Comparison

Wakespeed vs RainmanDesal

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

Head to head
About

Wakespeed

This app provides a simple and reliable way to configure, update, monitor, and diagnose your Wakespeed Advanced Regulator. It offers pre-defined parameters for various components and an expert mode for advanced customization.

Highlights
  • Configure, update, and monitor WS500 Pro via Bluetooth
  • Pre-defined parameters for alternators, batteries, and BMS
  • Save and retrieve configurations
  • Share configurations with others
  • Import configurations
  • Expert Mode for advanced customization
Features
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The Wakespeed App allows for simple and reliable configuration, updating, monitoring, and diagnostics of your Wakespeed Offshore WS500 and WS500 Pro Advanced Regulator. Create configurations using Wakespeed's 100's of built in of pre-defined, manufacturer recommended configuration parameters for batteries, alternators, and BMS's; select the brand and models you are using from three easy-to navigate screens to create a customized configuration for your regulator -- just pick-n-go. 'Expert Mode' allows the configuration to be further refined and customized, including adjusting the Charge Profile and accessing some of the more advanced options and capabilities. Once you have created your configuration it may be saved for later retrieval, shared with others via the built in 'share' tools (Email, messaging, etc), or sent to your WS500 / WS500 Pro Alternator Regulator. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your WS500 Pro using Bluetooth to configure, monitor, update, or take logs. With your WS500 regulator 'share' your configuration with a Windows based PC and use the Wakespeed "Universal Configuration Utility" (downloadable at http://www.wakespeed.com/technical ) and a USB cable. Alternatively you can share the configuration to an Android based phone for direct transfer using an OTG adapter. Configuration and updating can even be done before the WS500 / WS500-Pro is installed by powering it through the USB port. Key features include: · Configure, Update, Monitor your WS500 Pro using Bluetooth directly from yoru iPhone or iPad. · Simple 'pick from the list' of 100's of pre-defined Alternators, Batteries, and BMS's to create a reliable and optimized configuration for your install · Save and retrieve configurations for later use. · Share configurations with others using built-in share tools · Import configurations which have been shared with you for use, modification, and/or sending to your regulator. · Share the configuration for later transfer using a Windows based transfer tool. · Advanced 'Expert Mode' allows for modification of pre-defined values, as well as access to advanced features. For more information on this application, supporting tools, as well as the WS500 Advanced Alternator Regulator, visit http://www.wakespeed.com  Email: support@wakespeed.com if you have any questions or need technical support.

About

RainmanDesal

Features
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Set up, control, and monitor your automated Rainman watermaker. The Rainman app provides remote monitoring and control of your watermaker. Using Bluetooth connectivity, the app allows you to control the system, set timers, monitor all operating parameters and view fault conditions from your smartphone or tablet. Whether you’re onboard or nearby, managing your Rainman watermaker has never been easier.

Screenshots

Wakespeed4 screens
RainmanDesal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Wakespeed and RainmanDesal are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Wakespeed ships an update every 5 months, RainmanDesal every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Wakespeed versus RainmanDesal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWakespeedRainmanDesal
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDragonfly Energy Corp.Rainman Technology Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Wakespeed

No in-app purchases

None

RainmanDesal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wakespeed free?
Wakespeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RainmanDesal free?
RainmanDesal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wakespeed or RainmanDesal have ads?
Neither Wakespeed nor RainmanDesal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wakespeed or RainmanDesal?
Wakespeed ships an update every 5 months, and RainmanDesal every 3 months. Most recently, Wakespeed was updated on October 24, 2026 and RainmanDesal on October 7, 2026.

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