Comparison

PureDrive vs Roamer SMART

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

Head to head
About

PureDrive

Monitor your home's energy usage and battery status remotely. Track solar generation, grid consumption, and household power flow to understand your energy behavior and environmental impact.

Highlights
  • Monitor battery charge and behavior
  • View home and battery status
  • Track household consumption
  • Analyze solar and grid energy usage
  • Access historical energy data
  • Understand environmental benefits
Features
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The PureDrive app enables owners of PureDrive batteries to monitor their homes’ energy on the go. With this app you can: Check how much charge your battery has and how it is behaving View the status of your PureDrive connected home and battery View your household consumption and the power flowing through you PureDrive connected devices, giving you a clear understanding of solar generation, battery usage and grid energy usage Access your historical energy usage data in daily, weekly and monthly time periods, so you can understand your household consumption behaviour over time and the benefits to the environment

About

Roamer SMART

Monitor your lithium battery's status, state of charge, and faults remotely. Control and configure battery protection settings with password-protected access. Track real-time information like capacity, cell voltages, and temperature from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Real-time battery monitoring
  • State of charge tracking
  • Fault and alarm notifications
  • Battery protection configuration
  • Remote access from anywhere
  • Password-protected access
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Monitor your Roamer SMART4 lithium battery in real-time from anywhere in the world. WHY USE THE ROAMER BMS APP? β€’ Track and monitor the status of your battery β€’ Check state of charge, faults and alarms β€’ Control and configure battery protection EASY MONITORING: β€’ Open the app and connect your battery β€’ Make sure you allow Bluetooth β€’ Connect your battery with default password β€’ Monitor your battery information in real-time TRACK ON THE GO The Roamer app allows you to monitor real time information from the comfort of your campervan, motorhome or boat. You can check the remaining capacity, cell voltages, power usage, temperature and much more. CHECK BATTERY STATUS, FAULTS & ALARMS Manage your battery’s status and faults easily with real-time access. You can quickly resolve problems using Roamer’s integrated alarm system. CONTROL AND CONFIGURE BATTERY PROTECTION Save time and money protecting your battery, by checking your battery’s status and details regularly. You can set and read the battery protection parameters with password protected access. Our mission is to build the highest quality batteries and provide outstanding customer service to support them. We do this by offering user friendly products, guides, articles and extra services. We want to empower our customers to venture off grid with full confidence and ultimate power. *Please note that this app only works with SMART4 batteries (or later). There is a separate app called Roamer BMS for previous generation batteries. Questions? Get in touch at support@roamer.com or at www.roamer.com Roamer BMS Guide https://roamer.com/pages/roamer-app-guide Connect with us on social media for advice, inspiration, offers and much more! Facebook β€” https://www.facebook.com/groups/campervan-electrics Instagram β€” https://www.instagram.com/roamervans/

Screenshots

PureDrive4 screens
Roamer SMART4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roamer SMART at 100% against PureDrive's 12%. PureDrive's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
PureDrive versus Roamer SMART: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPureDriveRoamer SMART
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better14.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPuredrive Energy LtdRoamer Batteries Ltd

Customer experience

PureDrive

Written reviews17 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative82.4%

Roamer SMART

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PureDrive

No in-app purchases

None

Roamer SMART

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PureDrive free?
PureDrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roamer SMART free?
Roamer SMART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PureDrive or Roamer SMART have ads?
Neither PureDrive nor Roamer SMART shows ads.

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