Comparison

EnOcean Tool vs e

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

Head to head
About

EnOcean Tool

Configure and retrieve data from compatible EnOcean products using your smartphone's NFC interface. This app supports energy-harvesting wireless sensors and switches, enabling smart building and industrial applications.

Highlights
  • Read basic product information
  • Configure EnOcean Equipment Profile
  • Optimize energy consumption
  • Check energy harvesting performance
  • Set encryption level
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With EnOcean Tool you can configure features and read information of selected EnOcean products via the NFC interface of your smartphone. EnOcean modules use the energy harvesting principle, which extracts energy from the environment to supply self-powered wireless sensor networks. The battery-free wireless switches and sensors are completely maintenance-free and flexible in use. These energy harvesting sensors supply the data for the Internet of Things in a resource-saving, energy-autonomous and maintenance-free way – and thus help to use buildings, cities and industrial facilities more intelligently. EnOcean Tool enables you to: - read basic information - configure the EnOcean Equipment Profile - optimize energy consumption and transmission rate - check energy harvesting features and performance e.g. lighting conditions - set encryption level

About

e

Features
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e-Sense Flex is a wireless system developed for lighting control based on motion detection. The system is based on microwave technology and provides the right amount of light where it is needed and saves energy based on where people actually are. The e-Sense Flex app lets you commission and configure your e-Sense Flex equipped luminaries from Fagerhult. The system gives the owner freedom of optimizing the installation with great energy saving potential through the easy to understand and intuitive app. Through NFC or camera EnOcean kinetic switches can be bind to the system if traditional wall switches are required in the installation.

Screenshots

EnOcean Tool4 screens
e3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: e at every 3 months against EnOcean Tool's every 8 months. e also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EnOcean Tool ships an update every 8 months, e every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EnOcean Tool versus e: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnOcean Toole
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnOcean GmbHFagerhults Belysning AB

In-app purchases

None

EnOcean Tool

No in-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EnOcean Tool free?
EnOcean Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EnOcean Tool or e have ads?
Neither EnOcean Tool nor e shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EnOcean Tool or e?
EnOcean Tool ships an update every 8 months, and e every 3 months. Most recently, EnOcean Tool was updated on September 19, 2026 and e on September 19, 2026.

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