All calculations made with in the app are all estimates and are not 100% accurate. If you have any recommendations or need a specific tool, then write us and we will take a look at it: info@ballonkompagniet.dk For details, please see our Privacy policy and Terms of Service here: https://ballonkompagniet.dk/balloontools-privacy-policy/
Ducati Connect
Enhance your motorcycle riding experience by wirelessly connecting your smartphone to compatible models. Access contacts, music, and navigation directly from your dashboard without removing your hands from the handlebars.
- Smartphone mirroring
- Contact access
- Music playback
- GPS navigation integration
- Handlebar controls
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Ducati Connect is the perfect companion for the Multistrada V4 S, Multistrada V4 S Sport, Multistrada V4 Grand Tour, Multistrada V4 Rally, Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak and Multistrada V4 RS. After pairing, Ducati Connect will wirelessly establish a connection with your bike and enable smartphone mirroring. With Ducati Connect you may: • Search your contacts or type a phone number using the keypad; • Play your favourite music by scrolling through folders, artists, albums and playlists; • Get directions with the Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps app installed on your smartphone. All easily accessed from the Multistrada dashboard without ever taking your hands off the handlebars! Notes: • Ducati Connect is compatible only with the Multistrada V4 S, Multistrada V4 S Sport, Multistrada V4 Grand Tour, Multistrada V4 Rally, Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak and Multistrada V4 RS. • The "Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps" has to be separately installed on your smartphone to enable the navigation functions on your Multistrada dashboard. The Premium navigation license will be activated free of charge following the first connection. • Continued use of GPS tracking, Bluetooth communication and Wi-Fi mirroring may reduce the battery life of your smartphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ducati Connect at Free against BalloonTools's $6.99. Ducati Connect also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 2) and review sentiment (10% vs 0%). BalloonTools's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 1.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Ducati Connect is free to download; BalloonTools costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BalloonTools holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ducati Connect has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of BalloonTools's written reviews are positive against 10% of Ducati Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BalloonTools ships an update monthly, Ducati Connect every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BalloonTools | Ducati Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.4 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ballonkompagniet ApS | Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. |
Customer experience
BalloonTools
Ducati Connect
In-app purchases
BalloonTools
No in-app purchases
Ducati Connect
No in-app purchases
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