Float Control vs The Float Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Float Control
Monitor real-time statistics for your VESC-based electric skateboards and balance vehicles. View voltage, amps, speed, and more directly from your device or smartwatch. This companion app is designed for use after initial board configuration.
- Bluetooth VESC connectivity
- Real-time statistics monitoring
- Voltage, amps, and speed tracking
- Smartwatch integration
- Voice summary feature
- Balance vehicle focus
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Connect to your VESC based esk8 skateboard builds via Bluetooth to monitor statistics such as voltage, amps, speed and many more. Specifically targeting balance vehicles. You can also use your watch to view all the important stats or trigger a voice summary. This is not a replacement for the VESC App for initial setup and configuration. Use this app once your board is well configured and running smoothly. For terms and conditions see https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
The Float Life
This app allows users to set up and customize smart accessories, specifically focusing on light-up footpads. It provides control over the features and settings of these connected devices.
- Accessory setup
- Accessory customization
- Control light-up footpads
- Manage TFL smart accessories
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Set up and customize your TFL light-up footpad and other accessories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Float Life at Free against Float Control's $3.99. The Float Life also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.4). Float Control's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 1) and chart position (#26 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
The Float Life is free to download; Float Control costs $3.99 up front. Float Control sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. The Float Life asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Float Control against 5.0 for The Float Life. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Float Control has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Float Control's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Float Life's.
Float Control ships an update weekly, The Float Life every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Float Control | The Float Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (82 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #26 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Davorin Mista | The Float Life |
Customer experience
Float Control
The Float Life
In-app purchases
Float Control
- Float Control Pro$0.991 Month
The Float Life
No in-app purchases
