Turntide Technician vs Budderfly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Turntide Technician
Streamline the installation and setup of smart motor systems. This application allows for quick commissioning of motor controllers by simply scanning their barcodes, enabling efficient job completion from any location.
- Install smart motor systems
- Commission motor controllers
- Scan controller barcodes
- On-the-go job completion
- User-friendly interface
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Install and commission your Turntide Smart Motor Systems with ease. The Turntide mobile app enables you to commission any Turntide Motor Controller in just minutes. Simply scan the Controller barcode and you’re ready for any job, anywhere.
Budderfly
Monitor and control energy efficiency with smart devices. This app requires a valid Budderfly user account for access. It's designed for customers, contractors, and employees.
- Energy efficiency control
- Device monitoring
- User account access
- Customer, contractor, and employee use
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Control and monitor energy efficiency using Budderfly Devices and the Budderfly Mobile App. This application is intended for use by Budderfly users only with valid user accounts. This includes but is not limited to customers, contractors and employees of Budderfly, Inc. across the US and Canada. Anonymous users will not be able to use App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Turntide Technician at 50% against Budderfly's 0%. Turntide Technician also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). Budderfly's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Turntide Technician holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Turntide Technician's written reviews are positive against 0% of Budderfly's.
Turntide Technician ships an update monthly, Budderfly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Turntide Technician | Budderfly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turntide Technologies Inc. | Budderfly LLC |
Customer experience
Turntide Technician
Budderfly
In-app purchases
Turntide Technician
No in-app purchases
Budderfly
No in-app purchases
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