Comparison

Fleetr vs Bidirectional

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fleetr

Easily monitor your vehicle fleet with real-time location tracking, trip history analysis, and detailed usage reports. Receive alerts for unsafe driving and track driver performance with a weekly safety score.

Highlights
  • Real-time vehicle location tracking
  • Trip history with miles and speed
  • After-hours usage monitoring
  • Unsafe driving alerts
  • Weekly driver safety scoring
  • Driver ranking
Features
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Everything you need to easily track your fleet Track: Locate your vehicles on a map and check if driving, stopped, idling. Measure: See trip history including miles, stops and speed. Make Visible: View after hours usage, locations and miles. Push Notifications: Get alerted for unsafe driving behavior Scoring System: Get a 1-100 safety score of your drivers weekly changes Rank Drivers: Know the best drivers and who to worry about

About

Bidirectional

Optimize your electric vehicle charging to save money and reduce your carbon footprint. This app intelligently schedules charging during off-peak hours and can even discharge your EV to power your home or support the grid, potentially earning you money.

Highlights
  • Schedule charging during cheapest energy rates
  • Discharge EV to power home
  • Reduce CO2 emissions
  • Earn money from utility
  • Set departure times and battery targets
  • Track savings and environmental impact
Features
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Bidirectional app lets you manage your bidirectional EV charging to: SAVE MONEY - Automatically schedules your EV charging to occur during the cheapest energy rates - Optionally offset home electricity usage by discharging your EV - See how much you save each week, month, and year REDUCE EMISSIONS - Tangibly reduce CO2 emissions by charging during renewable hours - Power your home using your EV instead of the grid when the grid is powered by coal and natural gas - See your environmental impact each week, month, and year MAKE MONEY - In extreme circumstances (~40-60 hours per year), optionally discharge your EV battery to prevent grid blackouts - Earn money from your utility for supporting the grid READY WHEN YOU NEED IT - Set desired battery target and departure time for both one time trips and daily/weekly schedules - Your car is ready and charged whenever you need it

Screenshots

Fleetr3 screens
Bidirectional4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bidirectional at 5.0 against Fleetr's 4.5. Fleetr's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bidirectional holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fleetr has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fleetr versus Bidirectional: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFleetrBidirectional
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (25 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFleetr LLCBidirectional Energy, Inc.

Customer experience

Fleetr

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Bidirectional

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fleetr

No in-app purchases

None

Bidirectional

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fleetr free?
Fleetr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bidirectional free?
Bidirectional is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fleetr or Bidirectional?
Bidirectional is rated higher. Fleetr averages 4.5 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Bidirectional averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Fleetr or Bidirectional have ads?
Neither Fleetr nor Bidirectional shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fleetr or Bidirectional?
Fleetr ships an update monthly, and Bidirectional monthly. Most recently, Fleetr was updated on October 3, 2026 and Bidirectional on October 4, 2026.

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