TBS Dashboard vs Ponsse Active Manual
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TBS Dashboard
Monitor and configure TBS Electronics products remotely via Bluetooth. View live status, parameter values, and historical data for supported battery monitors and chargers. Optimized for iPhone use.
- Read live status information
- View parameter values
- Access historical data
- Configure TBS Electronics products
- Bluetooth communication
- Support for Expert Modular, Omnicharge², Omnicharge DC, Omnicharge Solar
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TBS Dashboard Mobile allows you to readout live status information and parameter values from TBS Electronics products equipped with the QuickLink to Bluetooth Communication Kit (art# 5092230). It is also possible to configure these products by this app. Supported TBS products: • Expert Modular battery monitor Reading live-, status- and history data | configuration | lock/unlock • Omnicharge² battery charger Reading live data | configuration • Omnicharge DC battery charger Reading live data | configuration • Omnicharge Solar battery charger Reading live, status- and history data | configuration Supported devices: • iPhone 6s and up (running iOS 13 or higher) • iPad Air 2 / Mini 4 and up (running iOS 13 or higher)* *The Dashboard Mobile UI is primarily optimized for use on iPhones
Ponsse Active Manual
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Active Manual provides instructions for the everyday operation of forest machines and the most common maintenance procedures. PONSSE Active Manual is an official part of Ponsse’s Original Instructions. The app’s video library is updated continuously, and new languages will be added to the app during updates. The instructions included in the app are serial number-specific and primarily intended for machine operators. To use instructions, you need an Internet connection. Whenever there are changes in serial number-specific instructions, the app will ask you whether you want to download an update or use online instructions or previously downloaded instructions. To use instructions, you need an Internet connection. The application always opens the latest version of the instructions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ponsse Active Manual at every 3 months against TBS Dashboard's every 21 months. 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.
TBS Dashboard ships an update every 21 months, Ponsse Active Manual every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TBS Dashboard | Ponsse Active Manual |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TBSelectronics | Ponsse Oyj |
In-app purchases
TBS Dashboard
No in-app purchases
Ponsse Active Manual
No in-app purchases
