Comparison

Specific Energy vs VMH Flex Marine

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

Head to head
About

Specific Energy

Access your industrial analytics platform remotely to monitor site operations, manage alarms, and view historical data. Configure control set points and track pump performance from your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Live cloud-based monitoring
  • Historical data viewing
  • Alarm management
  • Pump operation monitoring
  • Control set point configuration
  • Report viewing
Features
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Login to your Specific Energy account to perform live cloud based monitoring, configuration, control, and deployment of your Specific Energy powered sites from your IOS device. • View live operational & historical data • Manage alarms • View live and historical pump operation • Monitor pump condition • Configure control set points • View reports Don't have a Specific Energy account and are interested in our technology? Please contact info@specificenergy.com to schedule a demonstration.

About

VMH Flex Marine

This compact device displays extensive boat data, customizable across multiple screens. Easily set up alarms and access information via a smartphone app, even with gloves or in wet conditions.

Highlights
  • Compact and powerful display
  • Customizable data screens
  • Laser touch button for navigation
  • Smartphone setup and control
  • Reads from sensors and CAN
  • LIN connectivity for battery data
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THE VMH FLEX Tiny device / endless possibilities Small but powerful, the VMH Flex is the perfect compromise to display a large amount of boat data in a compact device. No matter if you are wearing gloves or if it is raining on your deck, the innovative laser touch button allows you to scroll up to 5 different screens. Every screen can be freely customized with your most important information, and the setup – including alarms – is easily done with your smartphone just with a »tap«. Capable of reading from both sensors and CAN the VMH Flex is further empowered by the LIN connectivity to get all the information from your battery thanks to the Intelligent Battery Sensor.

Screenshots

Specific Energy3 screens
VMH Flex Marine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Specific Energy at 5.0 against VMH Flex Marine's 1.0. Specific Energy also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (6 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

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

Specific Energy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Specific Energy has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Specific Energy ships an update monthly, VMH Flex Marine every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Specific Energy versus VMH Flex Marine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpecific EnergyVMH Flex Marine
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPECIFIC ENERGY, INC.Veratron AG

In-app purchases

None

Specific Energy

No in-app purchases

None

VMH Flex Marine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Specific Energy free?
Specific Energy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VMH Flex Marine free?
VMH Flex Marine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Specific Energy or VMH Flex Marine?
Specific Energy is rated higher. Specific Energy averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while VMH Flex Marine averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Specific Energy or VMH Flex Marine have ads?
Neither Specific Energy nor VMH Flex Marine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Specific Energy or VMH Flex Marine?
Specific Energy ships an update monthly, and VMH Flex Marine every 3 months. Most recently, Specific Energy was updated on November 3, 2026 and VMH Flex Marine on October 30, 2026.

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