BerthVend vs Fogstar Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
BerthVend
Manage marina services and payments with ease. Control utilities like electricity and water, track your transaction history, and top up your virtual wallet securely. Access any BerthVend marina location worldwide.
- Virtual wallet for payments
- Utility control (electric & water)
- Transaction history access
- Low balance alerts
- Global marina access
- Secure payment processing
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Use marina services effortlessly with the BerthVend app. Make payments via your virtual wallet, obtain transaction history and control utilities (electric & water) with the tap of a finger. - Create personal account to make payments - Control utilities at any BerthVend marina location - Receive in-session low balance alerts - Access any BerthVend marina location in the world - View virtual wallet balance & top up when desired - Secure payment via Opayo, allowing Visa, Mastercard & JCB transactions
Fogstar Drift
Monitor your leisure battery's real-time status, including voltage, current, and cell health. Receive instant alerts for critical parameters and track historical data for optimal performance and safety.
- Real-time battery parameter display
- Single cell voltage and alarm monitoring
- Cell comparison and balancing data
- Temperature and critical parameter warnings
- Historical alarm records
- Bluetooth connectivity
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Fogstar Drift is the companion app for Fogstar Drift lithium (LiFePO4) leisure batteries. It connects to your battery over Bluetooth and shows you exactly what it's doing โ at a glance on the dashboard, in detail down to each cell, and over time in History. LIVE DASHBOARD โข State of charge, voltage, current and power โข Remaining capacity, cycle count and temperatures โข Whether the battery is charging, discharging or resting CELLS โข Every cell's voltage, the spread between highest and lowest, and when the BMS is balancing โข A cell drifting out of balance is the earliest warning you get โ long before the battery lets you down HISTORY โข Readings recorded automatically while you're connected โข Charts of charge, voltage, current and temperature over hours, days or months โข Up to 90 days kept on the phone; export it all to CSV ALERTS โข Low charge, high or low temperature, winter guard and protection trips โข Set your own thresholds and quiet hours, so nothing wakes you at 3am MORE โข Multiple batteries and battery banks in one app โ see the whole system totalled, or drill into any single pack โข Tools for real installs: battery recovery for a pack that won't wake, connection diagnostics and a timestamped event log โข Report a problem in one tap โ the app sends Fogstar a full diagnostic bundle with a reference number, so we can help without the back-and-forth PRIVACY No ads, no tracking. Everyday monitoring is Bluetooth only โ your battery's data never leaves your phone unless you send a support report. Cloud features run on Amazon Web Services in Europe. Works with Fogstar Drift batteries fitted with the Bluetooth module. If anything isn't right, use Report a problem in Settings and we'll take a look.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fogstar Drift at monthly against BerthVend's every 28 months. Fogstar Drift also leads on review sentiment (13% vs 0%). BerthVend's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BerthVend ships an update every 28 months, Fogstar Drift monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | BerthVend | Fogstar Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 13.3% of reviews โ better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Monthly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rolec Services Ltd | Fogstar Drift |
Customer experience
BerthVend
Fogstar Drift
In-app purchases
BerthVend
No in-app purchases
Fogstar Drift
No in-app purchases









